The Bridge of Life

The Bridge of Life

Story about drawbridge.


The greatest words to man are- Christ is Risen!
Many thought death was the end of Christ and His Ministry. However, He rose from the dead as He promised.
John 20:1-10 (New Living Translation)
John 20
The Resurrection
1 Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 2 She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
3 Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. 4 They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn’t go in. 6 Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, 7 while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings. 8 Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed—9 for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead. 10 Then they went home.

This morning we want to look at The Risen Christ.
The scripture tells us that the disciples didn’t understand what Jesus has been telling them all along.
I believe that they knew Jesus would arise 3 days later for the Bible tells us the first time they were told, for example, Peter took Jesus aside, rebuked him, and said , “ God forbid it Lord! This must never happen to you” (matt 16:22).
The second time Jesus told them, Matthew said that they were “exceedingly sorry” but how could they have been exceedingly sorry about something they didn’t even understand?
How could the disciples believed, yet not understand about the resurrection? Because they were not expecting a resurrection- they were expecting a taking up of the body such as Elijah and Enoch.
That’s why the disciples’ didn’t recognize Him when they actually saw Him and then thought they were seeing a ghost.
Jesus physically came back to this earth. And He has promised He will return.

John 14 (New Living Translation)
Jesus, the Way to the Father
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.


John 11:25:
“I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.

1. The Person
“I am the resurrection and the life”

Jesus has the power over life and death as well as power to forgive sins. This is because he is the Creator of life.

He who is life can surely restore life. Whoever believes in Christ has a spiritual life that death cannot conquer or diminish in any way.

When we realize his power and how wonderful his offer to us really is, how can we not commit our lives to him? To those of us who believe, what wonderful assurance and certainty we have.
John 14:19:
19 …Since I live, you also will live.

2. The promise

John 5:24:
24 “I tell you the truth; those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.

Eternal life- living forever with God begins when we accept Jesus Christ as Savior.

At that moment, new life begins in us. It is a completed transaction. We still will face physical death, but when Christ returns again, our body will be resurrected to live forever.

By believing in Christ we pass from death to life.

Faith in Christ means we will not stand with the condemned at judgment.

Revelation 20:11-15:
The Final Judgment
11 And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. 12 I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. 14 Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death. 15 And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.

C. The plan

Isaiah 55:7:

7 Let the wicked change their ways
and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them.
Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.


Man must be willing to abandon wickedness and trust in Christ in order to take part in God’s plan.

1 Corinthians 15:55:

55 O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?

Satan seemed to be victories in the Garden of Eden and at the cross of Jesus but God turned Satan’s apparent victory into defeat when Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

This, death is no longer a source of dread or fear. Christ overcame it, and one day we will also.

Death has been defeated and we have hope beyond the grave because of The Risen Christ.

The story about the fork.
Revelation 21 (New Living Translation)
The New Jerusalem
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. 2 And I saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”
5 And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!”
Trust me the best is yet to come. Because we know our Redeemer Lives.
Melissa sings, will you choice to cross over the bridge of life this morning and give your heart to Him?