Alive

Apr 25

Louie brings a strong message around identity, encouraging us to look to the Bible and what it says about our salvation and Jesus’ atonement for our sins.

Key Takeaway

When we are dead, there is nothing we can do. But God! We are alive in Christ, and through his grace, we can live spiritually forever in and with Him.

1.Jesus knew we had a problem even bigger than being physically dead.

Jesus came to ensure we should live spiritually forever.
Sin makes us spiritually dead.
All of the things that are true of us are possible because we are alive in Christ.

2.In Christ, we have life.

While we were stuck in being dead in transgressions, our faith made God’s mercy active in our lives and made us alive in Him.
It is by grace we have been saved.

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Jesus came to this world to get us undead, not undead physically, but undead spiritually, so that when we died physically we would live forever spiritually in and with Him.

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Louie Giglio

Discussion Questions

When did you become alive in Christ?
What do you think of when you think of eternity?
Are you going to live with Christ forever?
Do you feel peace about how you're spending eternity? Why or why not?
How can you live with a healthy sense of urgency, knowing that every day could be your last?

Scripture References

1.As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2.in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3.All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit. and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4.But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5.made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.

Louie Giglio

Louie Giglio is the Visionary Architect and Director of the Passion Movement, comprised of Passion Conferences, Passion City Church, Passion Publishing and sixstepsrecords, and the founder of Passion Institute.