"In Christ Alone" Message by Rev Dr Ng Swee Ming on 16 Apr 2017 (Easter Sunday) at SSMC

1. CHRIST
A L O N E
SUNGAI WAY-SUBANG METHODIST CHURCH
HOLY WEEK CELEBRATION
EASTER SUNDAY CELEBRATION
in
16 APRIL 2017 (SUN) @ 10AM
Message by REV DR NG SWEE MING

2. “In Christ Alone”
Mark 16:1-8

3. In Christ Alone Mark 16:1-8
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene,
Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought
spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body.
2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after
sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb
3 and they asked each other, "Who will roll the
stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

4. In Christ Alone Mark 16:1-8
4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone,
which was very large, had been rolled away.
5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man
dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side,
and they were alarmed.
6 "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for
Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified.
He has risen! He is not here.
See the place where they laid Him.

5. In Christ Alone Mark 16:1-8
7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter,
'He is going ahead of you into Galilee.
There you will see Him, just as He told you.'"
8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went
out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing
to anyone, because they were afraid.

6. As a Side-Note : Mark 16:1-8

7. 1. He CAME …
First Christmas …
• the birth of Jesus Christ
• The Son of God …
Born as a helpless baby …
To a poor family …
In a small obscure town …
Refugee to Egypt …

8. Invitation to our
CHRISTMAS DAY CELEBRATION 2017
10am Mon. 25th Dec 2017. all are welcome.

9. 1.HeCAME… Q: WHY did Jesus have to COME ?
God gave His Law to His Chosen People …
 Tried as hard as they could …
 Unable to keep the Law …
God gave a whole system of sacrifice …
 Repentance – Forgiveness – Cleansing…
 Continually…. Repeatedly…
Rom 3:20
Therefore no one will be declared
righteous in God’s sight by
observing the law; rather, through
the law we become conscious of sin.

10. 1. He CAME …
Thot :
Salvation by works…
same for every other religion
Romans 8:3
For what the law was powerless to do because it
was weakened by the flesh,
God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of
sinful flesh to be a sin offering….

11. 1. He CAME …
John 3:16-17
16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His
one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him
shall not perish but have eternal life.

12. 1. He CAME …
John 3:16-17
16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His
one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him
shall not perish but have eternal life.
17 For God did not send His Son into the world to
condemn the world, but to save the world
through Him.

13. 1. He CAME - there’s HOPE
In Christ alone my hope is found…
He is my light, my strength, my song…
In Christ alone, Who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,…

14. 2. He DIED …
Q: Why did Jesus have to DIE ?
Because of SIN ….
SIN is “Disobeying God” …

16. 2. He DIED - there’s FORGIVENESS
“Sinless Perfect Sacrifice” –
➢Jesus Christ, God’s Son
Ref 2 Cor 5:21
God made Him who had no sin
to be sin for us,
so that in Him we might become
the righteousness of God.

17. 2. He DIED - there’s FORGIVENESS
All Other Religions
Begins with a ...DO, DO, DO…

18. 2. He DIED - there’s FORGIVENESS
All Other Religions
Begins with a ...
The Christian Faith
however begins with a …
DO, DO, DO…
DONE

19. 2. He DIED - there’s FORGIVENESS

20. 2. He DIED - there’s FORGIVENESS
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev’ry sin on Him was laid—
Here in the death of Christ I live.

21. 3. He ROSE…
Q: Why is the Resurrection important ?
Q: What happens if Jesus did not Resurrect ?
Ref 1 Cor 15
If there’s no resurrection ….
v14 Preaching is useless…
v15 False witnesses …
v17 Faith is futile…
v17 Still in our sins…

22. 3. He ROSE…
BUT the Bible says He did Rise….
Ref 1 Cor 15:
v3 “… that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was
raised on the third day according to the
Scriptures, and that He appeared to…”
v20 “But Christ has indeed been raised from the
dead,…”

23. Q: Would you buy
Hair Tonic from him ?
Q: Would you buy Weight
Lost Pills from him ?

24. 3. He ROSE - there’s LIFE
Choose Which Way
To Eternal Life

25. 3. He ROSE - there’s LIFE
Choose Which Way
To Eternal Life

26. 3. He ROSE - there’s LIFE
There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain;
Then bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

27. In Christ Alone ….
He CAME - there’s HOPE
He DIED - there’s FORGIVENESS
He ROSE - there’s LIFE

31. InChristAlone “In Christ alone my hope is found;
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My comforter, my all in all—
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

32. In Christ Alone 4th Verse
No guilt in life, no fear in death—
This is the pow’r of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow’r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home—
Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand.

33. 4. He’s RETURNING…
Acts 17:30-31
“In the past God overlooked such
ignorance, but now he commands all
people everywhere to repent.
For He has set a day when He will
judge the world with justice by the
man He has appointed.
He has given proof of this to all men
by raising Him from the dead."

34. 4. He’s RETURNING – there’s JUDGEMENT
Revelation 1:18
“I am the Living One;
I was dead, and behold …
I am alive for ever and
ever!
And I hold the keys of
death and Hades.”

35. 4. He’s RETURNING –
there’s JUDGEMENT
Rom 14:9-12
For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life
so that He might be the Lord of both the dead and
the living.....
For we will all stand before God's judgment seat.
…. each of us will give an account of himself to God.

37. In Christ Alone ….
❖In Christ Alone - there’s HOPE
❖In Christ Alone - there’s FORGIVENESS
❖In Christ Alone - there’s LIFE
❖In Christ Alone - there’s JUDGEMENT

38. In Christ Alone ….
Lord Jesus, I thank you for dying
on the cross for my sins and
raising again from the dead.
I confess that I am a sinner.
Forgive me of my sins.
I now surrender my life to you.
I invite you to come into my life
to be my Savior, Lord and Master.
Amen
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