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It's not hard to be a Christian. It's impossible without the help of the spirit of God.

Today Pastor Greg Laurie points out the Lord not only invites us to come to him,

he makes it possible to overcome the obstacles that often stand in our way.

There is no sin, there is no habit, there is no addiction, there is no vice that needs to hold you

any longer. The resurrection of Jesus assures me I have all the power I need to live the Christian life.

The resurrection is a pivot point for the entire Christian faith. Paul told the Corinthian

Church, if there is no resurrection of the dead, the not even Christ has been raised.

And if Christ has not been raised, are preaching his useless and so is your faith.

Thankfully, he then said that Christ has indeed been raised from the dead.

And today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how the resurrection

provides the power we need to break through the barriers and live the Christian life.

In our last message, we talked about what the death of Jesus means for you.

Now let's talk about what the resurrection of Jesus Christ means to you.

Mark 16, I'm reading verses 1 to 8, Saturday evening when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene,

Mary the mother of James and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could

anoint Jesus' body. Very early on Sunday morning, just at sunrise, they went to the tomb,

and on the way they were asking each other, who's going to roll away the stone for us from the

entrance to the tomb. But as they arrived, they looked up and saw the stone, which was very large,

had already been rolled aside. And when they entered the tomb, they saw young men clothing the

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