The Most Amazing Story Ever Told

The Most Amazing Story Ever Told

new!” The Lord Jesus Christ himself becomes the beginning of a new creation, the literal firstborn from among the dead! Forty days after his resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to the right hand of God as Lord of all. As Victor over hell and death, he is exalted to be Head of the Church, and Lord of the harvest. Having presently received all power from the Father, he with the Father sends the Holy Spirit to the earth. Jesus has won the victory, and at this very moment he is distributing the blessings of his saving work on the Cross. The Spirit of God comes upon the little company of disciples at Pentecost, and now through his divine regeneration and adoption of the believing he establishes the Church. This new people of God represents the literal presence of the Kingdom in this world. With their Spirit-indwelt gatherings of faith, they show themselves to be the family of the Father, the body of Christ, and the temple of the Spirit on earth for all to see and to marvel at. As the Church tells the Story of God’s eternal covenant faithfulness in Jesus, the Holy Spirit draws the lost to the Lord. Now through his ministry, he is calling men, women, boys, and girls from every kindred, tongue,

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