I know that is the name of a group of churches in our area…and I like that name.  Resurrection life is the kind of life the believer in union with Christ should live.  It is a life characterized by “overcoming” the world, the flesh and the devil.  It refers to a life that is characterized by power, grace, victory and service.  Resurrection life doesn’t have to be flashy or bold.  After Jesus rose from the dead He almost appeared shy before He ascended to the Father.  Resurrection life is a new kind of life.  It is not novel, it is original.  It is the kind of life that we were made to have as humans.  Sin, otherwise known as self-will, brought destruction, damage and death.  The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ brings help, healing and life! Resurrection life is what Paul prayed the Ephesian believers would enjoy.  (See Ephesians 1:15-23)  To live in the reality that Jesus Christ is alive, His Kingdom is present, His life is available to us, the penalty for sin is removed and the power of sin broken would be living a new kind of life!  That is the life the believer should be living.  Dead to sin and alive to God.  Is it a fight?  Oh yes my friends, it is an all-out war.   But the good news is that the victory has already been determined—He won and in Him and through Him we can win.  We can be overcomers because Christ is risen from the dead.  So, I’m not lobbying for a new church name but on Sunday I will be encouraging you to live the “new kind of life” that Jesus Christ made possible to those who identify with Him by faith.  We have a part to play in this “overcoming process” and we have what we need.    Let’s do this.ction Life