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I. Reason We Preach A. It’s Irrefutably True (v.1-11) B. It’s Essential to our Faith (v.12-19) II. Reason We Hope (v.20-28, 35-57) “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead” A. The “When” of the Resurrection of the Dead (v.20-28) Order of Resurrection: 1. Stages of the “First” Resurrection “Christ…

Because of the length of this morning’s Scripture text, I am going to read the text as I come to it. As we learned last week, there were some in the Corinthians church who were denying the resurrection of believers, some even denying the resurrection of Christ. In the opening verses of this chapter,…

3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared…

Last week, we began our 3 week study on a critical topic… the topic of the… Resurrection. Chapter 15 deals intensely with this really important subject. Why is the resurrection so important? Resurrection is the power of the Gospel message. Without Christ’s resurrection, there is no salvation. Without…

Why is the Jesus’ resurrection from the dead so important? In order to understand the importance of the resurrection, you must also understand the doctrine of our union with Christ. Scripture teaches that when a person is born again, when they place their faith in Christ alone to receive God’s free gift…

Why the Resurrection 1 Corinthians 15:29-34 ; 49-58 . If the resurrection is not true- tomorrow and the future does not matter. We can live as we choose. But the resurrection is true. And the resurrection touches at least 4 matters of our lives. Witness for Christ.- vs. 29 29 Otherwise, what do people…

Misunderstanding the Body Confusion over the body is nothing new. In our culture today we see a misinformed generation that is promoting that we are capable of deciding how we are made depending on how we feel. What this leads to is a crisis in identity for the people of the country as well as the people…

When I was a kid, I had to plant a seed for some sort of VBS craft. Every kid got a styrofoam cup, some dirt, and a seed. I have no idea what the overall purpose was for the craft. But, hey, I was excited to plant that seed. I took the styrofoam cup home. Proudly placed it on our front stoop. And promptly…

What was the resurrection of Jesus like? Do you wonder what happened inside that tomb when he was raised? Did his skin start to glow with power from within? How did the wrappings come off only to be folded in their place? Was there a sound associated to resurrection of Jesus? There are no human eyewitnesses…

I hope I didn’t promise that we would finish Luke this Sunday… because we’re not. Introduction So this Tuesday is Halloween. And I would argue that the text that we are looking at today hits on some really important halloween themes. For many people the first thing that they think of when they think…

Paul tells the Corinthians that his teaching on Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection was the most important thing he shared with them. Why? What impact does it have on the Corinthian church, and is it relevant to us today? Join us and find out.

Hindsight is 20/20. Paul knows better now. In this text, He is comparing what he knows now with what he knew then. He is doing so to warn about false teachers, doctrine, and thinking (like his past thinking). What did Paul learn? (v. 7) His past gain was actually a loss. What brought him to this awareness?…

The Resurrection John 20:1–18 (ESV) Introduction The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ was the divine affirmation of His atonement accomplished at the cross. When God raised Jesus from the dead, He declared that He had accepted Jesus’ sacrifice as payment in full for the sins of His people, completely…

EMPTY… This word implies so much! Maybe you are running on EMPTY as you struggle to keep up with life’s crazy schedule Maybe EMPTY describes your gas tank or your bank account Maybe EMPTY describes your future or what tomorrow holds EMPTY… there leaves a void, it’s nothingness, it lacks SOMETHING or…

1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 27 And…

A Life Transformed by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 15:3–6 (ESV) 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,…

Fact Checking the Resurrection Psalm 22:1-26 NASB Throughout the history of man, there has been conspiracies theories about any and every thing. And its only getting worst. Here are a few of the most recent ones: The landing on the moon was fake. The CIA had JFK shot dead in Dallas. The COVID pandemic…

Easter Sunday celebrates the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is hard to determine which is more important: Easter or Christmas? Without one, the other is meaningless. Both are critical to the Christian faith. If Jesus was not born of a virgin, he was not the Son of God. That is an…

XII. FUTURE LIFE: What to Expect When We Die the conscious existence of the dead ( Phil 1:21-23 ; Luke 16:19-31 ), the resurrection of the body ( John 5:28-29 ), the judgment and reward of believers ( Rom. 14:10-12 ; II Cor. 5:10 ), the judgment and condemnation of unbelievers ( Rev 20:11-15 ), the eternal…

Today we are looking at the first of four post-resurrection appearances included by John in his gospel account. There were many appearances by Jesus following His resurrection before He ascended to the Father, and some even after Pentecost. In general chronological order: Easter: Mary Magdalene The other…

Introduction Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?” That one line from the famous “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’ can easily be said to be the motto for contemporary culture. We live in a nation obsessed with the body. Mirrors are everywhere and we desire that they tell us that…

John 20:1-18 and Luke 23:25-24:12 Scene 1. Jesus is Risen! It is the central truth of Christianity. Without it we have nothing. A cardinal fact and doctrine of the gospel is this. If Christ has not risen, our faith is in vain. The Apostle Paul understood this fact listen to his words in 1 Cor. 15:14-23…

Intro: Nicolas Cage stars in a movie that was released in 2000 called Family Man where he plays a wealthily, selfish investment broker who lives a promiscuous and narcissistic life as single man. But one night all that changes as he is ripped from his reality into this alternate universe. All the sudden,…

Easter/Resurrection morning is a wonderful day to be together to worship the LORD. We do this every Sunday. We gather. We sing. We pray. We study God’s Word together; we take a portion of verses from the Bible and I (along with other men in the church) preach about what those verses mean and how they…