1 Corinthians 15:1-7 & 12-22 Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
12But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. 20But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
∙ If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
∙ 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.
∙ 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.
∙ 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
"Regardless of what anyone may personally think or believe about him, Jesus of Nazareth has been the dominant figure in the history of Western Culture for almost 20 centuries. If it were possible, with some sort of super magnet, to pull up out of history every scrap of metal bearing at least a trace of his name, how much would be left?"
1. 2025
2. Phrases
3. Ethics In Government
4. Humanitarian Reform
5. Hospitals
6. Schools
7. Orphanages
8. USA
9. Jesus
10. Church
11. Forgiveness
Since Jesus paid for sin on Cross is resurrection needed?
12. Heaven
1 Corinthians 15:18 “Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.”
13. Purpose
Mathew 28:6 Angel’s words to women at tomb: “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said”
So we come today, not to mourn emptiness, but rejoice in salvation.
Because we know story, We cant LIVE as if there was no resurrection
Tomb is empty so our lives don’t have to be!
Because the ONLY thing Resurrection really eliminated is OUR SIN