Introduction Raised for our salvation

1Cr 15:17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and
Isaiah 53:4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet you are still in your sins.
we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was 1 Corinthians 15:21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come
crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that also the resurrection of the dead.
brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all
be made alive.
Hosea 6:2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will
raise us up, that we may live before him. Without the resurrection there is no way for people to be saved from
their sins.

John 2:18 So the Jews said to him, "What sign do you show us for
doing these things?"
John 2:19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three
days I will raise it up."
John 2:20 The Jews then said, "It has taken forty-six years to build
this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?"
John 2:21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body.
The Gospels record eyewitness accounts of the resurrection. People
who claimed they met the risen Lord!
Romans 4:25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for
our justification.
Matthew11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest
Luke 4:18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has
anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to
proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to
set at liberty those who are oppressed,

Matthew 28:1-7 Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is
Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you
He was seen by more than 500 people at one time! will be saved.

1Cor 15:5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Raised for our Hope
1Cor 15:6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one
time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 1Corinthians 15:19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are
of all people most to be pitied.
Paul did only make a case to verify the truth of the resurrection but he
also shows how the resurrection benefits those who believe. John 20:11-18

It's a living Hope!

1Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a
living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
He's Alive and We
Closing
What will you do with the evidence for the resurrection today?

Will you take the step of faith? Look at the evidence and then believe
are Changed!
that Christ died for your sins and was raised for your salvation and
hope.

How to Have Eternal Life

Romans 10:10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and
with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 10:11 For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him
will not be put to shame."

all scriptures taken from the English Standard Version (ESV) unless
noted

1 Corinthians 15:1-28
April 24, 2011