04.04.21 WHY EASTER MATTERS

WHY EASTER MATTERS

April 4, 2021

 

The Relevance of the Resurrection- 1 Corinthians 15:14-19

 

If Jesus didn’t physically rise from the grave:

Christianity is worthless – v. 14

The Scriptures are a lie – v.15

Forgiveness is non-existent – v. 17

Everyone ends up as worm-food – v. 18

Christians are pitiful losers – v. 19

The Reasonableness of the Resurrection

 The evidence of…

… fulfilled prophecy

eyewitness testimony

… the empty tomb

… extraordinary transformation of lives

Responses to the Resurrection- Matthew 28

The religious leaders ignored the evidence- vs. 11-15

The two Marys worshiped with fear & great joy – vs. 1-10

Some disciples worshiped in spite of some doubts – vs. 16,17

“Faith is when the unexplainable meets the undeniable.”

“Faith is not believing the unbelievable; it’s acting upon the evidence.”