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.”