EASTER SUNDAY: A DEAD MAN NAMED JESUS

• Two Gentile leaders faced a dilemma because God was using Paul to spread the word of Jesus, but the religious Jewish leaders Jesus.
• Festus, a Roman governor, states that the main issue was disagreements over Jewish religion and “a dead man named Jesus, who Paul insists is alive.”
• The resurrection of Jesus is the belief in Christianity.
• The resurrection of Jesus is the vital claim that either Christianity or, if false, implies that billions who believed in it over the centuries are wrong.
• the resurrection did happen, confirming everything Jesus said and did—and believers are  of eternal life and forgiveness of sins.
• 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 But tell me this—since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection from the dead? 13 For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. 15 And we apostles would all be lying about God—for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can’t be true if there is no resurrection of the dead. 16 And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. 18 In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost! 19 And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world. 20 But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.

1. The Tomb
   Despite all these precautions—the stone, the soldiers, and the seal—the tomb was empty on that first Easter morning.
2. Multiple
   When they talked about Jesus, they didn’t say, “We found an empty tomb,” but instead, they said, “We saw Jesus alive!”
   1 Corinthians 15:3-4  I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. 4 He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.
3. Lives
   Those who encountered the Resurrected Jesus underwent life-changing transformations. The disciples were transformed into the most effective missionary organization the world has ever seen. What motivated them to go everywhere and share the message of the risen Christ? Was it for money, power, or fame? No.

• The only thing that could have possibly changed the disciples’ lives so dramatically was the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Every one of these men could have lived if they had simply said: “He is dead.”
• Has your life been changed because Jesus is the Lord of your life?

“When I look at myself, I don’t see how I can be saved. But when I look at Christ, I don’t see how I can be lost.” Martin Luther

• 1 John 5:13 I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life.

Everyone dies. Are you confident about your eternal destination?

Lord Jesus, I admit that I am a sinner. I know that the penalty of my sin is physical, spiritual, and eternal death. I acknowledge that I can’t do anything about my situation. But I know that You came to pay the penalty for my sin. I trust in You alone as the One who died in my place. I repent of my sin and trust in You alone as the only One who can place me in an eternal relationship with the living God. I desire to be Your child. I desire to live as Your child. In Your name. Amen.

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