slides for sermon

1. GOD’S GREAT
CONFIRMATION
The Resurrection of Jesus

2. Evidence for Jesus’ Resurrection
• The Prophetic Word – Isa.53; Psalm 16; 2Peter 1:16-19
• Fact of Open Death By Crucifixion – 1 Cor.1:18f
• Looked on as real but “foolishness” to some, real and “powerful”
to others
• Fact of Death
• Enemies request a guard; friends burying His dead body
• Fact of EmptyTomb
• Enemies tried to keep body preserved there

3. Evidence for Jesus’ Resurrection
•Fact of Sightings -1 Cor.15:1ff
•Fact of insufficient opposition
•Opponents:
• Could not explain the prophecies
• Could not produce the body they guarded
• Could not adequately explain the empty tomb
• Could not intimidate and quiet the apostles ever again

4. Implications of a non-resurrection are
unacceptable
•All the testimony of the apostles were in vain -1
Cor.15:14
•All believing in Jesus as Messiah has been in
vain – 15:14,17
•Apostles must be viewed as intentional liars -
15:15
•All their suffering was for a false issue

5. Implications of the Actual Resurrection
of Jesus
• His death was for the real problem of sin – Isa.53; 1 Cor.15:1-3
• The prophetic scriptures are verified as true and therefore hand
authority over to the NewTestament as prophesied – Jer.31:31f;
Matt.28:18-20
• Those who do not believe in Jesus are blind and living in vain for selfish
desires
• We will be raised to be judged by Jesus – Acts 17:30,31
• All religion not following the authority of Jesus Christ is vain
• Jesus isTHE Way,THETruth, andTHE Life. John 14:6