Our Hope in 1 Corinthians 15:1-20
JESUS’ RESURRECTION IS IMPORTANT It Is True (15:1-11) Prophetic Scriptures (15:4; cf. Acts 2:25-28; Psa 16:8-11) Eyewitness Testimony (15:5-8) Lives Changed (15:9-11; cf. 6:9-11)
JESUS’ RESURRECTION IS IMPORTANT Without It Faith Is Worthless (15:12-19) Preaching The Gospel (14a, 15) Believing The Gospel (14b, 17) Hope In Life After Death (15:18) Serving Christ (15:19)
“But now Christ is risen from the dead,…the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20)
RESULTS OF JESUS’ RESURRECTION Cleared Of Guilt Of Sins – Rom 4:24-25 God’s Life-giving Power – Eph 1:18-20; Rom 8:11-13; Col 2:12-13 A Living Hope – 1 Pet 1:3-4, 21 Serve Jesus: Lord – Rom 14:8-9; 2 Cor 5:15