1. SECTION 3.4
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2. MAIN IDEA
If Jesus Christ did not rise from the dead, our faith would be worth nothing. But because Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and rose again, when we trust in Him as our Savior, we are saved from sin. We also have the sure hope that when we die, He will raise us up and give us new bodies so we can live forever in heaven with Him.
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3. MEMORY VERSES
1 CORINTHIANS 15:19-20 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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4. Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
INTRODUCTION
Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
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5. Do we always get the things we hope for here on earth?
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Do we always get the things we hope for here on earth?
Does anyone know the difference between hoping for something like a toy and the hope we have when we trust Jesus Christ as our Savior? What is it?
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6. MAIN LESSON
1. Without the resurrection our faith is worthless and we would still have to be punished for our sins.
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7. MAIN LESSON
1 Corinthians 15:17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
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8. MAIN LESSON
2. Because Christ died and rose to life, He will also raise us to life one day with a new, perfect body that will never die.
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9. MAIN LESSON
1 Corinthians 15:51-53 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
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10. MAIN LESSON
1 Corinthians 15:51-53, continued For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
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11. MAIN LESSON
3. We know that if we trust Christ as Savior, we will live forever in heaven just as God promises.
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12. MAIN LESSON
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with Him
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13. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, continued
MAIN LESSON
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, continued
those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven
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14. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, continued
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, continued
with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in
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15. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, continued
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, continued
the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words.
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16. MAIN LESSON
4. We can rejoice in the hope that we have because of Christ’s resurrection. We have the sure hope of heaven someday and we have help and power from Christ to live our lives on earth.
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17. MAIN LESSON
John 14:1-3
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
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18. MAIN LESSON
John 14:1-3, continued
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also.
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19. MAIN LESSON
2 Corinthians 13:4
For He was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but in dealing with you we will live with Him by the power of God.
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20. FAITH IN ACTION
What is the difference between hoping for earthly things and the hope we receive after we trust Jesus Christ as our Savior?
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21. 2. How does this change the way we handle different situations like:
FAITH IN ACTION
2. How does this change the way we handle different situations like:
• A friend from church moving far away?
• You are unhappy at school or at home?
• You feel like you do not have any friends?
• A relative or a friend who has trusted in Jesus as Savior dies?
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22. SUM IT UP
Without the resurrection our faith is worthless and we would still have to be punished for our sins.
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23. SUM IT UP
Because Christ died and rose to life, He will also raise us to life one day with a new, perfect body that will never die.
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24. SUM IT UP
We know that if we trust Christ as Savior, we will live forever in heaven just as God promises.
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25. SUM IT UP
We can rejoice in the hope that we have because of Christ’s resurrection. We have the sure hope of heaven someday and we have help and power from Christ to live our lives on earth.
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