1. Every Spring…

3. filled with atheistic, secular skepticism;
In a world
filled with atheistic, secular skepticism;
Christians need to know WHY they believe what they do.

6. Alternative Explanations for “Swoon” / Apparent Death
the Resurrection:
Wrong Tomb
Displaced Body
“Swoon” / Apparent Death
Stolen Body / Bribery
- Matthew 28: 11-15
“Easter Legend”
Mass Hallucination

8. 1 Corinthians 15: 1-8 Verses 3-8
are likely the earliest church “creed” about Jesus’ death & resurrection.

9. Saint Luke: A Dedicated Historian
Luke 1: Acts 1: 1-3

10. we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”
2 Peter 1:16
“We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but
we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”

11. Acts 4: 18-20
18 Then they called [Peter and John] in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to obey you rather than God. 20 For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

13. Only an unshakeable and true belief
in the resurrection
of Jesus Christ could have fueled the early Christians to share their faith and stand strong under the intense persecution of the Roman Empire.

16. Matthew 5:16
“Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven.”

17. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is: There is NO Middle Ground!
History or Hoax
Miracle or Myth
Fact or Fantasy
There is NO Middle Ground!