1. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (NKJV)
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

2. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (NKJV)
3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,

3. The Resurrection – Our Hope
I Corinthians 15:1-4

4. Our faith and hope is built upon the resurrection
Could you imagine if there was no resurrection?
How different would your life be?
How much more tragic would death become?

5. If there is no resurrection…
1. Christ is not risen (vs. 13, 16)

6. If there is no resurrection…
2. Our preaching is in vain and a lie (vs )

7. If there is no resurrection…
3. Faith is vain (vs. 14, 17)

8. If there is no resurrection…
4. Still in our sins (v. 17)

9. If there is no resurrection…
5. There is no hope (vs )