1. “What the Resurrection Proves!”
1 Corinthians 15:12-19; 50-58

2. D. William Sangster spearheaded a mission effort in the British Isles after World War II… But the last Resurrection Sunday he spent on earth…

3. It staggers our minds to think if Christ had not come and lived…, died…, was buried and rose again…

4. to study three key areas the resurrection of Jesus Christ proves
Purpose:
to study three key areas the resurrection of Jesus Christ proves

5. I Our Faith is Not in VAIN (vv 12-19)
A. The Source of Faith (Bible)

6. “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.”
Romans 10:17
“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.”

7. “All Scripture is inspired by God…”
2 Timothy 3:16-17
“All Scripture is inspired by God…”

8. “…Scripture cannot be broken.”
John 10:35
“…Scripture cannot be broken.”

9. I Our Faith is Not in VAIN (vv 12-19)
A. The Source of Faith (Bible)
B. The Object of Faith (Jesus)

10. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord…”
Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord…”

11. “…the author and finisher of our faith…”
Hebrews 12:1-2
“…the author and finisher of our faith…”

12. Jesus truly is the OBJECT of our faith!

13. I Our Faith is Not in VAIN (vv 12-19)
A. The Source of Faith (Bible)
B. The Object of Faith (Jesus)
C. The Expression of Faith (Church)

14. Christ is resurrected; thus, it proves again and again our faith is not in vain!

15. II Our Body Will be REPLACED (vv 42-45; 50-54)
A. An Imperishable Body

16. Our imperishable bodies will be DEATHLESS = no aches, pain…

17. II Our Body Will be REPLACED (vv 42-45; 50-54)
A. An Imperishable Body
B. A Glorified Body

18. “…For you are dust and to dust you shall return.”
Genesis 3:19
“…For you are dust and to dust you shall return.”

19. II Our Body Will be REPLACED (vv 42-45; 50-54)
A. An Imperishable Body
B. A Glorified Body
C. A Powerful Body

20. Certainly our present bodies are lowly bodies of humiliation – subject to disease, aging, cancer, infections, allergies and eventually death.

21. II Our Body Will be REPLACED (vv 42-45; 50-54)
A. An Imperishable Body
B. A Glorified Body
C. A Powerful Body
D. A Spiritual Body

22. III Our Victory Will be Over DEATH (vv 55-58)
A. A Love and Understanding of God as Our Creator

23. “…we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Romans 5:1
“…we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

24. III Our Victory Will be Over DEATH (vv 55-58)
A. A Love and Understanding of God as Our Creator
B. A Love for Spiritual and Not Material Matters
C. A Love for the Future and Not the Past

25. The greatest days lie beyond the present!

26. Communist leader Nikolai Bukharin journeyed from Moscow to Kiev
Communist leader Nikolai Bukharin journeyed from Moscow to Kiev. His mission was to address a huge assembly and persuade them of atheism. For a solid hour he aimed
Nikolai Bukharin
His heavy artillery at Christianity, hurling argument after argument interlaced with ridicule. He finally finished and viewed what seemed to be the smoldering ashes…

27. Summary and Conclusion:
…I ask again, do you have a voice to shout? Even more pressing do you want to shout that Jesus Christ is risen? His resurrection proves the following to all of us this morning… How we need to let the world know when it comes to the bodily resurrection of our Lord – there’s no ifs, and, or buts about it!