1. God’s Not Dead: Jesus Matthew 16:13 – 19

2. “But Whom Say Ye That I Am?” (Exodus 3:14) “That A Few Simple Men Should In One Generation Have Invented So Powerful And Appealing A Personality, So Lofty An Ethic, And So Inspiring A Vision Of Human Brotherhood, Would Be A Miracle Far More Incredible Than Any Recorded In The Gospels.” Josh McDowell, More Than A Carpenter

3. “But Whom Say Ye That I Am” “Jesus Existed, And Those Vocal Persons Who Deny It Do So Not Because They Have Considered The Evidence With The Dispassionate Eye Of The Historian, But Because They Have Some Other Agenda That This Denial Serves.” Bart Ehrman, Did Jesus Exist? John 1:4 – 5; 11:50 (Isaiah 42:6)

4. 1. The Scriptures Matthew 16:17; 1:23 (Isaiah 7:14) Matthew 2:6 (Micah 5:2); Isaiah 53:5 The Scriptures Are: 1.Historically Accurate 2.Archaeologically Verified 3.Prophetically Perfect 4.Reliable Manuscripts 5.Extraordinary Impact 6.Relevant (Real) 7.Unchanging

5. 2. The Resurrection John 20:19 1 Corinthians 15:3 – 11 Acts 4:12 “How Else Could Christianity Have Started In The Very Place It Would Have Been Easiest To Disprove, Jerusalem, Three Days After Jesus Had Been Crucified?” Rice Broocks, God’s Not Dead

6. What Does The Resurrection Prove? 1.His Words Are True (John 3:5) 2.Jesus Is The Son Of God (Romans 1:4) 3.Our Sins Are Forgiven (Romans 4:25) 4.God Exists (John 14:9) 5.Certainty Is Possible (John 6:68 – 69)

7. 3. The Church Matthew 16:18 – 19 (18:18); Acts 2:37 – 38 1.Execution (John 19:34) 2.Empty Tomb (Luke 24:5) 3.Eyewitnesses (Luke 24:11; Matthew 28:13) 4.Early Records (Pliny The Younger, Roman Governor Of Bithynia, AD 112) 5.Emergence Of The Church (Acts 8:4) Lee Strobel, The Case For The Resurrection

8. 4. The Commitment Of Christians Matthew 16:16 John 21:18 - 25 Mark 16:15 – 16

9. “But Whom Say Ye That I Am?” (John 14:6) How May We Become New Testament Christians? Hear Him (Romans 10:17) Believe Him (Mark 16:16) Repent Of Sins Against Him (Acts 2:38) Confess Him (Acts 8:37) Be Baptized Into Him (Acts 22:16) Live For Him (Galatians 2:20) How May We Be Restored To The Church As Erring Christians? Come Back To Him (Matthew 11:28-30) Repent (Acts 8:22) Pray (James 5:16)