1. The day Jesus killed death and …how you can too

2. The Resurrection Accounts Matt 28. Mark 16. Luke 24. John 20. The death of Jesus on the cross was not the END of Jesus. It was the END of death. ANASTASIS (Greek) – Standing up. Rising up.

3. Pointers from the Gospels 1.Jesus demonstrated that He himself BELIEVED in the resurrection of the dead and their eternal judgment. Matt 22:23-33. Luke 14:14 2.Jesus FORE-TOLD not only His cruel death but also His certain resurrection; repeatedly and specifically to His disciples. The disciples neither understood nor believed Him. Matt 16:21 & 17:22. Mark 8:31, 9:30. 3.Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead and demonstrated His POWER & AUTHORITY over death even before His own resurrection. John 11 4.Jesus claimed that He is the RESURRECTION Himself. John 11:25 5.He based His AUTHORITY on His resurrection. John 2:18-19 6.The authorities of the day ensured their best to prevent RUMOR MONGERING & LEGEND FORMATION Matt 27:63-64 7.The authorities were UNHAPPY with the proclamation of the resurrection of Jesus. Acts 4:2

4. Historical Evidence for the Resurrection 1.Reliability of the BURIAL STORY 1Cor15:4 2.Post resurrection APPEARANCES of Jesus 1Cor15:5-8 3.Development of a sudden, sincere FAITH held in a REASON- ABLE mind by the disciples; which they proclaimed fearlessly 1Cor15:19

5. The resurrection of Jesus is the best EXPLANATION of the evidence. However the core issue is not historical evidence. The core issue is PERSONAL FAITH

6. How does one believe? What gives birth to faith? Faith is God’s GIFT Ephesians2:8, John6:44 It is also your DECISION Philippians1:25, 2:12. Jude1:20. Colossians2:7. Joshua24:15 Faith comes by HEARING the Word and continuing in the COMPANY of the faithful. Romans10:17. Hebrews10:25

7. For the faithful; the Bible proclaims the following… 1..FREEDOM from sins. The death of disconnect between God & man Acts 2:38 2.2 A beautiful FUTURE. The death of pain, evil & disease Rev 21:3-5. Rev 21:22-27 3.3 The death of DEATH itself Rev 21:3-5. Rev 21:22-27

8. ONLY BELIEVE – MARK 5:36

9. Lee Strobel at http://www.leestrobel.com William Lane Craig at http://www.reasonablefaith.org Gary Habermas at http://www.garyhabermas.com Tim Keller – The Reason for God at http://timothykeller.com/books/ the_reason_for_god