1. I CORINTHIANS 15:12-19 Keeping an Eternal Perspective

2. Still Some Question “…some among you say…there is no resurrection…”  Preaching the Resurrection Making a Stand

3. Keeping an Eternal Perspective Still Some Question “…some among you say…there is no resurrection…”  Preaching the Resurrection  Dealing with Doubt and Unbelief Eyewitnesses

4. Keeping an Eternal Perspective All Would be Lost “…not even Christ has been raised…”  Let’s Suppose

5. Keeping an Eternal Perspective All Would be Lost “…not even Christ has been raised…”  Let’s Suppose  Deadly Consequences

6. Keeping an Eternal Perspective 7 Deadly Consequences  Christ is not raised  Preaching is in vain  False Witness Against God  The dead are not raised  Faith is worthless  Sin still reins  The dead have perished Life would be utterly hopeless without the resurrection.

7. Keeping an Eternal Perspective All Would be Lost “…not even Christ has been raised…”  Let’s Suppose  Deadly Consequences  Difficult Circumstances How does the resurrection help my hurt today?

8. Keeping an Eternal Perspective All Would be Lost “…not even Christ has been raised…” Three Realities of Resurrection Relationships 1. Trust

9. Keeping an Eternal Perspective All Would be Lost “…not even Christ has been raised…” Three Realities of Resurrection Relationships 1. Trust 2. Love

10. Keeping an Eternal Perspective All Would be Lost “…not even Christ has been raised…” Three Realities of Resurrection Relationships 1. Trust 2. Love 3. Forgiveness

11. Keeping an Eternal Perspective A Frightful Waste “...hoped in this life only, we are…to be pitied.”  Consider a Question Why would Paul suggest that others should pity him if Christ’s work was only beneficial for this earthly life?

12. Keeping an Eternal Perspective A Frightful Waste “...hoped in this life only, we are…to be pitied.”  Consider a Question  Hope Beyond the Grave For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Cor. 4:17-18