1. Resurrection
The
An Empty Tomb

2. Resurrection
The
“Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel,” 2 Tim. 2:8
Resurrection = a standing up again, raised to life again, rise from the dead

3. Resurrection
The
“And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.” 1 Cor. 15:14
“And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.” 1 Cor. 15:17

5. History’s Graveyard Here lies Mohammed Here lies Confucius He is risen
Grave of Confucius
Here lies
Buddha
Christ’s Tomb

6. Jesus not resurrected - 2000 - 33%
Resurrection
Objections to the
Sadducees disbelieved - Matt. 22:23-33
Philosophers at Athens rejected - Acts 17:30-32
Religious leaders - Acts 4:1-2
Religious men today deny the resurrection
Jesus not resurrected %

7. Place of departed spirits
Resurrection
Evidence for the
Prophecy
Psalms 16:10 “For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.”
Acts 2:27 “For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.”
Place of departed spirits

8. Resurrection Evidence for the Jesus’ teaching
Matt. 16:21 “From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.”
Matt. 17:23 “…and the third day he shall be raised again…”

9. Resurrection Evidence for the Witness of the Apostles and others
Acts 2:32 “This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we are all witnesses”
1 Cor. 15:6 “After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.”

10. Resurrection Evidence for the Historical Evidence
Rulers knew there was an empty tomb
What happened to the Body ??
Removed by Human hands
Removed by Superhuman hands
Angel rolled stone away
Not to let Jesus out
To let Witnesses IN !
Seal placed on stone
Big stone rolled away
Soldiers guarding tomb

11. Resurrection What does it mean To believe in the
That Jesus is the Son of God
Rom. 1:4
Predicted
Mk.9:9-10
Jn.2:19-22
Never die Again
Others raised from Dead
Widows son - 1 Kings 17
Shunamite’s son - 2 Kings 4:32
Unnamed man - 2 Kings 13
Jairus’s daughter - Matt. 9
Widows son - Luke 7
Lazarus - John 11
Many saints - Matt. 27
Tabitha - Acts 9

12. Resurrection What does it mean To believe in the
That the Gospel is True
1 Cor. 15:13-17
Christ is risen
Our preaching is true
Our faith is real
We are true witnesses
Our Sins are forgiven
We have hope

13. Resurrection What does it mean To believe in the
We should live in view of the Judgment
Luke 14: repaid at resurrection
John 5: resurrection of life
Rev. 20:6 - no second death

14. Resurrection What does it mean To believe in the Hope of living again
John 11:24 “Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
Romans 8:11
1 Cor. 6:14
Acts 24:15

15. Resurrection What does it mean if we don’t believe in the
1 Corinthians Paul tells us…
If there is no resurrection then…
Preaching would be in vain
Faith would be in vain
Apostles are false witnesses
God is a deceiver and Christ is a fraud
Dead would perish in their sin
We have no hope

16. Resurrection The Our salvation hangs on this fact
If Christ was raised then what He taught is trustworthy.
If Christ was not raised then the New Testament is just a book of stories.
The evidence shows that Jesus was resurrected

17. “we also shall be in the likeness
Romans 6:3-6
Baptism
united together
in the likeness
of His
death
(6:5)
“we also shall be in the likeness
of His
resurrection”
(6:5)
“our old
man was
crucified”
(6:6)
Death
Resurrection
BURIAL
“buried with Him through baptism” (6:4)

18. Resurrection
The
An empty tomb

19. Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga
Sunday Morning April 24, 2011