Read the Bible passage Sermon outline 1. What if Jesus did NOT rise from the dead? Implication 1: Christians have been sold (and are selling!) a lie 1 Cor 15:14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline We’re not good at not understanding! There are two types of wisdom (v 6 – 7) The wisdom of our age: “Think like you’re told to” The wisdom of God: His great rescue plan God’s wisdom is beyond our reach (v 8 – 9) The Spirit of God makes…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline How does God save people? The message of cross – foolishness or power? (v 18 – 25) What is the “message of the cross”? The message of the cross shows the world to be divided in two The message of the cross tells us God saves people because we…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Did Jesus actually exist? Josephus (Jewish Pharisee), c. AD90, Antiquities “ … a man named James, the brother of Jesus who was called the Christ” Tacitus (Roman Historian), c. AD110, Annals of Imperial Rome “ … Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. But wait, there’s more…Hope for you: Jesus our first-fruits (v. 20-23) Trees and seeds (v. 35-57) Hope for the cosmos: God all in all (v. 24-28) Death has been swallowed up in victory!
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