23. •Notice verse 12: "Now if Christ be preached that
he rose from the dead, how say some among
you that there is no resurrection of the dead?"
LUCENACITY
24. 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
be false witnesses about God, for we
have testified about God that he raised
Christ from the dead. But he did not raise
him if in fact the dead are not raised.
1 Cor. 15:12-19
1.OURDECLARATIONOFTHERESURRECTED
CHRISTWOULDBEFALSE.(vv.14-15)
25. •The Message Is Destroyed. (Gospel)
•The Messenger Is Deceptive.
IfChristbenotraisedthen:
26. For if the dead are not raised,
then Christ has not been raised
either.
1 Cor. 15:16
2.OURDEPENDENCEONTHERESURRECTED
CHRISTWOULDBEFRUITLESS.(v.16)
27. •There Is No Saving Of Our Souls
(v.14;17).
•There Is No Forgiveness Of Our
Sins.(v.17)
WhyourdependenceontheresurrectedChristisfruitless?
29. “If in this life only we have hope in, we
are of all men most miserable.”
(1 Cor. 15:19)
3.OURDEDICATIONTOTHERESURRECTED
CHRISTISFOOLISH.(verse19)
30. • The Life We Have Consecrated To Christ Has Been Foolish.
• The Life We Have Contemplated In Christ Is Foolish
IfJesusisnotrisenfromthedead,thenwearetobepitied.
32. 28 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first
day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the
other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2 There was a violent earthquake, for an
angel of the Lord came down from heaven
and, going to the tomb, rolled back the
stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was
like lightning, and his clothes were white
as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of
him that they shook and became like dead
men.
Matthew28:1-4
33. 5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I
know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6
He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and
see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his
disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead
of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have
told you.”
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet
filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly
Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him,
clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to
them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to
Galilee; there they will see me.”
Matt.28:5-10
34. • My preaching is not in vain; He’s alive!
My faith is not in vain; He’s alive!
• Our sins are forgiven; He is risen!
• Our loved ones have not perished; He is
alive! It all has not been in vain.
• Jesus is risen from the dead!
• We might wonder what if, but thank
God we do not have to despair for He
arose again from the dead!
Conclusions.
37. APRIL2023SERIES
THE PROCESS OF FORGIVENESS
IN CHRIST
APRIL 2
RESURRECTION OF JESUS
CHRIST
FORGIVENESS OF GOD THE POWER OF CHRIST TO
THOSE WHO HURT YOU!
APRIL 9
APRIL 23
APRIL 16
APRIL 30
SERIES BREAK
