The passage discusses the importance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and argues that if Christ has not been resurrected, then the Christian faith is meaningless. It states that some were denying the resurrection of the dead, which would also mean denying Christ's resurrection. It emphasizes that Christ's resurrection is the foundation of Christianity and without it, our faith is in vain. It also asserts that as death came through Adam, life will come through Christ, and that Christ's resurrection is the firstfruits of resurrection for believers.

2. 1 Corinthians 15:12-14
But if it is preached that Christ has been
raised from the dead, how can some of you
say that there is no resurrection of the
dead? If there is no resurrection of the
dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
And if Christ has not been raised, our
preaching is useless and so is your faith.
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3. 1 Corinthians 15:15-16
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. For if the
dead are not raised, then Christ has not
been raised either.
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4. 1 Corinthians 15:17-19
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith
is futile; you are still in your sins. Then
those also who have fallen asleep in Christ
are lost. If only for this life we have hope in
Christ, we are to be pitied more than all
men.
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5. 1 Corinthians 15:20-23
But Christ has indeed been raised from the
dead, the firstfruits of those who have
fallen asleep. For since death came
through a man, the resurrection of the
dead comes also through a man. For as in
Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made
alive. But each in his own turn: Christ, the
firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who
belong to him.
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6. 1 Corinthians 15:24-26
Then the end will come, when he hands
over the kingdom to God the Father after
he has destroyed all dominion, authority
and power. For he must reign until he has
put all his enemies under his feet. The last
enemy to be destroyed is death.
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7. 1 Corinthians 15:27-28
For ‘he has put everything under his feet.’
Now when it says that ‘everything’ has
been put under him, it is clear that does
not include God himself, who put
everything under Christ. When he has
done this, then the Son himself will be
made subject to him who put everything
under him, so that God may be all in all.
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9. The RESURRECTION is
foundational to our faith
and yet a truth many find
UNBELIEVABLE

10. The RESURRECTION is
foundational to our faith
and yet a truth many find
UNBELIEVABLE
The question is not if the resurrection is
HARD to believe, but do we have REASON to
believe it?

11. The RESURRECTION is
foundational to our faith
and yet a truth many find
UNBELIEVABLE
The question is not if the resurrection is
HARD to believe, but do we have REASON to
believe it?
We may embrace the resurrection of JESUS
and yet struggle to ACCEPT what that means
for us.

12. Many of us struggle with
COMPETING beliefs.

13. Many of us struggle with
COMPETING beliefs.
Their denial of a BODILY resurrection stands
in contrast to their BELIEF that Jesus arose.

14. Many of us struggle with
COMPETING beliefs.
Their denial of a BODILY resurrection stands
in contrast to their BELIEF that Jesus arose.
Strip away the resurrection and you have
stripped away the CONTENT of preaching
and consequently the value of our faith.

15. Many of us struggle with
COMPETING beliefs.
Their denial of a BODILY resurrection stands
in contrast to their BELIEF that Jesus arose.
Strip away the resurrection and you have
stripped away the CONTENT of preaching
and consequently the value of our faith.
People LIE when they have something to
GAIN, not when they stand to LOSE

16. The firstfruits were FIRST in
order and REPRESENTATIVE
of what was to come.

17. The firstfruits were FIRST in
order and REPRESENTATIVE
of what was to come.
What was LOST in Adam is REGAINED in
Jesus.

18. The firstfruits were FIRST in
order and REPRESENTATIVE
of what was to come.
What was LOST in Adam is REGAINED in
Jesus.
Christ’s resurrection is not only the
GUARANTEE for the resurrection of
believers, but the RESTORATION of creation.

19. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Reflect on what it means to live life in
light of the resurrection
( ) Identify where I am struggling to accept
biblical truth
( ) Investigate evidence for the resurrection
( ) Meditate on 1 Cor. 15.
( ) Other________________________