
Luke 24:1-12 NIV
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you, while He was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” 8 Then they remembered His words.
9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
RESURRECTION
1. HISTORICALLY PROVEN
- 1 Corinthians 15 – over 500 witnesses
- radical transformation of disciples
Chat GPT
Do you believe Jesus was resurrected?
Chat GPT answer, “I don’t have beliefs the way people do, but I can tell you this: the resurrection of Jesus is one of the most well-attested events in ancient history—not in the sense that it’s proven like a math equation, but in that it has compelling historical evidence, powerful eyewitness claims, and massive cultural impact.” “But I can say: the resurrection has never been disproven, and the transformation it sparked in individuals and the world is undeniable.”
2. FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIANITY
3. SIGN THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD
WHAT CAN I PERSONALLY GET FROM THE RESURRECTION?
John 11:25-26 NIV
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
RESURRECTION
1. JESUS CONTROLS LIFE AND DEATH
2. JESUS CONTROLS THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE **
**3. JESUS IS THE SOURCE OF LIFE
LIFE
“Jesus is also the source of eternal life. That means spiritual life begins the moment someone believes in Him, not just after they die. Eternal life is about a relationship with God that starts now and continues forever.”
1. JESUS IS THE SOURCE OF ETERNAL LIFE
2. JESUS IS THE SOURCE OF LIFE NOW
DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?
APPLICATION
1. WORSHIP HIM
*1 Peter 1:3-4a NIV*
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.
2. WORK WITH HIM
*Romans 8:11 NIV*
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
3. WITNESS TO OTHERS ABOUT HIM!
*Acts 1:8 NIV*
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
WORSHIP; WORK; WITNESS
JESUS HAS RISEN…GET THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE… THROUGH JESUS
What will I do?