He Defeated Death
Jesus' Final Week - Seven Days of Stress
David Hall
Part of The Final Week—Seven Days of Stress
April 15, 2022

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He Defeated Death

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most important event in all of history. His rising from the grave provides hope for us. His resurrection proves that there is hope for tomorrow and a reason for living. Let’s study the reactions of those who first saw the Lord after his resurrection so that our faith may be reinforced.

I. The reaction of Mary Magdalene:

is believing.

A. Mary’s reaction was an

one.

B. Many people today

their faith by their emotions.

C. It is the nature of emotions that they

.

D. Our faith in Christ should

emotion.

II. The reaction of the ten disciples in the upper room:

is believing.

A. The disciples had to excitedly be discussing at least five

evidences:

  1. The

    .

  2. A

    .

  3. The abandoned

    .

  4. The convinced

    .

  5. The

    .

B. Some are not satisfied with faith based on the evidence of

, they want to something.

C. God has given us plenty of

to believe.

  1. The evidence of the

    .

  2. The evidence of

    .

  3. The evidence of

    .

III. The reaction of Thomas:

is believing.

A. Many people have never committed their life to Christ because they want

.

B. The truth is, they are

going to have proof.

C. Our reaction should be

is believing.

D. Faith

the evidence and then responds .

E. Those who don’t believe may have one of three problems:

  1. Their problem may be

    .

  2. Their problem may be

    .

  3. Their problem may be

    .

F. There comes that moment of

when you respond to Jesus Christ because he is the one who defeated death. He is our only .