And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. (1Cor15:14)
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. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 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? He is not here: he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 'The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' " Then they remembered his words. (Luke24:1-8)
Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. (1Cor15:1-2)
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures (1Cor15:3-4)
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. (Eph2:1-2)
All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. (3)
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved. (4-5)
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast. (Eph2:8-9)
For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (10)
In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. (Eph3:12)
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Good slooge and nicely arranged.
I preached on 1 Cor 15:17-19, 14 on Sunday morning and the importance of the resurrection.
It's hard to overstate it.
The only suggested Scriptures that comes to mind would be Romans 8:1 and an evangelistic excursion with Acts 17:30-31.
For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.
beginning with
1Cor15:35 - The Resurrection Body
God was opening my eyes with these Scriptures 3 years ago as he led me down the path that opened the eyes of my heart to His heart-changing truths.
We must be willing to die to self in order for the new life to be born. To be reborn, first comes the death of ones self.
Good times. Yeah, definetly good times. Those were some really great times.
Praise God, I have been raised to walk in newness of life.
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