Easter Series
The Reason for My Hope
Memory Verse:
Job 19:25 (NKJV) 25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He
shall stand at last on the earth;
TEXT: 1 Corinthians 15:1–34
Introduction: Luke 24:6; Matthew 28:6;1 Corinthians
15:3–4,14, 17
1. It Affirms The Divinity of Jesus. 1 Corinthians
15:24–27
Romans 1:3–4; Matthew 28:18
“Christ’s empty tomb guarantees our victory
over death.”—Our Daily Bread
2. It Accelerates a Believer’s Dignity
1 Corinthians 15:20–23; John 3:16; Romans 10:13
3. It Assures a Believer Against
Discouragement
1 Corinthians 15:19; 32
4. It Actualizes a Believer’s Future
Destiny
1 Corinthians 15:22–24; John 14:1–6; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 21:8 Romans 6:9;2 Timothy 1:10
“If
any righteous man among the Christians passes from this world, they rejoice and
offer thanks to God, and they escort his body with songs and thanksgiving as if
he were setting out from one place to another nearby.”—J.
G. Gilkey
“Christ’s
second coming is as certain as His first.”—Our Daily Bread
“Though we are incomplete, God loves us
completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel
lost and without compass, God's love encompasses us completely. ... He loves
every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or
broken.” ― Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“Eternal life is made
possible by God’s eternal love.”—Our Daily Bread
