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Guest, John - Jesus Is Alive

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Jesus Is Alive
by John Guest
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1–9
Topic: What is the evidence for the resurrection?
Big Idea: There is solid evidence for us to believe Jesus is alive.
Keywords: Belief; Christ, resurrection of; Easter; Faith; Resurrection of Christ



Introduction:
  • There is evidence, not proof for the resurrection of Jesus.
  • If you agree with the evidence, it can become proof.
Paul's eyewitness account is evidence of the resurrection.
  • 1 Corinthians 15 is one of the earliest records of the resurrection.
  • Paul talked about seeing the risen Jesus less than 15 years after it happened.
  • Illustration: Where we were when we heard about traumatic events is long remembered.
Paul's transformation is evidence of the resurrection.
  • The one who killed followers of Christ, became one of them.
Christians risking their lives is evidence of the resurrection.
  • Why would anyone be willing to die for a mythological story they created?
The absence of a body is evidence of the resurrection.
  • Jesus' enemies would have produced his body to dispute the resurrection.
Jesus' appearance to 500 followers is evidence of the resurrection.
  • There is no such thing as a mass hallucination.
The gravesite is evidence of the resurrection.
  • Jesus' followers didn't make the grave a place of worship.
Conclusion:
  • Jesus' own brother was the leader of the Jerusalem church.
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