The Resurrection Reality

Where are you on the belief continuum?

Mark 8:31He then began to teach them(disciples) that the

Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again

The tomb is empty.

What happened?

•They went to the wrong tomb•The body was stolen•All the witnesses hallucinated about seeing Jesus alive•Jesus did not really die

• Transformed lives of the disciples• Paul the Apostle• Jesus’ brother, James• Many other transformed lives through the

years

1 Corinthians 15: 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is

futile; you are still in your sins

1 Corinthians15:20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,

1 John 5:11And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

• John 20:26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

John 20:30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name

Believe in Jesus and live!!