He is Risen!He is Risen!1 Corinthians 15:1-111 Corinthians 15:1-11

THE FOUNDATIONTHE FOUNDATION• 16 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even For if the dead are not raised, not even

Christ has been raised; Christ has been raised; 17 17 and if Christ has not and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. still in your sins. 18 18 Then those also who have Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 19 If we If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied. of all men most to be pitied. (1 Corinthians 15:16-19)(1 Corinthians 15:16-19)

OF FIRST IMPORTANCEOF FIRST IMPORTANCE• 1 1 Now I make known to you, brethren, the Now I make known to you, brethren, the

gospel which I preached to you, which also gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, you received, in which also you stand, 2 2 by by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. believed in vain. 3 3 For I delivered to you as of For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, (1 Corinthians 15:1-3)Scriptures, (1 Corinthians 15:1-3)

OF FIRST IMPORTANCEOF FIRST IMPORTANCE• 4 4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised and that He was buried, and that He was raised

on the third day according to the Scriptures, on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. twelve. 6 6 After that He appeared to more than After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; asleep; 7 7 then He appeared to James, then to all then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles; the apostles; 8 8 and last of all, as to one untimely and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also. born, He appeared to me also. (1 Corinthians 15:4-8)(1 Corinthians 15:4-8)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• 3 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance For I delivered to you as of first importance

what I also received, that Christ died for our what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, sins according to the Scriptures, 4 4 and that He and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures… third day according to the Scriptures… (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)(1 Corinthians 15:3-4)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift

of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)(Romans 6:23)

• ““Therefore you are to be perfect, as your Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48)heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and

You cannot tolerate wrongdoing…. You cannot tolerate wrongdoing…. (Habakkuk 1:13)(Habakkuk 1:13)

• For You are not a God who takes pleasure in For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; no evil dwells with You. wickedness; no evil dwells with You. (Psalm 5:4)(Psalm 5:4)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• But your iniquities have made a separation But your iniquities have made a separation

between you and your God, and your sins between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you… (Isaiah 59:2)have hidden His face from you… (Isaiah 59:2)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• 21 21 “You have heard that the ancients were told, “You have heard that the ancients were told,

‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER’ and ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’ the court.’ 22 22 But I say to you that everyone But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his before the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be guilty brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, before the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.” (Matthew 5:21-22)fiery hell.” (Matthew 5:21-22)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• 6 6 For while we were still helpless, at the right For while we were still helpless, at the right

time Christ died for the ungodly. time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 7 For one will For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. dare even to die. 8 8 But God demonstrates His But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:6-8)(Romans 5:6-8)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• 9 9 Much more then, having now been justified Much more then, having now been justified

by His blood, we shall be saved from the by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. wrath of God through Him. 10 10 For if while we For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. (Romans 5:9-10)His life. (Romans 5:9-10)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• 14 14 …Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the …Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the

gospel of God, gospel of God, 15 15 and saying, “The time is and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:14-15)(Mark 1:14-15)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full

acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. (1 Timothy 1:15)foremost of all. (1 Timothy 1:15)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• For I delivered to you as of first importance For I delivered to you as of first importance

what I also received, that Christ died for our what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures…sins according to the Scriptures…(1 Corinthians 15:3)(1 Corinthians 15:3)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• 5 5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, But He was pierced for our transgressions,

He was crushed for our iniquities; the He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. Him, and by His wounds we are healed. 6 6 We We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. laid on Him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:5-6)(Isaiah 53:5-6)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• ““For even the Son of Man did not come to be For even the Son of Man did not come to be

served, but to serve, and to give his life as a served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45)ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45)

• He was delivered over to death for our sins He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. and was raised to life for our justification. (Romans 4:25)(Romans 4:25)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• ……if Christ has not been raised, your faith is if Christ has not been raised, your faith is

worthless; you are still in your sins. worthless; you are still in your sins. (1 Corinthians 15:17)(1 Corinthians 15:17)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• 38 38 “You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God “You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God

anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. devil, for God was with Him. 39 39 We are We are witnesses of all the things He did both in the witnesses of all the things He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross. put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross. 40 40 God raised Him up on the third day and God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible, granted that He become visible,

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• 41 41 not to all the people, but to witnesses who not to all the people, but to witnesses who

were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. the dead. 42 42 And He ordered us to preach to the And He ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead. the living and the dead. 43 43 Of Him all the Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.” (Acts 10:38-43)forgiveness of sins.” (Acts 10:38-43)

1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST1. FORGIVE YOUR PAST• For Christ died for sins once for all, the For Christ died for sins once for all, the

righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit… (1 Peter 3:18)made alive by the Spirit… (1 Peter 3:18)

• God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. righteousness of God in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:21)(2 Corinthians 5:21)

2. TRANSFORM YOUR 2. TRANSFORM YOUR PRESENTPRESENT

• 8 8 and last of all, as to one untimely born, He and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also. appeared to me also. 9 9 For I am the least of the For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. because I persecuted the church of God. 10 10 But But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me. but the grace of God with me. 11 11 Whether then Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed. (1 Corinthians 15:8-11)believed. (1 Corinthians 15:8-11)

2. TRANSFORM YOUR 2. TRANSFORM YOUR PRESENTPRESENT

• 25 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. impurities and from all your idols. 26 26 I will give I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. give you a heart of flesh. 27 27 And I will put my And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. decrees and be careful to keep my laws. (Ezekiel 36:25-27)(Ezekiel 36:25-27)

2. TRANSFORM YOUR 2. TRANSFORM YOUR PRESENTPRESENT

• He Himself bore our sins in His body on the He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. (1 Peter 2:24)healed. (1 Peter 2:24)

• 34 34 “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin… commits sin is the slave of sin… 36 36 So if the So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.” Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:34, 36)(John 8:34, 36)

2. TRANSFORM YOUR 2. TRANSFORM YOUR PRESENTPRESENT

• Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (2 Corinthians 5:17)new things have come. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

• Therefore we have been buried with Him Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4)newness of life. (Romans 6:4)

2. TRANSFORM YOUR 2. TRANSFORM YOUR PRESENTPRESENT

• 22 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 23 gentleness, self-control… (Galatians 5:22-23)gentleness, self-control… (Galatians 5:22-23)

• I have been crucified with Christ and I no I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)(Galatians 2:20)

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• 51 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, sleep, but we will all be changed, 52 52 in a in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed… will be changed… 58 58 Therefore, my beloved Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 15:51-52, 58)(1 Corinthians 15:51-52, 58)

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• 16 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:16-17)Greek. (Romans 1:16-17)

3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE• Now God has not only raised the Lord, but Now God has not only raised the Lord, but

will also raise us up through His power. will also raise us up through His power. (1 Corinthians 6:14)(1 Corinthians 6:14)

• If we have become united with Him in the If we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection… be in the likeness of His resurrection… (Romans 6:5)(Romans 6:5)

3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE• But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from

the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. (Romans 8:11)in you. (Romans 8:11)

3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE• ““For God so loved the world, that He gave His For God so loved the world, that He gave His

one and only Son, that whoever believes in one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)(John 3:16)

• Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life; Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he he who believes in Me will live even if he dies…” (John 11:25)dies…” (John 11:25)

3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE• ““Because I live, you will live also.” Because I live, you will live also.”

(John 14:19)(John 14:19)

3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE• 3 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,

“Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as people, and God himself will be with them as their God. their God. 4 4 He will wipe away every tear from He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will no longer be any death, their eyes, and there will no longer be any death, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” away.” 5 5 And he who was seated on the throne And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” (Revelation 21:3-5)(Revelation 21:3-5)

3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE• 8 8 For by grace you have been saved through For by grace you have been saved through

faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; of God; 9 9 not as a result of works, so that no not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE3. SECURE YOUR FUTURE• 9 9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is

Lord and believe in your heart that God Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 10 For with the heart one believes and is For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved… and is saved… 13 13 For everyone who calls on For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. the name of the Lord will be saved. (Romans 10:9-10, 13)(Romans 10:9-10, 13)

He is Risen!He is Risen!1 Corinthians 15:1-111 Corinthians 15:1-11