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SCRIPTURE: 1Moreover, brethren, I declare
unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and
wherein ye stand;
2By
which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless
ye have believed in vain.
3For
I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ
died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4And
that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the
scriptures. (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
INTRODUCTION: Tonight I want you to think with me about the
GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, and what it really means to YOU and ME.
Nothing But The Gospel
Dr. Baldwin,
who was pastor of a church for forty-one years, said:
"At thirty, after examining as best I could
the philosophies and religions of the world, I said, 'Nothing is better than
the Gospel of Christ.'
At forty,
when burdens began to press heavily, and years seemed to hasten, I said,
'Nothing is as good as the Gospel.'
At fifty, when there were empty chairs in the home,
and the mound builders had done me service, I said, 'There is nothing to be
compared with the Gospel.'
At sixty,
when my second sight saw through the delusions and vanities of earthly things,
I said, 'There is nothing but the Gospel.'
At seventy,
amid many limitations and deprivations, I sing:
"Should all the forms
that men devise
Attack my faith with treacherous art,
I'd call them vanities and lies,
And bind the Gospel to my heart."
The Gospel Herald
"It's Friday, but Sunday's Coming"
“14Then one of the twelve, called Judas
Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 15And
said unto them, What will
ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for
thirty pieces of silver. 16And
from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. (Matthew 26:14-16)
1. It's Friday ... Judas
Iscariot conspires with the chief priests to put Jesus to death -- but
Sunday's Coming
“47… Judas, one of the twelve, came, and
with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and
elders of the people. 48Now
he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that
same is he: hold him fast. 49And
forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 50And Jesus said unto
him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on
Jesus” (Matthew 26:47-49)
2. It's Friday ... Judas
Iscariot betrays the Lord Jesus to the soldiers and thugs -- but Sunday's
Coming
“Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing,
but that rather a tumult
was made, he took water, and washed his
hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just
person: see ye to it. 25Then answered all the people, and said, His
blood be on us, and on our
children.” (Matthew 27:24-25)
3. It's Friday ... Pilate's
strutting around washing his hands cause he thinks he has all the power and the
victory -- but Sunday's Coming
“69And a maid saw [Peter] …and began to
say to them that stood by, This is one
of them. 70And
he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter,
Surely thou art one of
them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. 71But he began to curse
and to swear, saying, I
know not this man of whom ye speak. 72And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to
mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou
shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.” (Mark 14:69-72)
4. It's Friday … The
disciples are running in every direction, like sheep without a shepherd -- but
Sunday's Coming
“27Then the soldiers of the governor
took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 28And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet
robe. 29And
when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed
the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 30And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and
smote him on the head. 31And after that they had mocked him, they took the
robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to
crucify him” (Matthew 27:27-31)
5. It's Friday ... Jesus is
mocked and beaten by the soldiers -- but
Sunday's Coming
“33And when they were come unto a place
called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall:
and when he had tasted thereof,
he would not drink. 35And
they crucified him…” (Matthew 27:33-34)
6. It's Friday ... Jesus is
nailed dead on a cross. -- but Sunday's Coming
“55And many women were there beholding
afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 56Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother
of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.” (Matthew 27:55-56)
7. It's Friday ... Mary's
crying her eyes out cause her baby Jesus is dead. -- but Sunday's Coming
“12For our wrestling is not against
flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against
the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places.” (Eph.
6:12)
8. It's Friday ... Satan's
doing a little jig saying, "I control the whole world!" -- but
Sunday's Coming
“51And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two
from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent.”
(Matthew 27:51)
9. It's Friday ... the temple
veil is ripped from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks split and the
tombs opened. The centurion screamed in terror. ."Truly He was the Son of God" – but Sunday's Coming
“2And
very early in the morning the first day
of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 3And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us
away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 4And when they looked, they saw that the stone was
rolled away: for it was very great. 5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young
man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were
affrighted. 6And
he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was
crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.” (Mark 16:2-6)
10. It's Sunday … the
angels like dazzling lightning rolled the stone away exclaiming “HE IS NOT HERE! HE IS RISEN!”
"It's Sunday!” “It's
Sunday!” “It's Sunday!”
I. WHY IS THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST IMPORTANT? (1 Cor.
15:14-20)
A. "If Christ be not
risen, then is our preaching in vain" (1 Cor.
1. If there was no resurrection of Christ from the
dead, then there is no gospel or good news.
2. The message of Christ is reduced to nothing more
than a commentary upon a very extraordinary life.
3. Instead of the message
of life, it becomes a message of death.
4. There would be no power
in that kind of gospel.
a. It would be like the Declaration of Independence
without the victory of the Revolutionary War.
b. It would be as meaningless as an Emancipation
Proclamation without freedom to the slaves.
B. "If Christ be not
risen, then is our preaching in vain, and your faith also" (1 Cor.
1. That means our faith
would be an empty and worthless faith.
2. That all we have accepted and received by faith,
as a free gift from God, would be gone:
a. no eternal life
b. no justification
c. no sanctification
d. no eternal home in
heaven
3. If Jesus Christ did not
rise from the dead, our faith would mean absolutely nothing.
C. "If Christ be not
raised, your faith is vain; ye are still in your sins." (1 Cor. 15:17)
1. Here we have the bottom
line.
2. Without the resurrection of Christ, there is no
hope for salvation from the penalty of sin.
3. Paul writes, "...We are of all men most
miserable"
D. "But now is
Christ risen from the dead..." (1 Cor. 15:20)
1. “IF” is a mighty big two letter word.
2. The apostle Paul leaves
no room here for any speculation: JESUS IS ALIVE!
3. Jesus declares it in Rev. 1:18, "I am He that liveth, and was dead: and
behold, I am alive for evermore..."
What Makes Christ’s Tomb Different?
If
Easter says anything at all to us it is that Jesus will always be with us.
·
The
pyramids of
·
·
Mohammed's
tomb is noted for the stone coffin and the bones it contains.
·
Arlington
cemetery in Washington, D.C., is revered, for it is the honored resting place
of many outstanding Americans.
The Garden Tomb of Jesus Christ is
famous because it is EMPTY!
-- Don Emmitte, Dynamic Preaching,
II. WHY WAS THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST NECESSARY?
A. People have three GREAT CONCERNS:
1. We are concerned about
our
a. sometimes referred to as
the 'will to live'
b. it is within us to
strive to live.
c. we are not nearly as concerned about the quality
of life as we are about the existence of it.
2. We are concerned about DEATH.
a. death is a fear that
exists in the hearts of all of us.
b. it is because the experience
is utterly strange to all of us.
c. it is always the unknown
that brings fear to our hearts.
3. We are concerned about ETERNITY.
a. although some would laugh and try to convince
themselves that there is no eternity,
b. within us is the knowledge that death is only a
transition from life to eternity.
c. Jesus said there would be a 'resurrection unto life' for some, and a 'resurrection unto damnation' for others. (John 5:29)
B. The Plan of Man's Redemption had three steps to fulfillment.
1. The first step was that Jesus must come to earth and live a sinless, perfect life.
a. this He did for some 33
1/2 years
b. 'For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin...' (2 Cor.
5:21)
c. '...a lamb without blemish and without spot'
d. 'Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth' (I Peter
2. The second step was that
Jesus must die.
a. the death of Christ was the ransom paid for the
penalty of sin. 'Who gave himself a
ransom for all...' (2 Timothy 2:6)
b. the death of Christ was
to reconcile the world unto God.
“19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto
himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us
the word of reconciliation.” (2 Cor. 5:19)
c. the death of Christ was for the propitiation or
satisfactory payment for our sins.
d. He died as a substitute for us so that we
wouldn't have to pay the price of sin. 'The
wages of sin is death...' (Romans 6:23)
3. The third and final step
was that Jesus must be RESURRECTED.
a. it proved Him to be the Son of God. 'Declared to be the son of God with
power...by the resurrection from the dead.' (Romans 1:4)
b. it makes certain the resurrection of all. 'For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ
shall all be made alive'. (1 Cor. 15:22)
c. it makes certain the coming judgment. 'he will judge the world in righteousness by
that man ...whom he hath...raised from the dead'. (Acts
d. it gives assurance that we are accepted by God. 'Who was delivered for our offences, and
raised again for our justification.' (Romans 4:25)
C. The plan of redemption has been completed, and now it is
FAITH that appropriates it for us.
1.
2. God's love has provided the necessary means of
redemption through the
3. However, IT IS UP TO EACH
4. Eph. 2:8: "For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift
of God:"
5. A gift cannot benefit an
individual until he receives it unto himself.
CONCLUSION: Tonight would you think with me for just a moment?
A. You know what your life is.
1. You also know that death
is inevitable for each of us.
2. But what about your
eternity?
3. Do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt:
a. That you are saved.
b. And the you will spend
eternity in Heaven?
4. If not, won't you take the opportunity tonight:
a. To come and receive
Christ as your Saviour?
b. And gain that assurance
of eternity with Him?
B. Come see for yourself!
1. He is not dead, He is
risen.
2. He is alive today.
3. Do you know Him as your
Savior?
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REFERENCES: References used in this
Bible study are the Scofield Reference Bible, the Believer’s Bible Commentary, David C. Cook Publishers Bible-in-Life,
Dr. Cliff Robinson Bible Outlines, Dr. Lee Roberson’s Sermons, KJV Bible
Commentary, Our Daily Bread, The Bible Reader’s Companion Ed. 3, The Nelson
Study Bible: New King James Version, Thru the Bible with J. Vernon McGee,
(Warren) Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines of the New Testament Ed. 4, (Warren)
Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines of the Old Testament, With the Word Bible
Commentary, Warren Wiersbe’s “Be” Series: Old & New Testaments, and selected illustrations.
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