BECAUSE HE LIVES (44 OF 53)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: I Corinthians 15:20-28
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Because He Lives (44 of 53)
Series: Straight Up Truth for a Messed-Up Church
Mike Stone
I Corinthians 15:20-28
First Corinthians 15 is all about the resurrection of Jesus Christ and its impact on the bodies and souls of His people. In our last lesson, we talked about some things that would be true if the resurrection of the dead were not true. Today we are going to talk about some things that ARE true because the resurrection IS true.
You'll be raised from the dead to live forever somewhere. That will be finalized when you die or when Jesus returns. You will bow before Him as Lord, either as your first act entering heaven or as your last act before entering Hell. These 3 things are true because He lives.
A preacher was out of town to preach a revival. One of the men from the church picked up the preacher at the hotel to carry him to the church. The preacher said his dentures had broken earlier that evening and he was embarrassed. The driver said, ''Oh, I've got lots of dentures at my office. We'll stop and get you a new set.''
The preacher assumed his driver was a dentist. They stopped and tried on about 5 different sets before there were some that fit. The preacher said, ''I guess you're a dentist?'' He said, ''No, I am an undertaker.''
Truthfully, the only thing that's funny about an undertaker is when we make a joke about them. Because we don't want anything to do with death. But Paul deals firmly with death AND with the reality of life after death through Jesus Christ.
The Corinthians believed in the resurrection of Christ but they doubted His resurrection would impact them or anyone else. Having shared several things that would be true if Jesus were dead, Paul now tells 3 things that are true because He Lives.
Now, I just mentioned these 3 things but let me list them again and then I will show them to you in the Biblical text.
You'll be raised from the dead to live forever somewhere. That will be finalized when you die or when Jesu ...
Series: Straight Up Truth for a Messed-Up Church
Mike Stone
I Corinthians 15:20-28
First Corinthians 15 is all about the resurrection of Jesus Christ and its impact on the bodies and souls of His people. In our last lesson, we talked about some things that would be true if the resurrection of the dead were not true. Today we are going to talk about some things that ARE true because the resurrection IS true.
You'll be raised from the dead to live forever somewhere. That will be finalized when you die or when Jesus returns. You will bow before Him as Lord, either as your first act entering heaven or as your last act before entering Hell. These 3 things are true because He lives.
A preacher was out of town to preach a revival. One of the men from the church picked up the preacher at the hotel to carry him to the church. The preacher said his dentures had broken earlier that evening and he was embarrassed. The driver said, ''Oh, I've got lots of dentures at my office. We'll stop and get you a new set.''
The preacher assumed his driver was a dentist. They stopped and tried on about 5 different sets before there were some that fit. The preacher said, ''I guess you're a dentist?'' He said, ''No, I am an undertaker.''
Truthfully, the only thing that's funny about an undertaker is when we make a joke about them. Because we don't want anything to do with death. But Paul deals firmly with death AND with the reality of life after death through Jesus Christ.
The Corinthians believed in the resurrection of Christ but they doubted His resurrection would impact them or anyone else. Having shared several things that would be true if Jesus were dead, Paul now tells 3 things that are true because He Lives.
Now, I just mentioned these 3 things but let me list them again and then I will show them to you in the Biblical text.
You'll be raised from the dead to live forever somewhere. That will be finalized when you die or when Jesu ...
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