RESURRECTION GRACE (42 OF 53)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:8-11
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Resurrection Grace (42 of 53)
Series: Straight Up Truth for a Messed-Up Church
Mike Stone
1 Corinthians 15:8-11
All of the Bible is equally inspired, but some chapters seem to stand as great pillars of faith. 1 Corinthians 15 is such a chapter. It's an entire chapter devoted to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. There is wonderful truth here about the historical and theological reality of the resurrection. But there is also, in the balance of this chapter, rich practical insight as to how the resurrection of Jesus impacts our daily lives and out own eternal destiny.
In that context, verses 8-11 give us what we might jokingly call, ''Popeye Theology.'' You remember the cartoon, Popeye? Well the old sailor man used to say, ''I am what I am and that's all I am.'' Well, Paul didn't smoke a pipe and we have no record that he ate spinach. But the Apostle Paul was strong to the finish and he was the first one to say, ''I am what I am.''
After reminding the Corinthians of the gospel of the resurrection, Paul begins to make a personal testimony about how the grace of the risen Jesus had changed his life.
Today we are speaking about grace. God's grace has been described by the acrostic, ''God's Riches at Christ's Expense.'' It's been called, ''Unmerited favor.''
The word ''grace'' appears 159x in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. It first appears in Genesis 6. ''But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.''
I heard about a man who went to the barber shop and a lady was in there giving shaves for $10 each. These were old-fashioned shaves with a straight-razor. The man got a shave then noticed he didn't need to shave for three weeks. He went back to the barber shop 3 weeks later and said, ''Ma'am, I thought the price was high but I must admit that's the closest shave I've ever had. It's been 3 weeks and I still don't need to shave.''
She said, ''That's easy to explain. You see, my name is 'Grace' and when you've been shaved by Grace, once-shaved, ...
Series: Straight Up Truth for a Messed-Up Church
Mike Stone
1 Corinthians 15:8-11
All of the Bible is equally inspired, but some chapters seem to stand as great pillars of faith. 1 Corinthians 15 is such a chapter. It's an entire chapter devoted to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. There is wonderful truth here about the historical and theological reality of the resurrection. But there is also, in the balance of this chapter, rich practical insight as to how the resurrection of Jesus impacts our daily lives and out own eternal destiny.
In that context, verses 8-11 give us what we might jokingly call, ''Popeye Theology.'' You remember the cartoon, Popeye? Well the old sailor man used to say, ''I am what I am and that's all I am.'' Well, Paul didn't smoke a pipe and we have no record that he ate spinach. But the Apostle Paul was strong to the finish and he was the first one to say, ''I am what I am.''
After reminding the Corinthians of the gospel of the resurrection, Paul begins to make a personal testimony about how the grace of the risen Jesus had changed his life.
Today we are speaking about grace. God's grace has been described by the acrostic, ''God's Riches at Christ's Expense.'' It's been called, ''Unmerited favor.''
The word ''grace'' appears 159x in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. It first appears in Genesis 6. ''But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.''
I heard about a man who went to the barber shop and a lady was in there giving shaves for $10 each. These were old-fashioned shaves with a straight-razor. The man got a shave then noticed he didn't need to shave for three weeks. He went back to the barber shop 3 weeks later and said, ''Ma'am, I thought the price was high but I must admit that's the closest shave I've ever had. It's been 3 weeks and I still don't need to shave.''
She said, ''That's easy to explain. You see, my name is 'Grace' and when you've been shaved by Grace, once-shaved, ...
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