SERIES: GETTING THINGS STRAIGHT (24 OF 28)

NOTE: This sermon is part 47 and 48 of a 56 part sermon series. Two sermons outlines are included in this download.

PREVIEWS:

Part 47: The Grace of God
Series: Getting Things Straight
Stuart Briscoe
1 Corinthians 15:8-11

The grace of God was so dominant in Paul's thinking that he began and ended every Epistle by referring to it. Much of the effectiveness of his life and ministry is directly attributable to his understanding of the working of god's grace in his life.

I. The Grace of God-a Divine Attitude. vv. 8-10a

A. The problem of Divine/human relations.
1. The moral failure of humanity.

2. The absolute justice of God.

3. The spiritual impotence of mankind.

4. The total independence of God.

B. The power of Divine intervention.
1. Called by grace. Galatians 1:15

2. Justified by grace. Romans 3:21ff

3. Enriched by grace. Ephesians 1:7
Note: "by the grace of God I am what I am."

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Part 48: The Resurrection of Christ
Series: Getting Things Straight
Stuart Briscoe
1 Corinthians 15:12-19

A segment of the Corinthian church was denying the possibility of dead men rising from the dead. But the Christian Gospel insists that Christ rose from the dead. The contradiction had to be resolved in Corinth, for, as Paul shows, if Christ is not risen, Christianity is nonsense.

I. The Proclamation of the Christian Gospel.

"Christ was raised from the dead…" v. 12
A. Historical evidence.
1. An empty tomb.

2. Numerous appearances.

3. Transformed lives.

B. Theological explanation.
1. Christ rose bodily from the grave.

2. God did it.
a. To fulfill His divine purposes.

b. To demonstrate His divine power.

c. To authenticate His divine promises.