Hebrews 5:12-6:3 -First principles, including the resurrection and judgment
I Corinthians 15:1-2
The same gospel was taught by Paul both in word and in writing
If we hold fast to the gospel, we are saved by it
It is possible to believe in vain
I Corinthians 15:3-8
Evidence provided of Christ’s resurrection
Acts 1:1-3 -Infallible proofs of Christ’s resurrection
Other evidence provided that God can raise the dead:
The starving widow’s son, through Elijah -I Kings 17
The Shunammite’s (replenishing oil) Son, through Elisha -II Kings 4
A dead man, through Elisha’s body -II Kings 13
The widow of Nain’s son, by Jesus -Luke 7
The ruler’s daughter, by Jesus -Matthew 9
Lazarus, by Jesus -John 11
Many saints, at crucifixion -Matthew 27
Dorcas, through Peter -Acts 9
Eutychus, through Paul -Acts 20
I Corinthians 15:9-11
Unity of teaching among the apostles
I Corinthians 15:12-19
Christ’s resurrection is of first importance in Christianity
Belief in the resurrection is necessary
I Corinthians 15:20-28
We are currently under Christ’s reign - the kingdom is now
Acts 1:4-8 -Disciples ask if Christ is to restore the kingdom
Acts 2:1-4 -The kingdom comes with power
Christ, by the resurrection, brings the end of death as brought by Adam
Genesis 3:15 -Seed of woman will crush the serpent’s head
I Corinthians 15:29-32
Without the resurrection, there is no point to following Christ
I Corinthians 15:33-34
Evil company corrupts the faith and actions of the good
I Corinthians 15:35-49
We will rise and be changed from physical and earthly to spiritual and heavenly
The kingdom is not a physical earthly kingdom, but a heavenly, spiritual, and eternal kingdom
I Corinthians 15:50-57
All the dead shall rise at the same time
Acts 24:14-15 -Resurrection of the just and the unjust
John 5:28-29 - One resurrection
Physical death will be defeated
Hebrews 9:27 -It is appointed to man once to die, then judgment
Revelation 21:6-8 -The second death
I Corinthians 15:58
Because of all this, we must life for Christ, in faithful obedience
There is purpose to laboring for God, it is not in vain (vv. 1-2)
I Peter 1:1-3 -A living hope through Christ’s resurrection
Romans 6:3-9 -United through baptism to His death, burial, and resurrection
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
He Is Risen - 2/8/09am
Matthew 26:47-56 -Jesus is betrayed and arrested
Although Jesus knew Judas would betray Him, remember that the other disciples did not. It’s easy to know the anger and dismay this would cause the apostles
Matthew 26:57-66 -Jesus is brought before the Sanhedrin
If you are Peter, having followed Christ, you see the Lord being obviously falsely accused, mocked, and smitten. You see Him obviously unjustly condemned by the council of those who are supposed to be judging according to the Law.
Matthew 26:67-68 -Jesus is mocked and struck
Matthew 26:69-75 -Jesus is again betrayed by one close to Him
With all of this, it is easy to understand why Peter would deny the Lord. And yet, we see his remorse after doing so. Truly, at this point, it must seem to Peter that everyone had lost faith.
Matthew 27:11-26 -Jesus is brought before Pilate
And now we see Christ before Pilate, the hand of Rome in Judea. Pilate, who had no great regard for Jews, finds the man obviously innocent. Nonetheless, in order to sate the crowd, he hands him over and frees Barabbas. In a sense, taking the man’s place.
Matthew 27:27-31 -Jesus is again mocked and beaten
And now Christ is mocked and beaten again, this time by gentiles. It is as though the entire world, Jews, gentiles, and His disciples, have turned against Him.
Matthew 27:32-44 -Jesus is crucified and mocked
Matthew 27:45-56 -Jesus dies
Jesus, the Son of God, God the Son, gave up the spirit. How dark an hour this must have been for His disciples.
We often complain about how bad things are now, in the year 2009. Yet consider that moment in time. It seemed as though the entire world had rejected Christ, Satan had won, and God had been shown powerless and unable to bring about His will.
Matthew 27:57-61 -Jesus is buried
Matthew 28:1-10 -Jesus is risen
And yet, at this darkest hour of history, God overcomes! Jesus is risen from the dead. And those who follow Him have the victory because of this.
No matter ho bad things may seem to be, whether in politics, the economy, world affairs, or whatever else may trouble us, we have the victory, if we are baptized into the Lord’s death, and rise a new creature. If we do not deny and betray Him, if we follow Him, then salvation awaits us. Have you obeyed the gospel?
Although Jesus knew Judas would betray Him, remember that the other disciples did not. It’s easy to know the anger and dismay this would cause the apostles
Matthew 26:57-66 -Jesus is brought before the Sanhedrin
If you are Peter, having followed Christ, you see the Lord being obviously falsely accused, mocked, and smitten. You see Him obviously unjustly condemned by the council of those who are supposed to be judging according to the Law.
Matthew 26:67-68 -Jesus is mocked and struck
Matthew 26:69-75 -Jesus is again betrayed by one close to Him
With all of this, it is easy to understand why Peter would deny the Lord. And yet, we see his remorse after doing so. Truly, at this point, it must seem to Peter that everyone had lost faith.
Matthew 27:11-26 -Jesus is brought before Pilate
And now we see Christ before Pilate, the hand of Rome in Judea. Pilate, who had no great regard for Jews, finds the man obviously innocent. Nonetheless, in order to sate the crowd, he hands him over and frees Barabbas. In a sense, taking the man’s place.
Matthew 27:27-31 -Jesus is again mocked and beaten
And now Christ is mocked and beaten again, this time by gentiles. It is as though the entire world, Jews, gentiles, and His disciples, have turned against Him.
Matthew 27:32-44 -Jesus is crucified and mocked
Matthew 27:45-56 -Jesus dies
Jesus, the Son of God, God the Son, gave up the spirit. How dark an hour this must have been for His disciples.
We often complain about how bad things are now, in the year 2009. Yet consider that moment in time. It seemed as though the entire world had rejected Christ, Satan had won, and God had been shown powerless and unable to bring about His will.
Matthew 27:57-61 -Jesus is buried
Matthew 28:1-10 -Jesus is risen
And yet, at this darkest hour of history, God overcomes! Jesus is risen from the dead. And those who follow Him have the victory because of this.
No matter ho bad things may seem to be, whether in politics, the economy, world affairs, or whatever else may trouble us, we have the victory, if we are baptized into the Lord’s death, and rise a new creature. If we do not deny and betray Him, if we follow Him, then salvation awaits us. Have you obeyed the gospel?
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Our Passover Lamb - 04/06/08am
Our Passover Lamb
A portion of why we have the Old Testament still with us and for us is that it provides foreshadowing. We can look at the Old Testament and see a glimmer of what was to come with the New Covenant And of course, we look back to the Old Testament to help us understand the New Testament. Many of the concepts found in the New are found in the Old: often with the new covenant focusing on the spiritual side of the concept, and the old focusing on the physical.
Hebrews 8:5 -Tabernacle/temple a shadow of what’s in heaven
Hebrews 10:1 -The Old Law was shadow of what was to come
Colossians 2:16-17 -OT holidays were a shadow of the reality of Christ
I would like to take some time today to examine one of the celebrations in the Old Covenant that found it’s reality and fulfillment in Christ.
Exodus 11:1-10 -God promises the plague on the firstborn
-God makes a clear separation between those who do and do not follow Him
Exodus 12:1-30 -The Passover is instituted
-The Israelites must obey to be passed over
-If you were the firstborn, would you have put just a little blood on the doorframe, or lots? Would they have been eager to obey, or hesitant?
-The Israelites were saved by the blood of a sacrificed, and eaten, lamb
-The lamb was to be an unblemished 1 year old males (taking the place of firstborn males)
-The bones of the lamb were not to be broken (Exodus 12:46)
-God kept His promise, and destroyed the firstborn of Egypt
John 19:16-37 -The crucifixion of Christ
-If you remember, the time for this was the feast of unleavened bread, as described in Exodus.
-Christ was or sacrifice for us, and the fulfillment of the Passover.
He was an unblemished lamb (I Peter 1:18-21)
His bones were not broken (John 19:36)
Through His blood we are passed over for death
(Romans 5:9, I John 1:7)
The result is freedom from bondage (John 8:31-38, Rev 1:5)
We must partake of the Passover lamb, as the Israelites were to partake of the Passover lamb (John 6:51-58)
Christ is the fulfillment of the Passover. He was the ultimate sacrifice. As our Passover Lamb, He took our place in death. For the sins we are guilty of, He offered Himself, so that we could be passed over in the final day, and not suffer the second death. Through His sacrifice, we have opportunity to have life everlasting.
-Much as the Passover and feast of unleavened bread were to be remembered, so it is with Christ’s sacrifice for us (Mark 14:12-26)
Just as they were to remember, we are to remember (Acts 20:7)
Anytime we sin, we make the sacrifice of Christ, our Passover, of no account. We try to make it meaningless by those sins.
Hebrews 6:4-6 -Through sin, we crucify Christ again
So the question is, are we crucifying Christ again? Have we made His death of no account? Do we ignore His sacrifice for our sins?
A portion of why we have the Old Testament still with us and for us is that it provides foreshadowing. We can look at the Old Testament and see a glimmer of what was to come with the New Covenant And of course, we look back to the Old Testament to help us understand the New Testament. Many of the concepts found in the New are found in the Old: often with the new covenant focusing on the spiritual side of the concept, and the old focusing on the physical.
Hebrews 8:5 -Tabernacle/temple a shadow of what’s in heaven
Hebrews 10:1 -The Old Law was shadow of what was to come
Colossians 2:16-17 -OT holidays were a shadow of the reality of Christ
I would like to take some time today to examine one of the celebrations in the Old Covenant that found it’s reality and fulfillment in Christ.
Exodus 11:1-10 -God promises the plague on the firstborn
-God makes a clear separation between those who do and do not follow Him
Exodus 12:1-30 -The Passover is instituted
-The Israelites must obey to be passed over
-If you were the firstborn, would you have put just a little blood on the doorframe, or lots? Would they have been eager to obey, or hesitant?
-The Israelites were saved by the blood of a sacrificed, and eaten, lamb
-The lamb was to be an unblemished 1 year old males (taking the place of firstborn males)
-The bones of the lamb were not to be broken (Exodus 12:46)
-God kept His promise, and destroyed the firstborn of Egypt
John 19:16-37 -The crucifixion of Christ
-If you remember, the time for this was the feast of unleavened bread, as described in Exodus.
-Christ was or sacrifice for us, and the fulfillment of the Passover.
He was an unblemished lamb (I Peter 1:18-21)
His bones were not broken (John 19:36)
Through His blood we are passed over for death
(Romans 5:9, I John 1:7)
The result is freedom from bondage (John 8:31-38, Rev 1:5)
We must partake of the Passover lamb, as the Israelites were to partake of the Passover lamb (John 6:51-58)
Christ is the fulfillment of the Passover. He was the ultimate sacrifice. As our Passover Lamb, He took our place in death. For the sins we are guilty of, He offered Himself, so that we could be passed over in the final day, and not suffer the second death. Through His sacrifice, we have opportunity to have life everlasting.
-Much as the Passover and feast of unleavened bread were to be remembered, so it is with Christ’s sacrifice for us (Mark 14:12-26)
Just as they were to remember, we are to remember (Acts 20:7)
Anytime we sin, we make the sacrifice of Christ, our Passover, of no account. We try to make it meaningless by those sins.
Hebrews 6:4-6 -Through sin, we crucify Christ again
So the question is, are we crucifying Christ again? Have we made His death of no account? Do we ignore His sacrifice for our sins?
Sunday, March 30, 2008
The Resurrection - 3/30/08pm
/There are, to the best of my knowledge, ten accounts of people being brought back to life in the Bible. It is one of the most obvious displays of God’s power, and bears looking at.
The Widow’s Son - I Kings 17:17-24
-God working through a human agent (note the physical contact and prayer)
-God’s power is what raised the son
-Glory is given to God for the miracle
The Shunammite’s Son - II Kings 4:8-37
-God granted the woman a son for her service to God’s prophet
-Once again, God works through a human agent (physical contact and prayer)
-Notice, the woman recognizes the power of God throughout the story
A Dead Man - II Kings 13:20-21
-This is an obvious display of God’s power, and of His favor towards Elisha
-Once again, there is physical contact
-The glory could only belong to God, as Elisha could not have done this, being dead
The Widow of Nain’s Son - Luke 7:11-17
-Christ (God) simply speaks, and the boy is raised
-The people recognize it is the power of God, and praise Him
-It is also a display of God’s mercy and love for man (v 13)
Lazarus - John 11:1-44
-Jesus hears that Lazarus is sick, and knows he will die. He allows this to happen for the greater glory of God (God’s will comes first, as He possesses infinite wisdom and knowledge).
-We have another example of Christ’s love (vv 35-36)
-Once again, Jesus simply speaks, and the dead rise up. Being God, He does what others have had to pray and request.
The Ruler’s Daughter - Matthew 9:18-26
-Once again, Jesus raises a dead person
-He does not even speak, just causes it to happen
-News spreads of the event
Saints -Matthew 27:50-53
-No human was involved: it was directly the action of God
-A great display of God’s power that must have made a difference, as they appeared to many
Dorcas - Acts 9:36-43
-Peter prays to the Lord, before telling her to get up (implication is that he invokes Christ’s name in this - v 34)
-The result is that people believe and the word is spread
-Even Peter, an apostle and recipient of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, had to ask the Lord for this miracle
Eutychus - Acts 20:7-12
-Once again, we see physical contact
-Although no prayer is mentioned, it seems unlikely that there was none, as it is there in the other accounts of resurrections
-The people were comforted in this - it is a sign of God’s power, and a sign of God’s mercy
Christ - Mark 15:33-41, 16:1-8
-Fulfilled prophecies made (Psalm 16:10, Psalm 49:15)
-Showed the power of God
-Was resurrected to display the power of God over death
And of course, it is Christ’s resurrection that has the most meaning to us today:
I Peter 1:3-6 -Living hope through the resurrection
I Corinthians 15:12-32 -The Resurrection: without it, teaching and faith is futile
I Peter 3:21-22 -Saved through the resurrection, baptism
-Parallel of baptism:
He died - the “old man” dies
Burial - submerged
Resurrected - arise anew
Romans 6:5 -United with Him in death and in resurrection
Philippians 3:10-11 -Know Christ & His resurrection so we can attain ours
Acts 24:14-15 -Resurrection of the righteous and the wicked
Revelation 21:6-8 -The second death. If we serve God, we can avoid this and be with Him for eternity, possessing life everlasting.
The Widow’s Son - I Kings 17:17-24
-God working through a human agent (note the physical contact and prayer)
-God’s power is what raised the son
-Glory is given to God for the miracle
The Shunammite’s Son - II Kings 4:8-37
-God granted the woman a son for her service to God’s prophet
-Once again, God works through a human agent (physical contact and prayer)
-Notice, the woman recognizes the power of God throughout the story
A Dead Man - II Kings 13:20-21
-This is an obvious display of God’s power, and of His favor towards Elisha
-Once again, there is physical contact
-The glory could only belong to God, as Elisha could not have done this, being dead
The Widow of Nain’s Son - Luke 7:11-17
-Christ (God) simply speaks, and the boy is raised
-The people recognize it is the power of God, and praise Him
-It is also a display of God’s mercy and love for man (v 13)
Lazarus - John 11:1-44
-Jesus hears that Lazarus is sick, and knows he will die. He allows this to happen for the greater glory of God (God’s will comes first, as He possesses infinite wisdom and knowledge).
-We have another example of Christ’s love (vv 35-36)
-Once again, Jesus simply speaks, and the dead rise up. Being God, He does what others have had to pray and request.
The Ruler’s Daughter - Matthew 9:18-26
-Once again, Jesus raises a dead person
-He does not even speak, just causes it to happen
-News spreads of the event
Saints -Matthew 27:50-53
-No human was involved: it was directly the action of God
-A great display of God’s power that must have made a difference, as they appeared to many
Dorcas - Acts 9:36-43
-Peter prays to the Lord, before telling her to get up (implication is that he invokes Christ’s name in this - v 34)
-The result is that people believe and the word is spread
-Even Peter, an apostle and recipient of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, had to ask the Lord for this miracle
Eutychus - Acts 20:7-12
-Once again, we see physical contact
-Although no prayer is mentioned, it seems unlikely that there was none, as it is there in the other accounts of resurrections
-The people were comforted in this - it is a sign of God’s power, and a sign of God’s mercy
Christ - Mark 15:33-41, 16:1-8
-Fulfilled prophecies made (Psalm 16:10, Psalm 49:15)
-Showed the power of God
-Was resurrected to display the power of God over death
And of course, it is Christ’s resurrection that has the most meaning to us today:
I Peter 1:3-6 -Living hope through the resurrection
I Corinthians 15:12-32 -The Resurrection: without it, teaching and faith is futile
I Peter 3:21-22 -Saved through the resurrection, baptism
-Parallel of baptism:
He died - the “old man” dies
Burial - submerged
Resurrected - arise anew
Romans 6:5 -United with Him in death and in resurrection
Philippians 3:10-11 -Know Christ & His resurrection so we can attain ours
Acts 24:14-15 -Resurrection of the righteous and the wicked
Revelation 21:6-8 -The second death. If we serve God, we can avoid this and be with Him for eternity, possessing life everlasting.
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