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Why We Can Believe In The Resurrection
Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004 (message contributor)
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1. Ta-Da!
Contributed on Aug 31, 2004
Part 1 in series on Resurrection - why it matters so much. This begins an apologetics series on why we can actually believe in the Resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:3-8 – TA-DA! A Sunday School teacher had just finished telling her third graders about how Jesus was crucified and placed in a tomb with a great stone sealing the opening. Then, wanting to share the excitement of the resurrection, she asked: "And what do you think were ...read more
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2. The Fatal Torment
Contributed on Aug 31, 2004
Part 2 in series on the Resurrection - Christ’s pain and death. Based on Hank Hanegraaf’s FEAT acronym.
Isaiah 53:1-12 – The Fatal Torment In April 1996, the entertainment world suffered a loss. Larry LaPrise, the Detroit native who wrote the song "The Hokey Pokey", died at age 83. That’s right, somebody actually wrote the song. He led a full, quiet and happy life, and he died peacefully in ...read more
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3. The Empty Tomb
Contributed on Aug 31, 2004
Part 3 in series on Resurrection - what happened that morning chronologically, and what it all means to us.
Mark 16:1-8 – The Empty Tomb Milton Berle once told a story about hope. Four widows are playing cards in the retirement home they lived in. A good-looking older fellow walks in, bags under each arm. "What’s a good-looking man like you doing here?" one asks. "I’m moving in," he says. ...read more
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4. Appearances
Contributed on Aug 31, 2004
Part 4 in resurrection series - to whom did Jesus appear after He rose, and the overwhelming proof contained therein.
Acts 1:1-3 – Appearances In 1963 the body of 14-yr-old Addie Mae Collins, one of 4 black girls tragically murdered in a church bombing by white racists, was buried in Birmingham, AL. For years family members kept returning to the grave to pray and leave flowers. In 1998 they made the ...read more
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5. Transformed!
Contributed on Aug 31, 2004
Part 5 in resurrection series - Changed lives are proof of the Resurrection. Based on Hank Hanegraaf’s acronym FEAT.
Romans 6:1-4 – Transformed! James Calvert was a zealous 1800’s missionary to cannibals on the Fiji Islands. His faithful work bore fruit in the lives of those accustomed to taking the life of others. Years later and English earl visited the Fiji Islands and was critical of a chief’s ...read more