"THE TOMB AND THE TABLE"
1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-4, 14-20
I. THE FOUNDATIONAL IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION
(1 COR 15:1-4, 14, 17, 19)
A. The Resurrection Is the Basis of Our Fellowship (15:1-4, 17)
1. We are sustained by the Gospel (v. 1)
2. We are saved by the Gospel (v. 2, 17)
3. We are secured by the Gospel (vv. 3-4)
B. The Resurrection Is the Basis for Our Faith (15:14)
1. Public (what we say)
2. Personal (what we do)
C. The Resurrection Is the Basis of Our Future (15:19)
1. Misguided hope
2. Miserable future
II. THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPACT OF THE RESURRECTION (1 COR 15:15-16, 18, 20)
A. The Resurrection Empowers Our Life (15:20)
1. A risen Christ can sustain us
2. A risen Christ can secure us
B. The Resurrection Emboldens Our Witness (15:15-16)
1. Because Christ is alive, our witness is focused
2. Because Christ is alive, our witness is fearless
C. The Resurrection Embodies Our Hope (15:18)
1. A meaningful, purposeful life today;
2. A meaningful, purposeful life to come
2. A beautiful, eternal reunion with those who have gone before
** May 23, 1498
** The great preacher and missionary of Florence, Italy: Savonarola
** Was about to be hanged and his body burned because of his faith
** "You may kill me if you will, but you can never, never take the Living Christ
from my heart!"
** Jesus is alive and He wants a place in your heart. Will you yield to His love and
salvation today?
