1. New Beginnings 1 Corinthians 15:17-19

2. 1 Corinthians 15:17 (ESV) And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.

3. 1 Corinthians 15:18–19 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.

4. The beginning of faith starts with the question, “Who is Jesus?”

5. Matthew 16:13–18 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

6. Matthew 16:13–18 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

7. Matthew 16:13–18 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

8. Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

9. Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

10. Matthew 28:20 …teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

11. 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

12. What is Your Next Step?