The Planting Graphical sermon notes by, Rev. Ed Whitman Sunday, May 10, 2015 Evangelical Congregational Church in Dunstable Massachusetts © Copyright 2015 by the author, Rev. Ed Whitman, with permission to freely redistribute.

I Corinthians 15: But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else.

I Corinthians 15: But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body. Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another

I Corinthians 15: There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

I Corinthians 15: So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.

I Corinthians 15: If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the Last Adam, a life-giving spirit. The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. The first man was of the dust of the earth; the Second Man is of heaven.

I Corinthians 15: As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the Heavenly Man, so also are those who are of heaven. And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the Heavenly Man.

“It is sown a natural body, It is raised a spiritual body.” I Corinthians 15: 44

Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. Psalm 90: 10 So here I am today, eighty-five years old! I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. Joshua 14: Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone. Deuteronomy 34: 7

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Bodies that were sown/planted: 42 sown perishable

Bodies that were sown/planted: 42 sown perishable 43a sown in dishonor

Bodies that were sown/planted: 42 sown perishable 43a sown in dishonor 43b sown in weakness

Bodies that were sown/planted: 42 sown perishable 43a sown in dishonor 43b sown in weakness 44 sown as natural

Bodies that were sown/planted: 42 sown perishable…raised imperishable

Bodies that were sown/planted: 42 sown perishable 43a sown in dishonor …raised imperishable …raised in glory

Bodies that were sown/planted: 42 sown perishable 43a sown in dishonor 43b sown in weakness …raised imperishable …raised in glory …raised in power

Bodies that were sown/planted: 42 sown perishable 43a sown in dishonor 43b sown in weakness 44 sown as natural …raised imperishable …raised in glory …raised in power …raised a spiritual body

The Spiritual Body Not destined to be ghosts

The Spiritual Body Not destined to be ghosts Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” Luke 24:39-42

The Spiritual Body Not destined to be ghosts Perfect “tool” for your spirit

The Spiritual Body Not destined to be ghosts Perfect “tool” for your spirit

The Spiritual Body On the day when the dead in Christ will rise. human beings will be perfect… living within perfect human bodies

References to Jesus in I Cor The first man Adam became a living being; the Last Adam (Jesus), a life- giving spirit. 47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the Second Man (Jesus) is of heaven. 48 As is the Heavenly Man (Jesus), so also are those who are of heaven. 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man (Adam), so shall we bear the image of the Heavenly Man (Jesus).

Thomas said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” Then Jesus said to him, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed… John 20: 25-29

I Corinthians 15: 4-5 He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and He appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, He appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

The Human Body of Jesus Sown/planted: as perishable …raised Imperishable!

The Human Body of Jesus Sown/planted: as perishable as dishonored …raised Imperishable! …raised in Glory!

The Human Body of Jesus Sown/planted: as perishable as dishonored in weakness …raised Imperishable! …raised in Glory! …raised in Power!

The Human Body of Jesus Sown/planted: as perishable as dishonored in weakness as natural/physical …raised Imperishable! …raised in Glory! …raised in Power! …raised as a Spiritual Body!

Glorious Destiny of Believers! One day you and I are going to have bodies like the body of Jesus!

 Because I live, you also will live. John 14: 19  Whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3: 16b  So shall we bear the likeness of the Man from heaven. I Corinthians 15: 49

In Jesus is LIFE! I am the way and the truth and the life. John 14: 6 I have come that my own sheep may have life, and have it to the full. John 10: 10

“It is sown a natural body, It is raised a spiritual body.” I Corinthians 15: 44

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