1. Why Resurrection Matters
Central Parkway Baptist Church
Why Resurrection Matters
1 Corinthians 15:1-8
HCSB

2. Why Resurrection Matters
Central Parkway Baptist Church
Why Resurrection Matters
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 HCSB
“1Now brothers, I want to clarify for you the gospel I proclaimed to you; you received it and have taken your stand on it. 2You are also saved by it, if you hold to the message I proclaimed to you — unless you believed for no purpose. 3For I passed on to you as most important what I also received:
that Christ died for our sins
according to the Scriptures,

3. Why Resurrection Matters
Central Parkway Baptist Church
Why Resurrection Matters
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 HCSB
“4that He was buried,
that He was raised on the third day
according to the Scriptures,
5and that He appeared to Cephas,
then to the Twelve.
6Then He appeared to over brothers at one time;
most of them are still alive,
but some have fallen asleep.

4. Why Resurrection Matters
Central Parkway Baptist Church
Why Resurrection Matters
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 HCSB
“7Then He appeared to James,
then to all the apostles.
8Last of all, as to one abnormally born,
He also appeared to me.”

5. Why Resurrection Matters
Central Parkway Baptist Church
Why Resurrection Matters
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 HCSB
The Resurrection clarifies the gospel
The reality of the gospel – vs. 3-4
The validity of the gospel – vs. 5-8
The power of the gospel – vs. 1-2

6. Why Resurrection Matters
Central Parkway Baptist Church
Why Resurrection Matters
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 HCSB
The Resurrection invites belief
The witness of the resurrection – proclamation, v. 1
The security of the resurrection – stand, salvation, vs. 1-2
The importance of the resurrection – scriptural, vs. 3-4
The testimonies of the resurrection – eyewitnesses, vs. 5-8

7. Why Resurrection Matters
Central Parkway Baptist Church
Why Resurrection Matters
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 HCSB
The Resurrection secures eternal life…
through Jesus Christ ONLY
for those who believe Jesus Christ as Savior
for those who stand on the gospel only

8. Why Resurrection Matters
Central Parkway Baptist Church
Why Resurrection Matters
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 HCSB
The Resurrection is the only hope for sinners
We are all sinners - Ro. 3:23
We have all earned spiritual, eternal death – Ro. 6:23
Jesus died to redeem sinners from our sin – Ro. 5:8
We each RSVP – Ro. 10:9-10, 13

9. Why Resurrection Matters
Central Parkway Baptist Church
Why Resurrection Matters
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 HCSB
The Resurrection is the only hope for sinners
We are all sinners - Ro. 3:23
We have all earned spiritual, eternal death – Ro. 6:23
Jesus died to redeem sinners from our sin – Ro. 5:8
We each RSVP – Ro. 10:9-10, 13
“The reason for disbelief is not the deficiency of the evidence, but the bias of the judge.” – Andrew MacLaren