1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Called to Hope
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Theological Proposition/Focus: Resurrection is real.
Homiletical Proposition/Application: Make sure that your life here and now reflect the reality of our future resurrection.
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Preview: Today we are going to see that without the resurrection we have no future, but the resurrection is real and marks the beginning of the culmination of God's plan therefore, life here and now should be lived in light of the resurrection.
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12-34 read following each main point
Setting the Stage:
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Without the resurrection we have no future (12-19).
The Gospel of Christ demands resurrection (12-13).
Our faith depends on resurrection (14-15).
Hop is based on resurrection (16-19).
Image: The Chinese phrase "I have no future."
MTR: Evaluate your life, are you living as if there is a future resurrection?
How?
How do you invest your time, resources, money?
But the resurrection is real and marks the beginning of the culmination of God's plan (20-28).
Resurrection begins with Jesus (20).
Death started through Adam but ends through Christ (21-22).
The resurrection enables participation in God's culminating plan (23-28).
Image: Kids missing out.
One of the hardest things for most kids is to feel like they are going to miss out on the culmination of an event.
MTR: Take some time to remind yourself that this is all real.
Therefore, life here and now should be lived in light of the resurrection (29-34).
Even our misunderstandings often reveal that we accept the reality of resurrection (29)
Because of the resurrection we can live boldly for Christ (30-32).
Resurrection life is life lived with the earnest hope, expectation, of an eternal future (33-34).
Image: Lessons learned from the reset and save button on Zelda
I love playing Zelda, especially because I can save my work. I can take risks with my character knowing that the consequences are minor. We should never be dumb, but living in life of the resurrection means we can take some risk for our Savior.
