Bible Readings:
Luke 24:1–53
Sermon Outline:
Romans 4:22–25 (NKJV)
22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
23 Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him,
24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,
25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.
Romans 5:1 (NKJV)
1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
I The death of the Son of God
Romans 4:25 (NKJV)
25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.
II The resurrection of Jesus Christ
The resurrection of Christ, as the evidence of the sacrifice of his death being accepted, and of the validity of all his claims, is a much more decisive proof of the security of all who trust in him than his death could be.
Charles Hodge
The Easter story ends not with a funeral but with a festival.
John Blanchard
The resurrection of Jesus demands not our applause but our allegiance, not our compliments but our capitulation.
John Blanchard