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I can have confidence in Jesus.
The resurrection proves one thing: Jesus was
who he said he was.
Who did Jesus claim to be?
He claimed to be God.
The resurrection proves it.
How do I know that the resurrection is true?
What proof is there?
That’s a big question and it’s a good question.
Let me give you just 5 of the proofs that Jesus rose from the dead.
Change in the disciples.
Theologian John Stott said this:
“Perhaps the transformation of the disciples is the greatest
evidence of all for the resurrection… When Jesus died, they were
heartbroken, confused and frightened.
But within less than two
months they came out of hiding, full of joy, confidence and
courage.
What can account for this dramatic transformation?
Only the resurrection, together with Pentecost which followed
soon afterwards.”
(Second part taken from “The Contemporary Christian” p. 80)
And this bizarre group of mostly uneducated men went on to
change the world.
Eyewitness accounts.
Do you know that there are eleven times recorded in the Bible
that Jesus appeared to people after his death.
He appeared to individuals, to the disciples, and one time appeared to a group of
over 500 people.
When the Biblical accounts were being written
most of these people were still alive and could have denied that it
ever happened.
But they didn’t.
Some people today claim that
these were all hallucinations.
And I could understand that if Jesus
only appeared to individuals.
It could have simply been wish
fulfillment.
But he didn’t just appear to individuals.
He appeared
to groups of people, too.
And the truth is that
having 500 different people experience the same hallucination at
the same time would be a greater miracle than the resurrection
itself!
Wouldn’t you agree?
Modern-day accounts.
We’ve already talked about the change that happened in the lives
of the disciples.
But do you realize that Jesus is still changing
lives today?
Many of us here know that to be true by personal
experience.
We have a relationship with Him today.
Our lives
have been transformed.
And that power to change is only a
reality because Jesus rose from the dead and is alive today.
The Roman and Jewish leaders couldn’t disprove it.
They tried to, they desperately wanted to, but they couldn’t.
They couldn’t produce the body,
They couldn’t show that the body was stolen
They couldn’t say that he was in a different grave
They couldn’t explain why the highly-trained guards failed
They couldn’t explain away the appearances
They had all the motivation and power in the world to squash this new religion,
but they simply weren’t able to do it because they couldn’t
disprove it.
The disciples were willing to die for their beliefs.
Do you realize the disciples had nothing to gain?
They would be
beaten, imprisoned, persecuted, and killed for their beliefs.
Now,
I am aware that there have been plenty of people throughout
history who have died for their faith, whether what they believed
was true or not.
We’ve seen this in recent days with terrorists
and suicide bombers.
People will die for their faith if they believe it’s true.
People will not die for their faith if they know it’s false.
Nobody knowingly dies for a lie.
Easter means that I can have confidence in Jesus, because he is
who He says He is.
The proof is there: He is risen!
But you must
decide: Do you believe it or not?
I can have new life.
What kind of life?
A Life Of…
Purpose
Passion
Passion can be defined as an “intense emotion compelling action.
A strong devotion to some object, activity, or concept.”
It’s the
longing of your heart.
It’s your vision, your dream.
It’s your
calling.
And it’s given to you by God.
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