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Reason For Our Hope
Mark 15:25-37
Mark 16.1-7
Introduction:
No morning of the year brings the feeling of hope and encouragement to the heart like Resurrection morning.
And, none would question that we need hope in the midst of the challenges of life!
Quote – Psychologist John Clever, “The main emotion of the adult American who had all the advantages of wealth, education, and culture is disappointment.”
Yet when Jesus arose from the grave, “He planted the only durable rumor of hope amid the widespread despair of a hopeless world.”
The resurrection is God’s “Amen!” to Christ’s statement, “It is finished.”
—S.
Lewis Johnson
Now, I am aware that many question the validity of the resurrection.
I.
The Power of the Cross
Note – When we consider the scene of the Cross, we may not at first see the display of God’s power.
Note – Jesus was not powerless.
He laid Himself down voluntarily.
A. The Power of Redemption
Definition of redemption – “To recover from captivity by ransom.”
1.
All men are in captivity to sin.
Ill – After thousands of years, western civilization has advanced to where we bolt our doors and windows at night while jungle natives sleep in open huts.
2. Only Christ can redeem us.
Note – The shedding of the blood gives the remission of sin.
5. Forgiveness; pardon; that is, the giving up of the punishment due to a crime; as the remission of sins.
Matt.
26.
Heb. 9.
B. The Power of Forgiveness
1.
All men are under the penalty of sin.
2. Only Christ can forgive us.
a.
His heart of forgiveness before the Cross.
Note – “Wounded” – means “to pierce through.”
b.
His heart of forgiveness from the Cross.
c.
His heart of forgiveness
Note-forgiveness begins in the heart.
Forgiveness is not given because the object is worth it, forgiveness is given because as Christian’s we value being right with God more than we value holding a grudge!
A Sunday school teacher had just concluded her lesson and wanted to make sure she had made her point.
She said, “Can anyone tell me what you must do before you can obtain forgiveness of sin?”
There was a short pause and then, from the back of the room, a small boy spoke up.
“Sin,” he said.
C. The power of victorious living
Note – As Christians we must constantly remember that our victory was made available on the Cross.
There is Power at the Cross Of Jesus Christ!!!
II.
The Proof of the Resurrection
Mark 16:1-7
Note – He showed Himself alive by many infallible proofs – over 15 post resurrection appearances.
A. The Resurrection Proves the Deity of Christ-Jesus Christ is God!!
Note – Had He not kept this promise then He would have invalidated all the other promises.
After Mary Magdalene left the tomb (John 20:17–18) there is no evidence that any believer ever returned to it.
Furthermore, there is no Gospel evidence that any of the enemies of Jesus ever visited the tomb.
His enemies did not go because they were afraid it was empty.
Jesus’ friends did not return to the tomb because they knew it was empty!
Ill – Sometimes we do not seem to understand the doctrinal distinctiveness of the Christian faith.
We are saved by a Risen Saviour!!!
We are serving a Risen Saviour!!!
Jesus Christ is God in the Flesh!!!!
B. The Resurrection Proves the Word of God
Note – The Word of God has prophesied the resurrected Christ.
The Power of the Cross
To redeem, to forgive, to provide victory in this life!
The Proof of the Resurrection
Proves the Deity of Christ
Proves the Word of God to be absolutely true
III.
The Promises of the Saviour
Jesus Christ kept all of the promises by His birth, His life, His death, and His Resurrection.
Since He has kept all of those promises then we can rely on Him keeping His other promises!!
A. The Promise of His Second Coming
Both the Old and New Testaments are filled with promises of the Second Coming of Christ.
There are 1,845 references to it in the Old Testament, and a total of seventeen Old Testament books give it prominence.
Of the 260 chapters in the entire New Testament, there are 318 references to the Second Coming, or one out of 30 verses.
Twenty-three of the 27 New Testament books refer to this great event.
The four missing books include three which are single-chapter letters written to individual persons on a particular subject, and the fourth is Galatians which does imply Christ’s coming again.
For every prophecy on the First Coming of Christ, there are 8 on Christ’s Second Coming.
Be Ready
The Lord wants us to live all the time as if today would be our last.
I believe it was John Wesley who was asked at one time, “What would you do if you knew that tonight you would die?”
That great preacher of years gone by said, “I would do exactly what I have scheduled to do.” Could you say that?
B. The Promise of Eternal Life
C. The Promise of a Second Chance – verse 7
Ill – Some today need to come to Christ as Saviour.
Others need to return to Him as your Lord.
Note – Peter would often turn to the way of self-promotion and preservation.
Ill – Little boy and his sister were riding a rocking horse, and the brother said, “If one of us would get off this rocking horse there would be more room for me.”
Note – Peter had denied Christ.
Now Christ is seeking Peter out to offer forgiveness!!
Conclusion:
Have you experienced the power of the Cross and the empty tomb?
You can know the joy of sins forgiven and a home in Heaven if you trust Christ today.
You can know the joy of renewed fellowship if you return to Christ today.
It would be better to have never been born, than to die without Christ.!
I am saved by a Risen Saviour!
Am I living and serving as if He were still dead?
IS THERE EVIDENCE IN MY LIFE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS ALIVE?
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