Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Thankful? Introductions: Who do you think you are? (v. 1-3) The shape of gospel thankfulness: (v. 4-9) Remembering what God has done Recognizing what God is doing Recalling what God will do Resting in who God is ‘I always thank my God for you’
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Church is…? The church in Corinth: The act of the risen Lord (ch 1:1) Preparing the soil (v. 1-4) Planting the seed (v. 5-8) Protecting the seedling (v. 9-17) The church of God in Corinth (1 Cor. 1:2)
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Longing for the End? The Not-Yet End: Definite and Very Near The Not-Yet End: A Revelation The Not-Yet End: A Purification The Not-Yet End: A Consummation Longing for the Beginning
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline 1. What if Jesus did NOT rise from the dead? Implication 1: Christians have been sold (and are selling!) a lie 1 Cor 15:14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Did Jesus actually exist? Josephus (Jewish Pharisee), c. AD90, Antiquities “ … a man named James, the brother of Jesus who was called the Christ” Tacitus (Roman Historian), c. AD110, Annals of Imperial Rome “ … Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline. But wait, there’s more…Hope for you: Jesus our first-fruits (v. 20-23) Trees and seeds (v. 35-57) Hope for the cosmos: God all in all (v. 24-28) Death has been swallowed up in victory!
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