Why is the Resurrection Important to Us?
Message by Pastor Steve Forsyth

1 Corinthians 15:12-20 (NLT)

But tell me this—since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the dead? For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. And we apostles would all be lying about God—for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can’t be true if there is no resurrection of the dead. And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost! And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world. But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.
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We can understand acts of kindness performed by Jesus Christ, but supernatural acts like the Resurrection require us to believe what we do not fully understand -- it requires us to take a step of faith. These steps of faith are accompanied by moments when we are able to enter into a spiritual world that helps us discover and connect with God. Our prayer today is that everyone enters into a personal connection with God through faith in Christ Jesus.