Corinth: Explosion of Life

This past weekend at Eastbrook Church, I continued our series “Light for the City” by exploring the theme of resurrection found in 1 Corinthians 15.

I found this to be one of the most interesting messages that I have prepared for recently largely because it is not something we talk about often in the church, other than at Easter or in funerals. But for the Apostle Paul, resurrection is central to the gospel and, in fact, makes our faith hold together.

Here are two questions that I sought to answer in my message:

1. Why is it that the Apostle Paul’s hope is not in heaven but in the resurrection?
2. Why is resurrection so important for us today?

I structure the message around six main movements:

1. We must remember the resurrection (1 Cor 15:1-11)
2. We need to hold onto the resurrection (1 Cor 15:12-19)
3. We should hope in the resurrection (1 Cor 15:20-28)
4. We need to understand the resurrection (1 Cor 15:35-49)
5. We must live in light of the resurrection (1 Cor 15:29-34, 58; 6:19-20)
6. We should celebrate the resurrection (1 Cor 15:50-57)

You can listen to my message and access the bulletin outline for it at the Eastbrook web-site here. You could subscribe to the Eastbrook podcast here.