This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our preaching series entitled “God’s Grace for an Imperfect Church: 1 Corinthians” by looking at the second half of chapter 15, verses 35-58. Pastor Ruth Carver preached this message entitled “Resurrection Matters, part 2,” which follows upon my message last weekend, “Resurrection Matters, part 1.”
You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend worship in-person or remotely via Eastbrook at Home.
“For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.” (1 Corinthians 52b-53)
How Could Our Bodies Possibly Be Resurrected? (1 Corinthians 15:35-44)
- God can manipulate matter.
- Learn from the analogy of seeds and plants.
Why Will Our Bodies Be Resurrected? (1 Corinthians 15:45-50)
- The first man (Adam) and the heavenly man (Jesus) both have far-reaching effects on humanity.
- Our natural bodies can’t survive in the new, heavenly environment.
When Will Our Bodies Be Resurrected? (1 Corinthians 15:51-56)
- Our bodies will be raised at Jesus’ 2nd coming.
- There are two possibilities of what happens to us between death and the 2nd Coming.
- In Christ, we will experience victory over death.
What Does This Radical Passage in 1 Corinthians 15 Mean for Us Today? (1 Corinthians 15:57-58)
- Your body is part of God’s plan.
- We’re on the right side of history with our faith.
- Everything we do for the Lord counts eternally.
Dig Deeper
This week dig deeper in one or more of the following ways:
- Watch “The Trumpet Shall Sound” from Handel’s Messiah
- Read William Lane Craig’s piece on what happens when we die in his Reasonable Faith website here
- Read Heaven by Randy Alcorn
- Memorize 1 Corinthians 15:58
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