1 Corinthians 15:12-20

12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 

13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 

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 have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 

16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 

17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 

18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 

19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.

20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Message Notes

Our faith is not built on imagination.

It’s built on revelation.

It’s built on encounter.

It’s built on evidence.

If my life is dependent on the resurrection,

I have to live as if Jesus rose.

There are two ways to believe in something in vain:

When it’s not true.

Or when you don’t hold to it and it is true.

There is no third option.

We can stand on our faith because our foundation is alive.

What are we really living for?

You don’t get to not take a stand.

You’re already standing somewhere.

“What are you standing on?”