“The Audacity of Hope” – Part I
Easter Series
“God’s Stimulus Package” #5
Audacity means… bold, daring, confident, disregard conventional thought
Hope means… expectation
Audacity of Hope means… a bold expectation of our resurrection
Our hope is reliable (verses 1-11)
There were witnesses:
- Peter and the twelve
- 500 other people
- James, Jesus’ brother
- Paul
Our hope is reasonable (verses 12-34)
- Some were saying “No resurrection”
- If so, then Jesus wasn’t raised
- Our preaching and believing would be pointless
- We would be lying about God
- Christians who died wouldn’t live again
- Might as well “live it up”
Think for a moment!
What would our lives as Christians be like without Jesus’ resurrection? Pointless!
A Question:
“Why would God forgive our sins and reconcile us to Himself through Jesus’ death, and not give us a future with Him after we die?
Life Points:
- Jesus was raised, so we will be raised
- Since we will be raised, we have hope
- If we have hope, we can boldly live for Him
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