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*Risen... Believe It Or Not!*      Matthew 28:1-20 \\ \\ Why is Easter important?
\\ \\ Because it’s the day that God conquered death and offered life to humankind.
\\ \\ But what does Easter mean to me today, and what does it mean to you today?
Well, those are the questions I want to spend the next little while answering, and then I’m going to give you an opportunity to do something about it.
I’m going to ask you two questions: Do you believe, and do you receive?
Do you believe in Jesus, the Son of God who conquered death and rose from the grave?
And do you receive what He is offering to you today?
\\ \\ Before we get to that, though, let me give you the four “I Cans” of Easter.
\\ \\ The first one is this: \\ \\ 1.
I can have confidence in Jesus.
\\ \\ Because if the resurrection is true, it proves one thing: Jesus was who he said he was.
\\ \\ Who did Jesus claim to be?
He claimed to be God.
And if the resurrection is true it proves it.
That’s a big “if”, though.
How do I know that the resurrection is true?
What proof is there?
That’s a big question and it’s a good question.
I don’t know all the answers and if I did we certainly wouldn’t have time to cover them all this morning.
But let me give you just 5 of the proofs that Jesus rose from the dead.
\\ \\ \\ Proofs Jesus Rose From The Dead: \\ \\ A. The change in the disciples.
\\ \\ John Stott is a best-selling author, a professor, and one of the leading theologians in the world today.
And he says; \\ \\ “Perhaps the transformation of the disciples is the greatest evidence of all for the resurrection… When Jesus died, they were heartbroken, confused and frightened.
But within less than two months they came out of hiding, full of joy, confidence and courage.
What can account for this dramatic transformation?
Only the resurrection, together with Pentecost which followed soon afterwards.”
\\ \\ And this bizarre group of mostly uneducated men went on to change the world.
\\ \\ \\ \\ B. Eyewitness accounts.
\\ \\ Do you know that there are eleven times recorded in the Bible that Jesus appeared to people after his death.
He appeared to individuals, to the disciples, and one time appeared to a group of over 500 people.
When the Biblical accounts were being written most of these people were still alive and could have denied that it ever happened.
But they didn’t.
Some people today claim that these were all hallucinations.
And I could understand that if Jesus only appeared to individuals.
It could have simply been wish fulfillment.
But he didn’t just appear to individuals.
He appeared to groups of people, too.
And hallucinations are not group events, at least not outside of the 1960’s.
And the truth is that having 500 different people experience the same hallucination at the same time would be a greater miracle than the resurrection itself!
\\ \\ \\ C. Modern-day accounts.
\\ \\ We’ve already talked about the change that happened in the lives of the disciples.
But do you realize that Jesus is still changing lives today?
Many of us here know that to be true by personal experience.
We have a relationship with Him today.
Our lives have been transformed.
And that power To change is only a reality because Jesus rose from the dead and is alive today.
\\ \\ \\ D. The Roman and Jewish leaders couldn’t disprove it.
\\ \\ They tried to, they desperately wanted to, but they couldn’t.
They couldn’t produce the body, they couldn’t show that the body was stolen, they couldn’t say that he was in a different grave, they couldn’t explain why the highly-trained guards failed, and they couldn’t explain away the appearances.
They had all the motivation and power in the world to squash this new religion, but they simply weren’t able to do it because they couldn’t disprove it.
\\ \\ \\ E. The disciples were willing to die for their beliefs.
\\ \\ Do you realize the disciples had nothing to gain?
They would be beaten, imprisoned, persecuted, and killed for their beliefs.
Now, I am aware that there have been plenty of people throughout history who have died for their faith, whether what they believed was true or not.
We’ve seen this in recent days with terrorists and suicide bombers.
This is true: \\ \\ People will die for their faith if they believe it’s true.
\\ \\ But this is equally true: \\ \\ People will not die for their faith if they know it’s false.
\\ \\ Nobody knowingly dies for a lie.
\\ \\ John Singleton Copley, one of the greatest legal minds in history, three times the High chancellor of England, declared: \\ \\ “I know what evidence is, and evidence like that for the resurrection has never broken down yet.”
\\ ~~ John Singleton Copley \\ \\ Lee Stobel has a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale and was an award-winning journalist for thirteen years at the Chicago Tribune.
And when it came to Jesus he was a skeptic and an atheist.
This is how he described his position: \\ \\ “I had read just enough philosophy and history to find support for my scepticism—a fact here, a scientific theory there, a pithy quote, a clever argument.
Sure, I could see some gaps and inconsistencies, but I had a strong motivation to ignore them: a self-serving and immoral lifestyle that I would be compelled to abandon if I were ever to change my views and become a follower of Jesus.”
\\ ~~ Lee Strobel, The Case For Christ p. 12 \\ \\ But when he was forced to re-evaluate the evidence for Jesus, he had to conclude that the resurrection did occur, that Jesus was who he said he was.
And in fact he’s put out an excellent book that you might want to get a hold of.
It’s called “The Case For Christ.”
Just a great book examining the evidence.
\\ \\ Easter means that I can have confidence in Jesus, because he is who He says He is.
The proof is there: He is risen!
But you must decide: Do you believe it or not?
\\ \\ \\ 2. I can have new life.
\\ \\ What kind of life?
\\ \\ A Life Of… \\ \\ Purpose \\ \\ Christ gives meaning to your life, and when he appears, you will also appear with him in glory.
\\ ~~ Colossians 3:4 (CEV) \\ \\ \\ Passion \\ \\ Passion can be defined as an “intense emotion compelling action.
A strong devotion to some object, activity, or concept.”
It’s the longing of your heart.
It’s your vision, your dream.
It’s your calling.
And it’s given to you by God.
The apostle Paul wrote: \\ \\ Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.
\\ ~~ Ephesians 4:1 (NLT) \\ \\ \\ Possibility \\ \\ Nothing will be impossible for you if you’re living the new life Jesus offers.
\\ \\ For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need.
\\ ~~ Philippians 4:13 (NLT) \\ \\ \\ Purity \\ \\ He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing what is right.
\\ ~~ Titus 2:14 (NLT) \\ \\ \\ \\ Permanence \\ \\ D. L. Moody lived during the 1800’s and was one of the most influential men of his time.
And as he was approaching his death this is what he said: \\ \\ “Some day you will read in the papers that D. L. Moody of East Northfield is dead.
Don’t you believe a word of it.
At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now… I was born of the flesh in 1837.
I was born of the Spirit in 1856.
That which is born of the flesh may die.
That which is born of the Spirit will live forever.”
\\ ~~ D. L. Moody \\ \\ D.L. Moody supposedly died one hundred and three years, four months, and 28 days ago (Dec.
22, 1899)… at least, that’s what the death certificate says.
But in truth he is alive and well today and will spend eternity in the presence of God because Jesus gave him a new life of permanence.
\\ \\ God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die.
\\ ~~ John 3:16 (CEV) \\ \\ The life is there.
It’s on the table.
But you must decide: will you receive it, or not?
\\ \\ 3. I can be forgiven.
\\ \\ One day Jesus was teaching a crowd of people when a group of men brought a crippled friend to Jesus to be healed.
Jesus looked at the man and told him, “My friend, your sins are forgiven.”
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