Series: J3:16

Title: Jesus…Messiah?

Outline

1. The reality of the resurrection
   1. Evidence provided by Christ
   1. Evidence provided by the church
      1. F-Fact
         1. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 (NIV)
      2. E-Empty Tomb
      3. A-Appearances
      4. T-Transformation
2. The response to the resurrection
   1. You must be born again
   2. You were born condemned
   3. You must believe

Series: J3:16

Title: Jesus…Messiah?

Outline

1. The reality of the resurrection
   1. Evidence provided by Christ
   1. Evidence provided by the church
      1. F-Fact
         1. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 (NIV)
      2. E-Empty Tomb
      3. A-Appearances
      4. T-Transformation
2. The response to the resurrection
   1. You must be born again
   2. You were born condemned
   3. You must believe

Series: J3:16

Title: God?

Outline

1. The evidence for Gods’ existence
   1. The evidence around you
      1. The Cosmological Argument
         1. The universe had a beginning
         2. Anything that has a beginning must have been caused by something
         3. Therefore, the universe was caused by something else, which we call God
      2. The Design Argument
         1. The universe shows evidence of being designed by an intelligent agent
         2. Therefore, a designer must exist
   2. The evidence within you
      1. The Moral Argument
         1. Objective moral standards exist outside of personal opinion
         2. The best explanation for the existence of objective moral standards is the existence of a moral law-giver
2. The evidence points to God but doesn’t prove He exists
   1. The evidence provides answers to negative arguments
   2. The evidence demands a deeper examination
3. The evidence confirms the reliability of Christianity
   1. Apologetics confirms our faith to be reliable
   2. Your story confirms our faith to be real

Series: J3:16

Title: Are You Ready?

Outline

1. Convinced
   1. Convinced that Jesus is God
      1. Belief is based upon truth
      2. Truth enables change
      3. Truth expects a response
   2. Commit to Jesus as Lord
2. Compose
   1. You are surrounded by people with questions
   2. Prepare yourself
3. Conduct
   1. The Christian life is distinct
   2. Crisis puts hope on display