05/04/2026 - Matthew Destry

1 Thessalonians 1:9–10 (ESV)

“For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.”

Romans 8:11 (ESV)

“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.”

John 2:19–21 (ESV)

“Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ The Jews then said, ‘It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?’ But he was speaking about the temple of his body.”

1. Evidences for the resurrection: This is not myth-making—it is history rooted in testimony.

a/ Jesus’ post-mortem appearances

b/ The witness of the women

c/ The belief of the early church

d/ The empty tomb

1. Why the resurrection is significant

a/ It vindicates Jesus’ claims

b/ It opens the way to resurrection for us

c/ It completes the work of the cross

1. The resurrection is a Trinitarian work

a/ The Father raises Jesus

b/ The Son raises himself

c/ The Spirit raises Jesus

Application: living the resurrection life

i/ Hope in a culture of despair

ii/ Courage in a culture of self-protection

iii/ Holiness in a culture of redefinition

iv/ Mission in a culture of meaninglessness