1 Corinthians 15:1-11
CHAPTER 15
The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection
1 Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,
2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;
7 then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles;
8 and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.
9 For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.
11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Introduction:
Theme: Three reasons why we believe the gospel so you can rejoice with confidence in its truth and share it with others.
I. The gospel is good news to be proclaimed and responded to vv.1-2
A. Belief in Christ means you received and you stand in the gospel.
B. Belief in Christ leads to salvation
II. The gospel is grounded in the promises of the O.T. vv. 3-4
Three components of the gospel.
A. Christ died for our sins
B. Christ was buried
C. Christ was raised on the third day
III. The gospel is guaranteed by the proof of His resurrection vv. 5-11
A. His early appearances to His followers
1. to Cephas
2. to the twelve
3. to more than 500 hundred brethren
4. to James
5. to all the apostles
B. His later appearance to Paul.
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