“You Have God’s Word on It” (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
“You Have God’s Word on It” (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
YOU HAVE GOD’S WORD ON IT (2)
(1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
Introduction: Are the gospel accounts of the resurrection contradictory?
III. THE EVENTS OF RESURRECTION DAY (continued)
(Last time)
- The women went to the tomb. (Matt. 28:1, Mark 16:1-3, Luke 24:1, John 20:1a)
- The women were surprised by what they found. (Matt. 28:2-4, Mark 16:4-5, Luke 24:2-4, John 20:1b)
- The angels announced Christ’s resurrection. (Matt. 5:5-7, Mark 16:6-7, Luke 24:5-7)
- The women reported to the disciples. (Matt. 28:8, Mark 16:8, Luke 24:8-9, John 20:2)
(This week)
- The women report to the disciples. (Matt. 28:8, Luke 24:8-11, John 20:2)
- Peter and John go to the tomb. (Luke 24:12a, John 20:3-9)
- Peter and John went back to their homes. (Luke 24:12, John 20:10)
- Mary Magdalene returned to the tomb weeping but not believing or at least not grasping the truth of Christ’s resurrection. Jesus appeared to her, and she reported this to his disciples. (John 20:11-18)
- Other women returned to the tomb where Jesus met them. (Matt. 28:9-10)
- Jesus appeared to the two on the road to Emmaus. (Luke 24:13-32)
- The two ran back to report the news to the eleven and others. At some point before this, Jesus had appeared to Peter alone. (Luke 24:33-35)
- That evening Jesus appeared to the large group of disciples, including the eleven. (Luke 24:36-37, John 20:19)
- Jesus showed them his hands and feet as unmistakable identifying marks. (Luke 24:41-43, John 20:20)
- John further states that when Jesus met with them on resurrection night, Thomas was not with them. (John 20:24-29)
- As promised, Jesus went ahead of them to Galilee. The disciples met him there. (Matt. 28:16-20)
- Jesus instructed them regarding the Scriptures’ witness to him from the Law, the prophets, and the psalms. (Luke 24:44-48)
- John alone records the episode of Jesus appearing to them by the Sea of Galilee. (John 21:1-23)
- Luke closes his gospel with Jesus and the eleven (back) in Jerusalem. Jesus then leads them out of Jerusalem as far as Bethany. He blesses them and then ascends into heaven. The disciples worshiped and waited in Jerusalem (Lk 24:49-53)