{"id":9630,"date":"2021-03-28T13:23:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T17:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=9630"},"modified":"2021-03-28T13:23:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T17:23:07","slug":"thedefeatofthecross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2021\/03\/thedefeatofthecross\/","title":{"rendered":"The Defeat of the Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"

2021 THEME: Life on the Edge
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Series: The Agony and the Ecstasy
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TITLE:\u00a0 The Defeat of the Cross
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Scripture:\u00a0 \u00a0John 11:25; Romans 5: 12-21; I Cor. 15:12-25
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\u201cIf I were an enemy of Christianity, I would aim right at the Resurrection, because that is the heart of Christianity.\u201d Billy Graham<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Christ is risen, nothing else matters. And if Christ is not risen-nothing else matters.\u201d Pelikan<\/p>\n

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I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CHALLENGES TO THE RESURRECTION \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Objections to the Resurrection:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christ (didn\u2019t really die<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Someone (stole the body<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The disciples (made up the story<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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II.\u00a0\u00a0 RECLAIMING THE RESURRECTION \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cThe fact of Jesus\u2019 resurrection is the benchmark from which we measure everything else about JC: his birth, his life, his teachings, his miracles, and even his death.\u201d Clayton Bell<\/p>\n

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\u201cChristianity is rightly seen as a life-changing experience, but it will transform you only if you accept as facts that certain events occurred in history…Christianity opens not with \u2018Here\u2019s how you have to live,\u2019 but \u2018Here\u2019s what Jesus did for you in history. First, he died for our sins and was buried, and second, he was raised to life on the third day and he appeared to many eyewitnesses.\u201d Keller<\/p>\n

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We must grasp and believe Christianity is an (historical faith<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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Two arguments for the resurrection:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The tomb was (empty<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A large number of people (testified to seeing the risen Christ<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is impossible to account for the early Christian belief in Jesus as Messiah without the resurrection.\u201d N.T. Wright<\/p>\n

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Theme: Life on the Edge \/ Series: Life Matters<\/p>\n

Title: Putting Worry to Bed- Ecclesiastes 11<\/p>\n

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2021 THEME: Life on the Edge Series: The Agony and the Ecstasy TITLE:\u00a0 The Defeat of the Cross Scripture:\u00a0 \u00a0John 11:25; Romans 5: 12-21; I Cor. 15:12-25 \u201cIf I were an enemy of Christianity, I would aim right at the Resurrection, because that is the heart of Christianity.\u201d Billy Graham \u201cIf Christ is risen, nothing … <\/p>\n

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