WITNESSMark 5:9-20Pastor Alan DionsonApril 9, 2023
Introduction:
1. The case for the resurrection
2. The case for stronger evidence
A. ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE RESURRECTION
1. Jesus was buried in the wrong tomb
2. Jesus swooned
3. Jesus’ followers were hallucinating
4. Jesus’ body was stolen
B. WITNESSES OF THE RESURRECTION
1. Mary Magdalene and her sense of identity (v. 9)
2. The Two Disciples on the road to uncertainty (v. 12)
3. The Eleven and their perception of hopelessness (v. 14; 1 John 1:1-4)
4. The Other Witnesses and their experience of His power (v. 19-20)
Conclusion:
3 I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. 4 He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. 5 He was seen by Peter[c] and then by the Twelve. 6 After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers[d] at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. 7 Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him…. 20 But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.21 So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man. 22 Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life. (1 Corinthians 15:3-8; 20-22)