Living Proof: Undeniable Evidence of Christ's Resurrection

Knowing what Jesus Christ did isn't enough. It's not. Just because Jesus did what he did doesn't get you in. You have to come to a point in your life, say, you know what? I get it. I've offended God. I'm a sinner. I need forgiveness. And I wanna ask Jesus Christ to be my savior. Because the bible says in John chapter one verse 12, don't miss this, but all who believe him and accept him, he gives a right to those people who become the children of God. You gotta become a child of God. You may know the story of Christ, but if you don't know the Christ of the story, you're outside the family. [00:34:50] (38 seconds)  #KnowTheChrist

You have to realize something logically, not just biblically, logically, historically, that every one of these people had made a decision that was gonna impact every person they loved and cared about. And yet nobody recanted their faith. These deserters died as martyrs. And it wasn't simply because they believed. Nope. It was because they had some living proof. They had some undeniable proof about an event that took place that said he is who we said he is. He can do what he said he can do. [00:24:23] (54 seconds)  #UndeniableLivingProof

Granted, we have, listen to me, I'm talking to you that called Jesus Christ savior. We have clear undeniable evidence, proof that holds up under examination, and we have complete certainty that Jesus Christ is Lord. Question is, is he Lord of your life? Are you living your life in front of your spouse and your children, this world as somebody who goes beyond just a casual belief, but has a conviction that Jesus is Lord. I just wanna encourage us today when we leave this place, let's be determined to live for God because he's alive. [00:37:58] (52 seconds)  #LiveLikeHeIsLord

I need you to understand, I came here as a lamb of God and I didn't nobody took my life. I gave my life as an offering, as a sacrifice to be your propitiation. He said, I'll be crucified, I'll be buried. And then John 11 said, but I'll rise again from the dead so that you can know that you can know that you can know that when you place your faith in me, you pass from death until life. He said, but you also have to, by faith, respond. You have to respond to what I've done. [00:34:14] (35 seconds)  #FromDeathToLife

And the question you have to wrestle is why did they come back? Why in the world would they subject themselves to pain, suffering, and ultimately, execution? They literally were signing their death papers. Oh, here's the thing too. They would be executed and killed decades later. Stay with me. It's one thing for me to put myself in harm's way, but these men, these women, they also had families. They had children. Decades later, they had grandchildren. If you're with me, give me uh-huh. Uh-huh. This is important. [00:23:20] (38 seconds)  #FaithOverComfort

And that's why we always say, what does the Bible say? What does the Bible say in proper biblical context? And we wrestle with what are you gonna do? Listen, you can always trust God's word. That was the point. When Jesus says something and Jesus gives you a promise, hold tight to it. Because Saturday was rough for all these people. Jesus is dead. Friday wasn't good either. But Sunday was pretty great. But the reminder was, you may be sitting in Saturday, but Jesus has given you his word and Sunday's coming. [00:28:34] (46 seconds)  #SundayIsComing

Those two words mean this, that God has given us through the resurrection of Jesus Christ clear, undeniable evidence, proof that holds up under examination, takes out the guesswork, and gives us certainty. That's the faith we have. That's why we believe. We don't believe because somebody said, hey, he's alive. We believe because we have undeniable evidence and historical proof that holds up under examination that we don't have to have a wishful thinking hope, but we have a confident expectation that Jesus is who he said he is and he can do what he said he can do. [00:31:43] (55 seconds)  #ResurrectionEvidence

Sir, people I talked to, I don't know if I believe that. I don't know if I believe the bible. Well, you believe in George Washington because you read it in a book somewhere. Right? So go read some other historians. Just go check your history. Go check it out. We have so much external biblical evidence that Jesus Christ really did exist. He really did do some incredible things. He really was crucified, and he's really dead. Check it out for yourself. So he dies and he's buried. [00:14:52] (35 seconds)  #CheckTheHistory