Easter 2020

Title Easter 2020

I. What the resurrection proves
II. What the resurrection offers

I. What the resurrection proves

22“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs

that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know

23this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.
Acts 2:23

24God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
Acts 2:24

29“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
Acts 2:29

30Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,
Acts 2:30

31he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
Acts 2:31

32This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.
Acts 2:32

33Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and
Acts 2:33

hearing.
Acts 2:33

34For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
Acts 2:34

“Sit at my right hand,
Acts 2:34

36Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
Acts 2:36

II. What the resurrection offers

37Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
Acts 2:37

38And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:38

39For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
Acts 2:39