𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗠-𝗨𝗣
• Recall a time when your favorite sports team won despite lagging behind. How did you feel?
• Have you seen a plant that grew back after being cut to the ground? What was your reaction?
• Have you ever told someone about something you saw or experienced, and they didn’t believe it at first? How did you convince them?


𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗
𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥: 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦. 𝟭 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝟭𝟱:𝟯–𝟱

(Read also 𝟭 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝟭𝟱:𝟲–𝟴, 𝟭𝟮–𝟭𝟵.)

Christ’s death did not end at the cross or even in the tomb. When all seemed lost, God turned an apparent defeat into a humbling and glorious victory. This victory is woven throughout the Scriptures and is where we stand as Christians. Without the resurrection, there would be no gospel, and everything we believe in would be untrue. Today, we will look at what Christ’s resurrection means for us and how we can share the good news of His triumph over sin and death.

𝟭. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀.
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 𝟭 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝟭𝟱:𝟭𝟳

(Read also 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝟲:𝟴.)

When Jesus conquered the grave, He didn’t just triumph over death—He also defeated the power of sin over our lives. Because of His sacrifice on the cross and through faith in what He had done, believers will no longer be condemned for their sins. Furthermore, we have the grace to say no to sin and walk right with God. How has this truth helped you in times of temptation and confusion? What does Romans 6:13 say about how we should present ourselves to God?

𝟮. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀.
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘥. 𝟭 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝟭𝟱:𝟭𝟴–𝟭𝟵

We have a future hope because of what Jesus did on the cross. Our faith is not in vain. There is more to this life than the trials we face, and knowing that we have hope in Christ helps us look to what is ahead. This hope is not just for the future; even if we suffer and die, our hope is anchored on the truth that we will be raised again in Christ and we will be with Him forever. This is the blessed hope of the believers.

How does the hope of our resurrection change our perspective of the trials and hardships that we face today? What does 2 Corinthians 4:17–18 say about the hope we have in Christ?

𝟯. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀.
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝟭 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝟭𝟱:𝟭𝟰–𝟭𝟱

Christ’s resurrection is the cornerstone of the gospel. It is the validation of Jesus’ deity and ministry. And it is not just a story; it is a historical fact that was witnessed by over 500 people (1 Corinthians 15:6). Knowing this truth does not just prove the basis of our faith; it also gives us the confidence to reach out and be a witness of God’s love and sacrifice. How does knowing that we are bearers of the most important truth affect our confidence in proclaiming the gospel to others?
As we contemplate the magnitude of God’s sacrifice, may it remind us to proclaim the good news to the people around us. May it give us an opportunity to show them the extent of God’s grace and love for us.


𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
• Take time to reflect on what it took to make us alive in Christ. How can you help others see the grace and righteousness that only come from God?
• How has God given you hope? Share this with someone who is struggling to find hope at this time.
• Think of someone who needs to hear the message of Christ’s sacrifice. Ask God for an opportunity to share it with that person this week.


𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥
• Thank God that sin and death have no hold on you. Praise Him for His grace that abounds in your life.
• Surrender your every fear and worry to God. Pray that He will give you the strength to hold on to the hope that you have in Him, no matter the circumstance.
• Praise God for your salvation in Christ. Seek wisdom, grace, and boldness as you testify of the hope and victory you have in Him.