Sermon Sandwich
I Corinthians 15:12-23
Trinity Church, 1589 Hwy 174, Edisto Island, SC 29438
www.trinityedisto.com 843-869-3568
6th Sunday of Epiphany, February 13, 2022
Holy Eucharist - Renewed Ancient Text; 2019 BCP, p.123
I Corinthians 15:12-23 Sermon Notes
Intro - Story of Jesus Christ Superstar Record album for Wey
The Context - Churchgoers using The Secular Worldview
I Corinthians 15:17-19 - 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
Secular - live life without reference to God.
Are three things:
Stuck in their Sin - you are still in your sins
Death leads to eternal damnation - those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
Pitiful - are of all people most to be pitied
The Concept - First Fruits
I Corinthians 15:20 - 20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
First Fruits - aparche - refers to a first sample of an agricultural crop that indicates the nature and quality of the rest of the crop; therefore, Christ’s resurrection body gives a foretaste of what those of believers will be like. (ESV Study Bible note, p.2214)
The Contrast - Adam or Christ
I Corinthians 15:21-22 - 21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
The Fall (Disobedience) of Adam brought death - Gen.3, spiritual, relational and then physical and eternal death
The Obedience of Christ brings life - Resurrection Life
The Lord’s Supper -
Satan enters Judas - Luke 22:1-4
The Mt of Olives -
Jesus in the Garden - Luke 22:39-40
The Betrayal -
Judas/Satan enters the Garden again - Luke 22:47
In - En - a marker of a state or condition.
Matt. 11:8 - dressed in soft clothes.
This is Salvation by Representation - Either I am represented by Adam or I am represented by Christ.
The Gospel is the Good News of the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. We respond by repenting of our sin and believing in His Cross and Resurrection for our salvation.
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