"Easter 2009"

I Corinthians 15:14-20
"And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep."

I Corinthians 15:54-58
"When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."
"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."

Notes taken from Isaac Hunter's sermon (04/12/09)...
*"There is no gospel except this gospel. There is no good news except this good news."
*"Christianity was not a religion based upon evolution of thought. It beagan on a night."
*"Base your faith, your hope, your life on it."
*"If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless."
*"Jesus didn't come for people to become more religious, He came for people to be more free."
*"He comes to us where we are and it changes everything."
*"The best is yet to come."

Psalms 33:8-9
"Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him. For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm."

Isaiah 53:5
"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed."