Jesus Rose from the Dead?... Are You Serious??... Yes!!!

How can we know... for a fact... that Jesus really did rise? And why is that great news and possibly unsettling?

Matthew 27:57-28:20
Acts 2:32-36,17:30-31
Romans 1:3-4
1 Corinthians 15:22
Psalm 130:3
1 John 2:1

Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:

• Why do we believe some people when they tell us something is real or it really happened?
• Why do the facts of Jesus' resurrection and the eyewitness accounts point to the fact that He did rise?
• Why do you and I need a risen Savior?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Acts: O Theophilus...

Who wrote the book of Acts and to whom was it written? History says it was written by Luke, but we don't know for sure. It was surely an eyewitness account because of the first-person style. It is formally called The Acts of the Apostles, but it really should be The Acts of Jesus, Part II!

Acts 1

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

It Changes Everything

The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead changes literally everything. It is the most significant event for humankind and its implications are more far reaching than many can even imagine!

1 Corinthians 15
Romans 1:3-4,5:12,5:19-6:10
John 17:6
Acts 2:32,2:36
Ephesians 1:19-20

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• How does the Bible prove the fact of the resurrection?
• How does the resurrection change everything with respect to: secularism, other world religions, human helplessness in the face of death?
• How does the resurrection of Jesus have implications for salvation today and sanctification?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Resurrection, Really!

We Christians make a huge counter cultural claim: a man who was dead three days rose again and is still alive and that man was the Son of God. And we have proof!!

Luke 23:50-24:12,24:33-47
Matthew 28:4,12:38-40
1 Corinthians 15:6,15:20-26
Romans 1:3-4,4:24-25
Hebrews 9:27
2 Peter 1:16
Acts 1:8,1:21-23,2:30-33,3:13-16,3:19-21,4:1-3,4:9-10,4:13,4:19-21,4:33,5:17-18,5:28-32,5:41,17:31

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• What is the historical evidence for the resurrection?
• Why were the actions of Christ's enemies actually helpful in proving His resurrection?
• What is the significance of the actions and convictions of the apostles after the resurrection?
• What is the significance of the resurrection for us today and in the future?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

2 Peter: It's True... I Saw It

Peter was willing to be executed for Christ and the gospel. How can a man be so convinced that the gospel is true? Are you and I ready to die courageously and confidently? Let's examine Peter's confidence, and stir up our own.

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Matthew 17:1-9,4:4,5:17-18,22:29
2 Peter 1:12-21
John 21:18-19,1:14-15,10:35
2 Timothy 3:14-17

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• How come Peter was so convinced of the truth of the gospel that he was willing to be executed?
• Why is an eyewitness so important in court?
• Why is the Bible a unique book?
• What was Jesus' view of the Bible?
• How can we stir ourselves up?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

1 Peter: God's Big Plan

The present worldview today is so small, meaningless and hopeless. A world with no God, no eternity, no accountability...only things, pleasure, here and now. How this contrasts with God's huge plan of salvation...planned before the world began and brought about in Jesus. What a call for faith and hope!!! Do you have lots of faith and genuine excitement (hope) about how God's plan is working out?

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Acts 2:14-39,3:14-15,3:18-21,4:8-10,4:19-20,4:33,5:29-32
1 Peter 1:10-21,1:2
Matthew 13:17,28:18
Romans 8:31-32

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• What is God's big plan?
• How much did He plan before the world was created?
• Did the plan include His Son?
• Why did His Son agree?
• Why is the resurrection important?
• Why should we believe it happened if we did not witness it?
• Who is Jesus now Lord of?
• Do they know it?
• How should we respond to all of this according to Peter?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

He Really Did Rise from the Dead

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Luke 24:1-48
Acts 2:22-36,17:30-31

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Luke: Will It Be Worth It? -- A Preview of What's to Come

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Luke 9:27-36
1 Timothy 6:14-16
Mark 9:2-3
Matthew 17:2
2 Peter 1:12-18
Romans 8:18

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA