Series: Influencer

Title: Doorway to Resurrection Life

Bottom Line: Your death is the seed planted in the ground; your resurrection is the plant God raises.

Message Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

1. Your death is the seed planted in the ground; your resurrection is the plant God raises.

2. We all have Adam, but we can all have Christ.

3. Sin leads to death; Christ leads to eternal life.

4. Life is not meaningless.

Christ’s Challenge: Luke 17:33 — What will your response to this be?

STUDY QUESTIONS:

 Do most people you know believe in life after death?

 Have you always believed in the final resurrection of Christians? Why or why not? What led you to that belief?

 Read 1 Corinthians 15:35-43. What questions did Paul address here? What illustrations did he give to teach about resurrected bodies? How does this help you understand the resurrection?

 Read 1 Corinthians 15:44-50 (reference Romans 5:17-18). What hope does this give you for the spiritual life to come?

 Read 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 (reference 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17). What are some “perishable” things in your life that you are eager to see removed in your eternal self (e.g., sickness, pain, loss)?

 How did Christ take the sting of death upon himself? How will the resurrection of all Christians be like Christ’s?

 Where do you struggle to live into your “resurrected” or “baptized” life now? Where is God inviting you to live for eternal things rather than temporal things?

 Who can you ask this week, “What do you believe happens after we die?” Listen to and explore their beliefs, then lovingly share your resurrection hope in Christ with them.

 Have you invited someone unchurched to join you at the Charlotte Crusade this Friday, Sept 20th, at 7 p.m. at Bojangles Coliseum?