Big Idea: The ________________ solves history's greatest mystery.
- Problem #1: Jesus' message did not advocate liberation or revolution.
- Problem #2: Jesus' message centered on Jesus.
"I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live..." John 11:25
lII. So, when his disciples watched him _____________, they watched the ___________ die with him.
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!" John 20:1-2
But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Luke 24:11
IV. The message of the early church was _________.
When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off-for all whom the Lord our God will call." Acts 2:37-39
Memory Verse
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38