The Cross (It’s Empty Now)

About this episode

This episode discusses the significance of the Resurrection of Jesus as the pivotal moment in the Christian narrative.

So far in The Story, we’ve traced it from creation and the garden, through the fall and the flood, to God’s covenant with Abraham; from the exodus and the law, to the conquest and the kingdom under David; through the heartbreak of exile—and then last week, to the arrival of Christ, the long-promised Savior who stepped into history to redeem what was lost. But today, in this message, we reach the climax. If the Bible is the Story of everything, then the Resurrection of Jesus is the hinge upon which everything turns. We aren't just celebrating a religious holiday; we are celebrating the day the ending of your story might be rewritten… from "Death" to "Life." To understand how we fit into this victorious story, we must look at how we respond to the "first importance" of the Gospel, which is the Good News that Jesus saves! In the apostle Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he reminded them of the first importance of the gospel he had preached to them in order to strengthen their faith in Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection and warn them from believing in vain.

Topics covered

• Resurrection
• Gospel
• Christianity
• Faith
• Redemption

Keywords

• The Story
• Death to Life
• first importance
• apostle Paul
• Good News

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Story, Bible

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