Share the good news
By Casey McCormick
Mount Pulaski Christian Church
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[April 08, 2020]
There was a man we read about in
the Bible named Paul. He was religious, but hated Christianity. He
was powerful and had Christians arrested. Paul thought he was acting
on behalf of God. Then Paul met Jesus. He was blinded by Jesus and
heard his voice. Jesus told him what to do from then on...and Paul
listened. Paul knew Jesus’ power, because he felt it.
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He had every reason to believe in
Jesus.
Who else could blind someone for 3 days, then restore their site.
But, Paul says that what Jesus did to him and for him was not the
reason to have faith. There is something else...
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was
buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the
Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.
After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers
and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though
some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the
apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one
abnormally born. I Corinthians
15:3-8 Paul calls what he is
about to say, “of first importance”. The death, burial,
resurrection, and the fact that Jesus appeared to so many is “the
central, innermost, or most important part of CHRISTIANITY.”
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Later, he adds, And if Christ has not been raised,
our preaching is useless and so is your faith… If only for this life
we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
What this tells me is that my story, your story, OUR stories, are
only important because of Jesus and His’ Story. Paul has an amazing
story to tell others the impact Jesus had on his life. You may have
a great testimony. Or, maybe you don’t feel like your story is all
that good. The truth is, whatever story we have, it only matters if
it leads others to know who Jesus is and what he has done for all of
us.
Let’s go out and share the story of first importance, the Good News
of Jesus! |