Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

This sermon is the third in a "Big Questions" series designed to help people logically work through foundational truths. Week one addressed whether God exists; week two examined whether the Bible is trustworthy. This week builds on those foundations to address the cornerstone of Christian faith: the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. The sermon draws primarily from 1 Corinthians 15, where the Apostle Paul recounts the eyewitness testimony of Jesus' post-resurrection appearances and grounds the entire Christian faith on this historical event. Written ~20 years after Jesus' death 1 Corinthians appeals to living witnesses who could still verify the claims. Pastor Nate also references John 11, where Jesus declares to Martha, "I am the resurrection and the life"—a claim that demands a response.