1 Kings 17 – 2 Kings 13

Who is it that you are looking for?

John 21.11-18

“If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn't rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not

he rose from the dead.” ― Timothy Keller

Why do you look for the living among

the dead? Luke 24.5

Our interpretation of our experience can be misleading

Jesus’s Living Nature* Chosen before the creation of the world. * Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. * He liberates creation from its bondage to decay and brought it into freedom.

But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. Hebrews 9.11

Woman, why are you crying?v.13 & 15

Christians are not necessarily better than others, but everyone who becomes a follower of Jesus will be a better person that he or she would be without Jesus. God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior. -Timothy Keller

“Who is it that you are looking for? v.15

"If Christ rose, we know with certainty that God exists, what He is like, and how we may know Him in personal experience. The universe takes on meaning and purpose, and it is possible to experience the living God in contemporary life."

- C.S. Lewis

Don’t ask, “Does God exist?”, but“What kind of God exists?”

He is Risen!