Easter Sunday - Jesus Lives, So Shall I - 1 Corinthians 15v12-22 // April 20th, 2025
Teaching overview
This Easter Sunday, Pastor Riley Taylor delivered a compelling sermon from 1 Corinthians 15, focusing on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He addressed doubts about its certainty and its profound significance for believers, emphasizing how the resurrection transforms lives, offers forgiveness, and assures eternal hope beyond this life. Riley's spoke about the foundational importance of Jesus's resurrection in shaping our faith and hope in how we can trust in the truth of Jesus’ resurrection.
Our prayer for your Community
Jesus, thank You for being alive and giving me real hope and joy in my life. Help me trust You with my life this week and keep showing me what it means to follow You. Give me a heart and love for the people around me at work or school or my family who do not know you.
Group questions
What part of Sunday’s message convicted, encouraged, or surprised you? (Seek)
Take time to revisit your notes or reflect on what you heard during the teaching. Consider where God might have been drawing your attention—not just what you thought, but what God might have been saying. A helpful practice is to spend a few quiet moments in Lectio Divina—slowly reading the passage of Scripture again, listening for a word or phrase that stands out, meditating on it, and letting it speak to your heart. Before speaking your own thoughts, let the Word speak first and ask that God's presence would join you.
What perspective do I need to change or adjust to come under the authority of scripture? What action does the text call me to do in light of this perspective? (Practice)
Hearing the word is just the beginning—following Jesus means living in obedience to it. The Spirit often prompts us toward simple obedience, repentance, or renewed action. This is not about being perfect, but about being faithful. What small step could you take this week to practice what was preached?
How can we as a group support you in living out what we’ve discussed this week? (Mission)
Discipleship is not only about inward formation but also outward compassion, and we want to walk that journey together as a community. As we pray for one another and seek Jesus together, our hearts are shaped toward His mission to renew all things. Our group isn’t just for us, but a place where we practice loving each other and live out the Kingdom of God.
For further meditation through the rest of your week…
Read: 1 Corinthians 15:14-17 - Take a moment to imagine what life would be like if the resurrection never happened. What would be different about your faith, your sense of hope, or how you face hardship? Then reflect on the reality: Jesus did rise. How does that truth invite you to live differently today?
Read: 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 - Think about a way Jesus has already changed your life—maybe a relationship healed, a burden lifted, or hope restored. Thank Him for that transformation, and ask Him to keep shaping your life by His resurrection power. Where do you need His life to break in next?
Read: Acts 2:39 - Riley asked, “What does your heart tell you?”—a question worth returning to. Sit quietly with Jesus and consider: What might He be inviting me to surrender, to trust, or to step into this week? The world that we live in is a place of chaos and confusion. How can God use us a lights in this darkness to show the love and mercy of God?
