From the Pulpit...

King Jesus arose from the dead. The resurrection of Christ is at the core of Christian preaching, being an eyewitness of it is a basic qualification for an apostle, it is the content of our faith, it declares Jesus to be the Son of God in power, it guarantees our own resurrection from the dead, it effects our regeneration, guarantees our justification, and demonstrates the kind of power that is at work in the believer. It also permits Jesus to assume the throne of David as a living king.