100:00:00,080 –> 00:00:11,020In the light of the glorious life that is ahead of you, in the light of the reality200:00:11,020 –> 00:00:17,900that millions are dying in their sins, ask yourself honestly, is what I am doing for300:00:17,900 –> 00:00:21,000Christ really the best I can do?400:00:21,000 –> 00:00:23,559Welcome to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith.500:00:23,559 –> 00:00:24,860I’m David Pick.600:00:24,860 –> 00:00:29,500Glad you could be with us today and Colin we’ve been in a series for the last few days700:00:29,500 –> 00:00:35,419called Hope is a Name based on First Book of Corinthians chapter 15 and today’s the800:00:35,419 –> 00:00:37,619last message in the series.900:00:37,619 –> 00:00:43,139Yes and we’re looking at the practical application of this wonderful truth of the resurrection1000:00:43,139 –> 00:00:45,480life that we’re going to share with the Lord Jesus Christ.1100:00:45,480 –> 00:00:50,639You know, Christians have put up for many, many years with the phrase about, you know,1200:00:50,639 –> 00:00:55,419being so heavenly minded that you’re no earthly use and that is completely untrue.1300:00:55,580 –> 00:01:03,759A person who has his or her mind set on heaven is going to for that very reason want to live1400:01:03,759 –> 00:01:07,739for Christ to the best of their ability here on earth.1500:01:07,739 –> 00:01:11,199And that’s where 1 Corinthians in chapter 15 ends.1600:01:11,199 –> 00:01:18,480It ends with us being stedfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.1700:01:18,480 –> 00:01:24,099That’s where we want to be and that’s where we will be if we’ve really taken in the glorious1800:01:24,400 –> 00:01:27,339future that lies ahead of us in the resurrection.1900:01:27,339 –> 00:01:34,220So let’s look at that together in 1 Corinthians 15, today in verses 50-58, as we continue2000:01:34,220 –> 00:01:36,379the message, Hope for Today.2100:01:36,379 –> 00:01:37,699Here’s Colin2200:01:37,699 –> 00:01:45,660What happens to a believer after death is rather like a two-stage journey.2300:01:45,660 –> 00:01:53,839At the moment of death, Christ brings the soul of a believer immediately, instantly,2400:01:53,839 –> 00:02:00,339wonderfully, into the joy and peace of his presence in heaven.2500:02:00,339 –> 00:02:04,540But that is not the end of the story.2600:02:04,540 –> 00:02:10,820When Christ returns, as we have seen, the souls of those who are with him will be clothed2700:02:11,139 –> 00:02:17,220resurrected bodies, designed and adapted for everlasting life in the new heaven and the2800:02:17,220 –> 00:02:23,000new earth that God will bring into being, where we will all enjoy the presence of God2900:02:23,000 –> 00:02:26,779forever and forever.3000:02:26,779 –> 00:02:30,080Now what about believers who live?3100:02:30,080 –> 00:02:36,399Well, if you turn back to First Corinthians in chapter 15, that question is addressed3200:02:36,399 –> 00:02:39,160right here.3300:02:40,000 –> 00:02:45,820Hebrews who are alive when Christ returns will also receive this marvelous gift of the3400:02:45,820 –> 00:02:49,860resurrected body when he comes.3500:02:49,860 –> 00:02:53,059Look at verse 51 of First Corinthians 15.3600:02:53,059 –> 00:02:59,899We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.3700:02:59,899 –> 00:03:05,820In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye at the last trumpet, for the trumpet will sound,3800:03:05,820 –> 00:03:06,899not just the trumpet again.3900:03:06,899 –> 00:03:11,919That’s the same event being referred to in First Thessalonians 4, the trumpet will sound4000:03:11,919 –> 00:03:17,380and the dead will be raised imperishable and we shall be changed.4100:03:17,380 –> 00:03:22,339Now, you see what he’s focused on here.4200:03:22,339 –> 00:03:29,699Some Christians will be living when Christ returns and these believers will not die.4300:03:29,699 –> 00:03:34,580That’s the meaning of we shall not all sleep.4400:03:35,100 –> 00:03:37,660Notice what the Apostle Paul says.4500:03:37,660 –> 00:03:40,020We shall not all sleep.4600:03:40,020 –> 00:03:41,300We shall all be changed.4700:03:41,300 –> 00:03:45,860He doesn’t say they as if he was referring to some distant other group of people.4800:03:45,860 –> 00:03:47,259Why does he say we?4900:03:47,259 –> 00:03:52,800Because the Apostle Paul when he wrote was living with the profound awareness that it5000:03:52,800 –> 00:03:57,559was possible that the Lord Jesus Christ could return in his lifetime and we should live5100:03:57,559 –> 00:04:03,380with the profound awareness that may be true for us, as well.5200:04:03,380 –> 00:04:08,419Notice when this great change takes place for those who are living at the time of the5300:04:08,419 –> 00:04:12,580return of Christ, it is at the last trumpet.5400:04:12,580 –> 00:04:17,420A clear reference to the glorious return of the Lord Jesus Christ.5500:04:17,420 –> 00:04:23,260So putting these two things together when the trumpet sounds, when the Lord Jesus Christ5600:04:23,260 –> 00:04:27,220returns in glory, two things will happen.5700:04:27,220 –> 00:04:30,540First, the dead will be raised imperishable.5800:04:30,640 –> 00:04:35,119That is, the souls of those who are already with the Lord will be clothed with resurrection5900:04:35,119 –> 00:04:43,440bodies and second, those who are living at that time will be changed.6000:04:43,440 –> 00:04:51,119Those who have died and those who live will receive this marvellous gift of the resurrection6100:04:51,119 –> 00:04:54,260body at precisely the same time.6200:04:54,260 –> 00:04:57,720What a day that will be.6300:04:57,720 –> 00:05:03,359And the Apostle Paul tells us that this change, in which our perishable bodies with all their6400:05:03,359 –> 00:05:08,600aches and pains get transformed into bodies that are glorious, powerful, spiritual and6500:05:08,600 –> 00:05:16,399imperishable, this change will happen in a moment and in the twinkling of an eye.6600:05:16,399 –> 00:05:22,019It will be an instantaneous and miraculous change.6700:05:22,019 –> 00:05:24,920So think about this.6800:05:24,940 –> 00:05:35,220Your sanctification is a long, slow process with many, many setbacks.6900:05:35,220 –> 00:05:39,459But your glorification will be immediate.7000:05:39,459 –> 00:05:41,579It will be complete.7100:05:41,579 –> 00:05:46,200It will be an irreversible transformation.7200:05:46,200 –> 00:05:51,420Now, remember where all this is headed.7300:05:51,420 –> 00:05:54,339It has a very practical outcome.7400:05:54,480 –> 00:05:57,299We’re headed for verse 58.7500:05:57,299 –> 00:06:09,019Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of7600:06:09,019 –> 00:06:11,220the Lord.7700:06:11,220 –> 00:06:14,299Why?7800:06:14,299 –> 00:06:19,299Why should you be steadfast and immovable?7900:06:19,299 –> 00:06:25,859Why should you extend yourself in the service of the Lord?8000:06:25,859 –> 00:06:30,980Why should you pledge your life to Christ?8100:06:30,980 –> 00:06:36,799Why should you go anywhere He sends and be ready to do whatever He calls you to do, no8200:06:36,799 –> 00:06:41,079matter how hard or how costly that may become?8300:06:41,179 –> 00:06:48,660The first answer to that question is, because you will rise with Christ.8400:06:48,859 –> 00:06:53,980Because you have an everlasting life ahead of you.8500:06:53,980 –> 00:06:57,179You got more life than you’ll know what to do with.8600:06:57,179 –> 00:07:04,700See, if this short life was all that you had, well, then you would say, well, this is all8700:07:04,700 –> 00:07:08,380I’ve got, I’ve got to hold on to this little that I have.8800:07:08,380 –> 00:07:11,980And you would live in a constant fear that maybe if you decide this, you’ll miss out8900:07:11,980 –> 00:07:15,279on that, and all the rest of it.9000:07:16,279 –> 00:07:25,980But when you know that you have everlasting life, everlasting life, you will feel and9100:07:25,980 –> 00:07:33,519know that you can do nothing better with your short years in this world than to be steadfast9200:07:33,519 –> 00:07:36,899and immovable and always abounding in the work of the Lord.9300:07:36,899 –> 00:07:41,119Because you got eternity with him ahead of you.9400:07:41,119 –> 00:07:50,359That’s his first reason, the first step towards being steadfast, immovable is to know that9500:07:50,359 –> 00:07:52,799you will rise with Christ.9600:07:52,799 –> 00:08:02,760And the second is this, Believers will rise with Christ, but millions are dying without9700:08:02,760 –> 00:08:06,880Christ, millions are dying without Christ.9800:08:07,600 –> 00:08:13,220Look at verse 56 and verse 57, the sting of death is sin.9900:08:14,559 –> 00:08:23,079And the power of sin is the law, but thanks be to God who gives us the victory through10000:08:23,079 –> 00:08:26,200our Lord Jesus Christ.10100:08:27,320 –> 00:08:33,739Now, I want you to see that what the Apostle is doing in these two verses is to draw out10200:08:33,739 –> 00:08:40,380the contrast between the experience of a believer at death and the experience of a10300:08:40,380 –> 00:08:43,659person who lives and dies without the Lord Jesus Christ.10400:08:44,979 –> 00:08:49,739Verse 57 describes the experience of a believer and how wonderful it is.10500:08:50,440 –> 00:08:59,640Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.10600:09:00,640 –> 00:09:05,119Why do we as believers have victory in the face of death?10700:09:05,359 –> 00:09:11,700Because for a believer to be away from the body is to be at home with the Lord.10800:09:13,320 –> 00:09:20,059That is why the Apostle Paul could say in his letter to the Philippians, my desire is10900:09:20,059 –> 00:09:23,440to depart and to be with Christ because that’s better by far.11000:09:23,640 –> 00:09:33,020For a believer, death will be an instant translation from the limitations and sometimes the pains11100:09:33,020 –> 00:09:39,260of life in this body to the joys of life in the presence of the Lord Jesus himself.11200:09:41,440 –> 00:09:48,039So I want you to notice and this is very important, that when the Apostle Paul comes to the end11300:09:48,479 –> 00:09:55,320of his life, when the Apostle Paul comes to his own facing of death he does not say the11400:09:55,320 –> 00:10:00,080sting of death is sin and the power of sin is the law.11500:10:01,099 –> 00:10:02,520He doesn’t say that.11600:10:03,479 –> 00:10:08,140What the Apostle says when he comes to the end of his life and he’s looking at the translation11700:10:08,140 –> 00:10:10,140that lies ahead of him is he says,11800:10:18,039 –> 00:10:23,679And what’s laid up for me now is the crown of righteousness which the Lord himself is11900:10:23,679 –> 00:10:29,659going to give not only to me, but also to all who long for his appearing.12000:10:29,659 –> 00:10:36,700Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.12100:10:36,700 –> 00:10:39,719That’s verse 57.12200:10:39,719 –> 00:10:47,700But there are millions who do not share this victory.12300:10:47,700 –> 00:10:59,419And for them, the tragic reality of death is, verse 56, the sting of death is sin and12400:10:59,419 –> 00:11:03,739the power of the sin is the law.12500:11:03,739 –> 00:11:08,859Do you see what the Apostle Paul is doing here by putting these two verses together12600:11:08,859 –> 00:11:09,380side-by-side?12700:11:09,380 –> 00:11:16,340He’s deliberately drawing out the contrast between the glory that lies ahead of the believer12800:11:16,539 –> 00:11:23,539at death and the tragic situation of those who live and die without the Lord Jesus Christ.12900:11:23,840 –> 00:11:29,659Verse 57 is the experience of the believer. Verse 56 is the experience of the one who13000:11:29,659 –> 00:11:33,000lives and dies without Christ.13100:11:33,000 –> 00:11:42,479Now friends, I’ve spoken to many people who don’t believe. As I’m sure you have too. And13200:11:42,479 –> 00:11:49,500if the subject of death comes up in that conversation it seems that they don’t worry about death13300:11:49,500 –> 00:11:53,020at all. And you’ll have heard this.13400:11:53,020 –> 00:11:58,840An unbelieving person says, well, you know, you live and you die and you enjoy life while13500:11:58,840 –> 00:12:08,340you can and when you’re gone, you’re gone. And the reason they don’t worry about death13600:12:08,340 –> 00:12:17,599is that they don’t consider it sting. The sting of death is sin.13700:12:17,599 –> 00:12:28,299The problem is dying in your sins. And why is dying in your sins a problem?13800:12:28,299 –> 00:12:36,900Well, because of the law. The law is the demand you have not met.13900:12:36,940 –> 00:12:45,380Sin is the stain you cannot erase. And death is the outcome you cannot avoid.14000:12:46,179 –> 00:12:50,659And our Lord Jesus spoke about this very directly, John 8, in verse 24.14100:12:50,659 –> 00:12:55,700He said to those who would not believe, those who were steadfast in their resistance to14200:12:55,700 –> 00:13:03,739him, he said, I told you that you would die in your sins14300:13:03,820 –> 00:13:10,299Unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.14400:13:13,419 –> 00:13:21,739And friends, nothing could be more tragic than for a man or for a woman to die in their sins.14500:13:24,219 –> 00:13:30,460Because to die in your sins would mean that you carry your sins into your death with you so14600:13:30,539 –> 00:13:34,219that they’re still on you when you stand before Almighty God, who will be your judge.14700:13:37,419 –> 00:13:42,780And that is the position of millions in the world today.14800:13:45,500 –> 00:13:47,739But not for you, if you’re a believer.14900:13:49,739 –> 00:13:53,260No, as a believer you can say,15000:13:54,219 –> 00:14:00,780oh thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.15100:14:02,219 –> 00:14:07,340Christ has delivered us from the sting of death how has he done it?15200:14:07,340 –> 00:14:13,020He’s done it by taking our sins from us, by fulfilling the law for us.15300:14:13,580 –> 00:14:16,940God became a man in Christ Jesus,15400:14:16,940 –> 00:14:21,580he lived the life we should have lived died the death that we should have died,15500:14:21,580 –> 00:14:28,780he bore our sins in his body on the tree, Jesus carried our sins into his death15600:14:29,900 –> 00:14:31,820so that we would not carry them into ours.15700:14:34,059 –> 00:14:40,539But here’s the question can you really leave it there?15800:14:41,580 –> 00:14:42,299Can you say,15900:14:44,539 –> 00:14:50,780millions are dying in their sins but thanks be to God who gives us the victory,16000:14:50,859 –> 00:14:52,140can you really leave it at that?16100:14:54,619 –> 00:14:55,820None of us can leave it there.16200:14:57,979 –> 00:15:02,859What Christ has done for us, he is able to do for others.16300:15:04,700 –> 00:15:09,260And that is why the very next thing that the Apostle Paul says is, therefore.16400:15:10,539 –> 00:15:11,099Therefore.16500:15:12,539 –> 00:15:16,539In the light of the fact that you are going to rise with Jesus Christ16600:15:16,539 –> 00:15:21,419And there are millions of people who are dying in their sins without Christ.16700:15:23,179 –> 00:15:28,539Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, be immovable and you always16800:15:28,539 –> 00:15:32,859be abounding in the work of the Lord.16900:15:34,380 –> 00:15:37,340You are listening to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith.17000:15:37,340 –> 00:15:39,739And a message called, Hope for today.17100:15:39,739 –> 00:15:43,340And in a moment we’ll look at what it means to live for Christ.17200:15:43,340 –> 00:15:45,500It’s the last message in our series.17300:15:45,500 –> 00:15:46,859Hope is a name.17400:15:46,859 –> 00:15:49,739And if you’ve missed any of the series so far or you want to go back17500:15:49,739 –> 00:15:51,659and listen to any of the messages,17600:15:51,659 –> 00:15:56,619you can do that by coming online to our website openingthebible.org.uk17700:15:57,340 –> 00:15:58,780Back to the message now.17800:15:58,780 –> 00:15:59,979Here’s Colin.17900:15:59,979 –> 00:16:01,659Believers will rise with Christ.18000:16:03,419 –> 00:16:05,900Millions are dying without Christ.18100:16:07,659 –> 00:16:11,099So give yourself to living for Christ.18200:16:11,099 –> 00:16:15,739That’s the conclusion of 1 Corinthians Chapter 15.18300:16:17,500 –> 00:16:24,539And so in response to all that we have learned from 1 corinthians in Chapter 15 this month,18400:16:24,539 –> 00:16:29,260I’m gonna ask you to join me in making two commitments today18500:16:29,260 –> 00:16:32,700that are right out of this last verse of the chapter.18600:16:33,900 –> 00:16:38,940The first is I’m going to ask you to make a commitment to be steadfast.18700:16:38,940 –> 00:16:42,380Be steadfast, be immovable.18800:16:43,659 –> 00:16:46,859That of course is a lifetime commitment.18900:16:48,140 –> 00:16:54,219Starting is always easier than continuing and easier for sure than finishing.19000:16:55,739 –> 00:17:00,700And our calling is not simply to start brightly and then fade away.19100:17:01,580 –> 00:17:04,140To start eagerly and then to coast.19200:17:04,699 –> 00:17:09,979Our calling is to run with perseverance the race that is marked out for us.19300:17:09,979 –> 00:17:14,780That’s why we need to deal with the sin that clings so closely19400:17:14,780 –> 00:17:19,180and lay aside the things that weigh us down and hold us back19500:17:19,180 –> 00:17:24,060so that we will run with perseverance the race that is marked out for us.19600:17:24,060 –> 00:17:25,660Don’t be distracted.19700:17:27,739 –> 00:17:29,579Don’t be blown off course.19800:17:30,140 –> 00:17:32,060Do what God has called you to do.19900:17:32,060 –> 00:17:35,819Refuse to quit, no matter how hard it gets.20000:17:37,900 –> 00:17:42,699And have nothing to do with strange new teachings20100:17:42,699 –> 00:17:46,859that actually often turn out to be very old strange teachings20200:17:46,859 –> 00:17:51,739that may fascinate your mind but will do nothing to promote a life20300:17:51,739 –> 00:17:54,060of dedicated and faithful service to Christ.20400:17:54,699 –> 00:18:00,219Give yourself to some work that will bring blessing to others and stick to it.20500:18:01,380 –> 00:18:07,020If you are a believer I’m asking you to make this commitment today before the Lord.20600:18:07,020 –> 00:18:12,300Lord, by your grace and in your strength, I will be steadfast.20700:18:12,939 –> 00:18:17,020I’m going to be steadfast in my commitment to you and to your truth.20800:18:17,020 –> 00:18:20,699I’m going to be immovable in my commitment to the brotherhood.20900:18:20,859 –> 00:18:25,099I’m going to be immovable in my commitment to the pursuit of a holy life.21000:18:27,900 –> 00:18:32,699Then the second commitment I’m asking you to make with me today is to always abound.21100:18:33,979 –> 00:18:39,819Always abounding in the work of the Lord.21200:18:41,099 –> 00:18:44,219Now many of us in this congregation have been believers for a while,21300:18:45,819 –> 00:18:47,500a lot of us actually for a good while,21400:18:47,739 –> 00:18:52,140and one danger for the mature believer is that you begin to say,21500:18:53,099 –> 00:18:59,739I’ve done my bet. I’ve done enough already. Don’t say that.21600:19:01,900 –> 00:19:04,540Millions are dying in their sins,21700:19:05,579 –> 00:19:11,260and you have an everlasting life ahead of you and you’re going to say, I’ve done my bet.21800:19:11,260 –> 00:19:14,300Ask yourself what more can I do?21900:19:14,699 –> 00:19:21,020What more can I do? Is there more that I can give? Are there others I can reach? Who22000:19:21,660 –> 00:19:28,140can I reach out to, in the light of the glorious life, That is ahead of you22100:19:29,420 –> 00:19:33,979in the light of the reality that millions are dying in their sins.22200:19:33,979 –> 00:19:40,540Ask yourself honestly, is what I am doing for Christ really, the best I can do.22300:19:40,540 –> 00:19:42,140Ask yourself that question.22400:19:44,300 –> 00:19:46,300I ask you to make this twin commitment today.22500:19:48,060 –> 00:19:57,020To be steadfast and to abound, not just for a while, but always, in the work of the Lord.22600:19:58,540 –> 00:20:06,619And if you will make that twin commitment, you will experience a twin outcome that is22700:20:06,619 –> 00:20:14,380also in this verse.’ The first outcome of that commitment will be that you will work really hard.22800:20:15,099 –> 00:20:22,619You will labor. That’s the word he uses, knowing that in the lord your labor is not in vain.22900:20:22,619 –> 00:20:30,619Labor is hard work, hard work is draining, hard work means you’ve got more on you23000:20:31,260 –> 00:20:35,500than you would have otherwise. Hard work means you could have an easier life if you didn’t23100:20:35,500 –> 00:20:41,900make the commitments that you’ve made. To labor is not glamorous.23200:20:43,739 –> 00:20:46,780It can be discouraging and sometimes even exhausting.23300:20:48,780 –> 00:20:55,579If you labor there will be times when you ask is this really worth it and that’s why by the way23400:20:55,579 –> 00:20:58,859you need to be steadfast and why you need to be immoveable.23500:20:58,859 –> 00:21:05,500But those who abound in the work of the LORD know what it is to work hard23600:21:07,099 –> 00:21:10,540and because they are steadfast they stick at it23700:21:11,979 –> 00:21:17,420and they do this because they are very confident of the second outcome of their commitment23800:21:19,020 –> 00:21:27,819which is that your labor in the LORD will not be in vain. Therefore my beloved brothers and sisters23900:21:29,020 –> 00:21:38,699be steadfast, be immovable always be abounding in the work of the LORD24000:21:40,300 –> 00:21:49,900knowing that in the LORD your labor will not be in vain. An encouraging word as we finish24100:21:49,900 –> 00:21:54,540our time together. You’ve been listening to Pastor Colin Smith on Open the Bible24200:21:54,540 –> 00:22:00,619with a message called Hope for Today. The final message in our series, Hope is a Name If you’ve24300:22:00,619 –> 00:22:04,619missed any of the series, don’t forget you can always catch up or go back and listen again24400:22:04,619 –> 00:22:11,900by coming to our website, that’s at openthebible.org.uk or you can find them as a podcast24500:22:11,900 –> 00:22:17,819and those on all the main podcast sites, search for Open the Bible UK. Also on our website24600:22:17,819 –> 00:22:23,660you’ll find our Bible study course, Fly Through the Bible, this short simple journey through the24700:22:23,660 –> 00:22:30,219Bible story can be enjoyed on your own, with a friend or as a group. For each of the 15 sessions24800:22:30,219 –> 00:22:35,900you can watch a short video then work through the questions, if you want to do a more detailed24900:22:35,900 –> 00:22:42,060bible study a guide is available for you to use in small groups or one-to-one. To make the25000:22:42,060 –> 00:22:47,660most of Fly Through the Bible, we recommend buying the book. There is also a free app that can be25100:22:47,660 –> 00:22:53,260used alongside all the materials. To find Fly Through the Bible go to our website,25200:22:53,260 –> 00:23:01,500www.openthebible.org.uk and click on Courses. Open the Bible is supported financially by our25300:23:01,500 –> 00:23:06,380listeners and if you already give to support the work of Open the Bible we want to say a big thank25400:23:06,380 –> 00:23:11,979you. Today if you don’t already support us but you’re considering doing so you can do that by25500:23:11,979 –> 00:23:19,020coming online to our website www.openthebible.org.uk. There you can give online you can also hear about25600:23:19,020 –> 00:23:24,219our gift to you if you’re able to set up a new direct debit to the work of Open the Bible25700:23:24,219 –> 00:23:31,979in the amount of £5 per month or more or a one-off gift of £50 or more. If you’re able to do that25800:23:31,979 –> 00:23:37,599we’d love to say thank you by sending you a copy of Lee Strobel’s book The Case for Easter,25900:23:37,599 –> 00:23:44,079also Pastor Colin’s booklet Six Days That Changed the World and on top of that a lovely Open the26000:23:44,079 –> 00:23:51,119Bible tote bag, pen and bookmark. Colin what might readers get out of reading Lee Strobel’s book26100:23:51,119 –> 00:23:56,719The Case for Easter? Well I think the first thing is it’s an absolutely fascinating read.26200:23:56,719 –> 00:24:02,239I mean Lee Strobel was an atheist when he began exploring the Christian faith and in The Case for26300:24:03,199 –> 00:24:09,359retraces his own steps, showing the biblical evidence that led him to believe that Jesus26400:24:09,359 –> 00:24:14,719really rose from the dead. The compelling evidence on which we can take a reasoned26500:24:14,719 –> 00:24:19,280step of faith is really placed before us in the Gospels, the reality is that there26600:24:19,280 –> 00:24:25,119are many people who’ve not seriously considered it. Well The Case for Easter can help Christians26700:24:25,900 –> 00:24:32,420clarity about why we believe in the resurrection and it can help to provide a pathway to faith26800:24:32,420 –> 00:24:35,479for someone who’s just beginning to explore Christianity.26900:24:35,680 –> 00:24:42,459Well The Case for Easter by Lee Strobel and Colin’s booklet, Six Days That Changed the World, as well as a lovely27000:24:42,459 –> 00:24:47,640Open the Bible tote bag, bookmark and pen, are our gift to you if you’re able to set27100:24:47,640 –> 00:24:53,239up a new direct debit to the work of Open the Bible, this month, in the amount of £527200:24:53,239 –> 00:24:59,959per month or more or a one off gift of £50 or more. Full details, terms and conditions27300:24:59,959 –> 00:25:04,900and to give on-line come to our website openthebible.org.uk.27400:25:04,900 –> 00:25:11,900For Colin Smith for Open the Bible, I’m David Pick and I hope you’ll join us again soon.27500:25:12,459 –> 00:25:19,459Are the Ten Commandments relevant for Christians today? There are easier ways to live so we27600:25:24,219 –> 00:25:30,280need to be sure that this is what God is calling us to. Find out more next time on Open the27700:25:30,280 –> 00:25:30,619Bible.