Easter 2018 – Week 1 | Is The Resurrection True?

So many people are living like today is all there is—maxed-out credit cards, short-term pleasures, and a creeping sense that nothing beyond the moment can be trusted. That posture shows up as cynicism about religion, exhaustion from unanswered prayers, and the hard question: what if the core claim of Christianity—the resurrection—is just a hopeful myth? This message walks through the real alternatives people offer (wrong tomb, hallucination, swoon, body theft) and looks at why the early witnesses and critics make the empty tomb and the repeated appearances historically compelling. More than an abstract debate, the talk draws out three practical consequences if the resurrection is true: the world matters, you matter, and trusting Jesus matters—whether or not all your questions are answered. Listen for a reasoned, honest case that reframes doubt into a very different kind of hope.