Risen Indeed!
Meditations on the Resurrection of Christ
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The Resurrection proves that Jesus is Lord. He is who He said He was in John 11 -- “I am the resurrection and the life…” (v. 25) It proves that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the Savior of the world. It proves God’s love for us…
Some will say that they were perpetuating a lie. They might say, “Jesus had not really risen.” “He had not come to life again.” But... the witnesses were willing to die for this truth. People would not die for a lie! You would think that someone would have come clean somewhere along the line just to clear their conscience and admit that they were speaking falsehoods, perpetuating a hoax. But... the changed lives of all those disciples, and those who believed because of their witness, and even of my faith today is a testimony to the reality of the Resurrection. And… you can testify too.
Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time…” (1 Corinthians 15:3-6) “Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me…” (v. 8) And… He is here for us today!
What do we do with this truth. Do we think of this testimony as just a part of a “story”? Is it fiction? Is it just a part of a plot to make themselves look good? Many of those early believers died for what they claimed to be true. And what non-believers want to do is deny their testimony. But… there was an actual way they could have proved it was a lie…
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About the Book
Tom Kingery shares meditations on the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in this book that complements his other groundbreaking works focusing on faith.
The book is like a gallery of images and thoughts highlighting Scripture and Christ’s miraculous rising from the dead. Every snapshot delves into resurrection stories from the Gospels, such as the story of the Prodigal Son’s return.
In that story, Jesus gives us a new way of looking at life with its failures and triumphs. When we can see beyond the shortcomings in someone’s life and overcome that dead-to-me attitude, someone’s existence takes on a whole new meaning. Likewise, we can gain a new way of looking at death.
Even when someone is no longer with us, our memories can bring them back to life and they can remain present in very real ways—we can feel resurrection.
Explore life’s unknowns, consider what the world would be like if Jesus had never risen from the dead, and discover why you should never fear dying with the meditations in Risen Indeed!
About the Author
Tom Kingery is a retired United Methodist pastor who is blessed to still be preaching at The Church by the Side of the Road in Rockton, Illinois. He left the full-time ministry in 2017 to be his wife’s full-time caregiver. Carol died peacefully in May 2019. He is the author of numerous other books, including Think about These Things; Supplement Your Faith; You Need Milk, Not Solid Food; We Rejoice in Our Sufferings; The Letters of Jesus; The Ten Commandments Revisited; By His Wounds; Supplement Your Faith: A Pathway to Integrity; and Prince of Peace.