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(Wiersbe) Witnessing is not something that we do for the Lord;it is something that He does through us, if we are filled with the Holy Spirit. There is a great difference between a " sales talk" and a Spirit-empowed witness

(Vance Havner)  People do not come to Christ at the end of an argument. Simon Peter came to Jesus because Andrew went after him with a testimony

(Wiersbe) Outline of Luke 24: Perplexed hearts: He opens the tomb (1-12)
                                                Discouraged hearts: He opens their eyes(13-                                                 35)
                                                Troubled hears: He opens their minds(36-46)
                                                Joyful hearts: He opened their lips(47-53)

( Joe Stowell) Leading is a temporary assignment;following is a lifelong calling

(1 Cor 15:34/The Message paraphrase) Ignorance of God is a luxury you can't afford in days like these

(1 Cor 15:50/ J B Phillips translation) The transitory shall never possess the eternal

(1 Cor 15:58/  J B Phillips translation) Be sure tht nothing you ever do for Him is ever lost or wasted

(1 Cor 15:33/ The Living Bible paraphrase) Don't be fooled by those who say such things. If you listen to them, you will start acting like them

( A. Rogers) With every tick of the clock, someone dies somewhere in the world. And we never know when that tick will come. Death is a fact. Death is a foe. Death is a defeated foe. When the last saint is raised, when all the battles are won,then death itself will be cast into the lake of fire( Rev 20:14) Jesus Christ has become the death of death. Death is only a comma to a Christian, not a period

(Wiersbe) 1 Cor 15:58 is the answer to Ecclesiastes where thirty eight times Solomon used the sad word vanity. "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity", wept Solomon; Paul sang a song of victory

(Wiersbe) Every cup in heaven will be filled, but some cups will be bigger than others, because of the faithfulness and sacrifice of those saints when they were on earth

(Wiersbe) Outline of 1 Cor 15: Are the dead raised?(1-19);When are the dead raised?(20-29);Why are the dead raised?(29-34,49-58); How are the dead raised?(35-48)