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By This Gospel You Are Saved

Date: Aug. 25, 2026

Passage

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

The Resurrection of Christ

15:1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, 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 at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

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Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,

Before closing his letter, Paul thought it worth reminding the Christians in Corinth about the gospel. The gospel is the foundation of new life in Christ. It is the power of salvation for all who hold firmly to it. In the gospel, God fulfilled his word. He sent Christ to die for our sins and be buried. Christ was buried with our sins so that we may have eternal life. More than that, Christ was raised from the dead. He is living, having defeated the powers of sin and death.

After his resurrection, Christ appeared to his apostles and many others—more than five hundred people. Here Paul included himself. Jesus appeared to Paul when Paul was persecuting God’s people. But Jesus had grace on Paul, appointing him instead to be an apostle. It is the grace of Jesus that made Paul new. Jesus still appears today, in the saving grace of the forgiveness of sins that gives people new birth.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for Jesus, who died, was buried and was raised. Thank you that Jesus is revealed today in every forgiven sinner. Help me witness the saving grace of the risen Jesus today.

One Word: Saved by the gospel

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In the Shelter of God’s Wings

Psalm 61:1-8

Key Verse: 61:4

Let me dwell in your tent forever!
Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah

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