I. The Purpose of God in the Resurrection of Christ
A. The Freedom of the God of Creation
B. The Consistency of the God of History
C. The Power of the God of Miracles
II. The Death of Human Religion in the Resurrection of Christ vv. 1-5
A. They Brought Something that was Not Needed v. 1
B. They Looked for Someone who was Not There v. 3, 6
C. They Forgot Something they should have Remembered vv. 6-7
III. The Power of Unbelief vv. 6-11
A. Christ’s Words Unremembered v. 6
B. God’s Plan Misunderstood v. 7
C. Christ’s Witnesses Disbelieved v. 11
IV. The Confirmation of the Resurrection in Human Experience v. 12