{"podcast":{"title":"Awake Us Now","slug":"awake-us-now-3481","podcast_index_feed_id":3481,"rss_url":"https://awakeusnow.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.awakeusnow.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/c/f/b/0cfb11e159b4b02d/logo.jpg","author":"Rev. Christopher Dodge","episode_count":1141,"summary":"Awake Us Now is a body of believers who: WORSHIP the Triune God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Praise Him with joy and thanksgiving for He is God and He is good; WALK by faith in the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the clear teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and the clear declaration of the Scriptures. Such a daily walk is a far cry from mere religion or \"church as usual;\" WITNESS to Jesus Christ our Savior in daily life situations. Take seriously His call to make disciples. Be alert to the opportunities God provides to encourage and mentor others in the Christian life. Utilize the developing technologies to reach a new generation with the timeless Gospel of Christ.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T06:19:46.864902+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481"},"episode":{"title":"The Answer - Week 21: Why Do You Believe He Is Risen?","slug":"the-answer-week-21-why-do-you-believe-he-is-risen","published_at":"2026-07-21T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481/the-answer-week-21-why-do-you-believe-he-is-risen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481","url":"https://awakeusnow.libsyn.com/questions-week-21-why-do-you-believe-he-is-risen","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/awakeusnow/Message_-_Questions_-_Week_21__Why_Do_You_Believe_He_Is_Risen_.mp3?dest-id=246214","summary":"Happy Resurrection Sunday - Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Today's question is \"Why do you believe He is risen?\" Pastor starts today's class with a personal testimony in which the Bible changed the direction of his life at the age of 15. Christianity stands or falls on the resurrection of Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:14 \"And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.\" Pastor shares the Evidence Trail of Jesus' Resurrection on the bases of writings from believers, unbelievers, recorded data, and old and new studies. The Evidence Trail will encourage believers and will challenge those who are skeptics. 1. Resurrection was a scandalous message in the ancient world. a. The CROSS was foolishness (1 Cor 1:18,23) Sources beyond the Bible record Christ's crucifixion - this was a scandalous way to die. If it was made up they would have chosen a more honorable way to die for Jesus. b. The CROSS as stumbling block (1 Cor 1:23) yet many gave their lives for faith in Christ c. The RESURRECTION story was nonsense (Lk 23:11) yet they proclaimed the truth of His resurrection Painful Honesty a. All 4 gospels declare that women were the first eyewitnesses to Jesus' resurrection. We nowadays have no problem with this. But in the ancient Middle East and the ancient mediterranean world, people of that time were skeptical about anything told by woman. Example - Women could not testify in court trials. In that day women were considered untrustworthy. Yet the writers of the Bible honestly reported the truth saying that women were first irregardless of perceived credibility. (Mt 28:1ff; Mk 16:18, Lk 24:1ff; Jn 20:1ff) b. Gospel \"heroes\" were flawed (Mt 26:60ff; Lk 22:54ff; Jn 7:5; Jn20:25ff) The writers of the New Testament told of their flaws and failures…","meta_description":"Happy Resurrection Sunday - Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Today's question is \"Why do you believe He is risen?\" Pastor starts today's class with a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1502,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/awake-us-now-3481/episodes/the-answer-week-21-why-do-you-believe-he-is-risen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481/the-answer-week-21-why-do-you-believe-he-is-risen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}