's open our Bibles this morning to Matthew chapter 28. I want to read for you verses 11 through 15, the text of our message as we look together to God's Word. Matthew 28 beginning at verse 11, we read: 'Now when they were going, behold some of the guard came into the city and showed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. And when they were assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we slept. And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and secure you. So they took the money and did as they were taught and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.'Now it is obvious that just a preliminary reading of that passage that it is all about a bribery, it is all about a lie regarding the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I like to call this particular portion which is included only in Matthew's gospel, 'The Lie that Proves the Resurrection.'G.B. Hardy, a Canadian scientist some time ago, wrote a book. It was a book about destiny, it was a book about life, about philosophy. And it asked two very important questions. This scientist said, 'I have only two questions to ask. One, has anyone ever defeated death? Two, did he make a way for me to do it also?' This scientist found the answer to his question in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. And he found the hope for his own resurrection in it as well.Yes, someone did defeat death, Jesus Christ did...
