Hugo Chávez’s last words paint a picture of a man desperately clinging to life: “I don’t want to die. Please don’t let me die.” Denny Burk encourages us to use the opportunity to ask: “Will we be ready?”
New figures indicate we spend 32,850 minutes a year, or 22.8 days, looking at our phones. “Over the course of the average person’s life, that’s 1,414 days — 3.9 years — spent squinting at a little piece of glass and plastic.”
Gary Henry reminds us of the highest use of the human mind: “Just as there is no higher object of our thinking than God, there is no higher use of our minds than to think about him reverently.”
Want a window into the seismic worldview struggles of 2013? On February 27, Peter Hitchens moderated a debate between Andrew Sullivan and Doug Wilson on the question “Is Civil Marriage for Gay Couples Good for Society?”
“God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.” (Life Thoughts, Henry Ward Beecher)
In October 2010, I preached a series of sermons entitled, “What Happens After We Die?” Our theme verse for the month was David’s prayer in Psalm 39:4, “O LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!”
In the middle of the series, Devin Roush challenged us to ask, “What is the Day of Judgment? When will it be? Who will be there? What will be the standard of judgment? And above all, am I ready for that day to come?”
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“God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.” (Life Thoughts, Henry Ward Beecher)
In October 2010, I preached a series of sermons entitled, “What Happens After We Die?” Our theme verse for the month was David’s prayer in Psalm 39:4, “O LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!”
In 1 Corinthians 15:52, Paul foretells a day that is yet to come, when “the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable.” In the Gospel of John, the idea of resurrection was not simply a matter of future promise. In John 11:39, Jesus said, “Take away the stone” that had been rolled over the tomb of his friend Lazarus. ”He cried out with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out.’ And the man who had died came out” (John 11:43-44).
In John 19, we are told that Jesus’ body was placed in “a new tomb” belonging to Joseph of Arimathea. But on the first day of the week, “Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb” (John 20:1).
These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:31)
In spite of the grief and the disbelief documented in John 11 and John 20, the stones of death were taken away and resurrection was experienced. These have been recorded and preserved that we might believe Jesus’ promise in John 5:28-29.
“Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.”
Assuming that he does not return before your death, one day, you also will hear the voice of the Son of God and come out of your tomb. Regardless of what you enjoy or experience in this life, you want to be ready for that day.
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“God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.” (Life Thoughts, Henry Ward Beecher)
In October 2010, I preached a series of sermons entitled, “What Happens After We Die?” Our theme verse for the month was David’s prayer in Psalm 39:4, “O LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!”
Ecclesiastes 12:7 tells us that “the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.” Physical death is not the end of our existence. It is simply the separation of our perishable bodies from our imperishable spirits.
But what happens after this separation?
Where are those men and women who have already experienced physical death?
What should we make of Jesus’ parable of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31?
What is meant when we read of Sheol in the Old Testament and Hades in the New Testament?
What did Jesus mean when he said that God is not the God of the dead, but of the living?
For more interactive outlines and mp3 recordings, be sure to visit the Sermons archive.
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“God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.” (Life Thoughts, Henry Ward Beecher)
In October 2010, I preached a series of sermons entitled, “What Happens After We Die?” Our theme verse for the month was David’s prayer in Psalm 39:4, “O LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!”
In Hebrews 9:27, we read a divine promise. “It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.” We are all going to die. After death, we will all stand accountable in judgment. It only makes sense, therefore, that we would learn how to die in ways that will glorify our Creator. And what better example could there be than that of God’s own Son? This second lesson of the sermon series examines the last hours of Jesus’ life and the practical lessons we can apply to our own lives and deaths.
For more interactive outlines and mp3 recordings, be sure to visit the Sermons archive.
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“God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.” (Life Thoughts, Henry Ward Beecher)
In October 2010, I preached a series of sermons entitled, “What Happens After We Die?” Our theme verse for the month was David’s prayer in Psalm 39:4, “O LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!”
We will all be in one of four differing spiritual states when we experience physical death. This first lesson of the sermon series emphasizes that what happens after we die depends upon which exit ramp we take out of life on this earth.
For more interactive outlines and mp3 recordings, be sure to visit the Sermons archive.
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