Death is universal. Today it is as appropriate to say that death reigns as it was in the days of the writing of the New Testament. Death is all around us, we hear of it every day. Think about someone close to you who has died. It brings a sobriety and perspective to your thinking like nothing else does. Think about your own death; when will it be? What will it be like? Our thinking is regularly assaulted by various death and after death perspectives. Reincarnation, second chance purgatory, heaven, hell, soul sleep, annihilation, and of course materialism or this life is all there is – death is simply the absolute end of now. For the follower of Christ, misunderstanding or minimizing the universal impact of death leads to a low appreciation of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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We are studying from 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 this week. Pastor Whipple’s sermon notes are available for download.