Death Defeated + This Sunday!
Because Jesus lives, death has no hold on us.
“Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:54b-55).
Death is the “last enemy,” the looming dread, the final say for every mortal being.(1 Cor. 15:26) Death has been anthropomorphized into a faceless reaper coming for every soul on an unknown appointed day. We euphemize death to soften it: “He passed on” or “She’s no longer with us.” We deny it because we fear it.
But Christian, what do you have to fear? What power has death over us? It has the power to make us grieve, but we do not grieve as those who have no hope. (1 Thess. 4:13) It has the power to inflict pain, but we know that one day Jesus “will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore.” (Rev. 21:4)
We know this because Jesus lives that death may die. He surrendered to death and delivered himself from it on his own terms. He broke death’s power of dread and of condemnation for all who believe in him. By rising from the dead Jesus struck death a mortal blow. It still grasps and gathers and haunts, but death has no power to hold you or me. It has no power to separate us from the love of God in this life or the next. (Rom. 8:38-39) For we are in Christ, the resurrected one, the victorious one, and our eternal life is sure.
who died and rose on high,
who died eternal life to bring,
and lives that death may die.
- Crown Him with Many Crowns
SUNDAY MORNING
The Gospel According to Genesis: Join us for our 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. worship services as Pastor Sam Allberry kicks off our new sermon series in Genesis!
SUNDAY SEMINARS
9 AM: Student Seminar led by Vince Greenwald (grades 5-12) in the gymnasium
9 AM: Last Word: The Gospel of Christ in the Book of Revelation, led by Dr. Russell Moore in the cafe
9 AM: Studying the Bible Together, led by Dr. Tom Cox, studying the book of Romans in the staff lounge
NEXT SUNDAY - SEMINARS IN THE SADLER BUILDING!
Dr. Gavin Ortlund - Join us, starting February 9th, for a new seminar titled “Church History for Beginners” in the Sadler Chapel
Dr. Russell Moore - Starting February 9th, Dr. Moore’s Last Word seminar moves from the cafe to the Sadler Chapel (9 AM). All are welcome!
Dr. Tom Cox – Starting February 9th, join us for Studying the Bible Together, now meeting in the Sadler Hallway (through the breezeway and the red double doors) at 9 AM. All are welcome!