"Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
Several days ago, we emphasized that Christians who died physically were never really separated from their relationship with God's loving presence. Today, Jesus challenges us to believe a very similar thing. Do you believe that the real, living part of you made by God will never die even though your physical body dies?
It's an incredible thought, isn't it? We are eternal, immortal, joined with Jesus and his future is joined with us. (See Colossians 3:1-4)
1 Corinthians 15:1
“Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.”
Our hope, our salvation, and our foundation for faith is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This Gospel is the same as that Gospel first preached by the apostles and passed on to the believers in the early church. With so many confusing and conflicting ideas present in the world, we need to go back and be reminded of our simple faith in Jesus and his death, burial and resurrection.
We need to unclutter our hearts from all the ideas and issues that so often divide our churches and rip apart our fellowships and hear the words of the old hymn, "Simply to Thy Cross I cling." Today, let's be reminded of that simple Gospel of Jesus and build our life there.
John 5:25
“I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.”
Aren't you glad that not even death can stop us from hearing Jesus' promised words to us: "RISE!"? We will hear his voice and live with him forever. That sure puts a lift in my future plans; what about you?
Deuteronomy 4:29
“But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
When was the last time you truly searched after God? I'm not talking about an obscure theological insight about God or another bestselling book about God. When was the last time you sought after the Father so that you could know him better and appreciate him more? Let's open our hearts and go on the Great Quest to find God. Like the prodigal son in Luke 15, we will find he's waiting and watching for us to come home!
Several days ago, we emphasized that Christians who died physically were never really separated from their relationship with God's loving presence. Today, Jesus challenges us to believe a very similar thing. Do you believe that the real, living part of you made by God will never die even though your physical body dies?
It's an incredible thought, isn't it? We are eternal, immortal, joined with Jesus and his future is joined with us. (See Colossians 3:1-4)
1 Corinthians 15:1
“Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.”
Our hope, our salvation, and our foundation for faith is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This Gospel is the same as that Gospel first preached by the apostles and passed on to the believers in the early church. With so many confusing and conflicting ideas present in the world, we need to go back and be reminded of our simple faith in Jesus and his death, burial and resurrection.
We need to unclutter our hearts from all the ideas and issues that so often divide our churches and rip apart our fellowships and hear the words of the old hymn, "Simply to Thy Cross I cling." Today, let's be reminded of that simple Gospel of Jesus and build our life there.
John 5:25
“I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.”
Aren't you glad that not even death can stop us from hearing Jesus' promised words to us: "RISE!"? We will hear his voice and live with him forever. That sure puts a lift in my future plans; what about you?
Deuteronomy 4:29
“But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
When was the last time you truly searched after God? I'm not talking about an obscure theological insight about God or another bestselling book about God. When was the last time you sought after the Father so that you could know him better and appreciate him more? Let's open our hearts and go on the Great Quest to find God. Like the prodigal son in Luke 15, we will find he's waiting and watching for us to come home!
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