We believe that death is a comma, not a period. We have the space, language, and history-in a Nation that pretends that death is not real-to speak truth and announce foolish hope. If anyone should be talking about death, it should be the church. The last enemy to be destroyed is death." For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 15:24-26 which reads, "Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. Two key passages in this exploration: Hebrews 2:14-15 which states, "Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death-that is, the devil- and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death." AND 1 Cor. The New Testament is about the death of death and the death of all his friends. Death is the mob boss, these sinister forces are merely pawns.
All of the sinister forces and powers and evil and Satan and the Devil. I don't want to live on in the hearts of my countrymen, I want to live on in my apartment," writes one death-and-culture observer.ĭeath is the central enemy of God in the Bible. "I'm not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens. This a Lent series: for 40 days we will lean into the life of Jesus asking God to expose our fears, anxieties, and avoidance of death. Teaching available on our website and iTunesįor the next several weeks, our church family will explore the reality of death and the promise embedded in Scripture's story for those who trust in Jesus' endurance of death and ultimate victory.
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