1 Corinthians 15:21-28

"Dear Father, worthy God, You have declared that just as death came through the sin of one man, so life comes through one man's resurrection from the...."

"For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death."

"Dear Father, my everything, May I learn from Christ's subjection to you, for when all things are subjected to him, your Son himself will also be..."

Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 15:25-26 -- For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

"Christ has indeed been raised, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also..."

Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 -- 20   Christ has indeed been raised, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die

What are you going to do on the next day? We all face the let down of failures on the next day; how will we handle the next day?

"Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power."

"Dear Father, destroyer of every enemy, Help me to look to the outcome, to the end of things, when Christ will deliver the kingdom to you after..."

Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 15:24 -- Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.

Is there room beyond the cemetery plot for you? Patrick Odum compares the lack of vacancy in a French cemetery and a law forbidding people to die to the hope we have in the resurrection of Jesus.

Yes you are going to die. So what? Death means the end of everything if you are not a Christian. It is the beginning of everything if you are.

Who's afraid of the big bad grave? The fear of death is instinctive, but Jesus came to free us from living as slaves to that fear

Get this and don't be misled. We cannot over-estimate the importance of seeing the truth.

Is death always an intrusion and a tragedy? Mike Barres reminds us that death, like the falling of leaves in autumn, is a natural part of our world and we need to make sure we honor God when that time comes.