Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
“We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.” vs. 13
Four Important Resurrections to All of Us:
1. The resurrection of .
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, . . .” vs. 14a
2. The resurrection of the .
“. . . in the same way, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.” vs. 14b
“For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the archangel’s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.” vs. 16
3. The resurrection of the .
“Then we who are still alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.” vs. 18
4. The resurrection to today!
“Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.” 1 Thessalonians 4:1
Truth to take home:
Because of , death does not need to have the final word in your life.
Verse to take in:
“For this is the will of my Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him will have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” John 6:40
Change to take on:
on living your new life in Christ!