Prepare To Meet Your God In Death

Prepare to Meet Your God in Death

Introduction

A. Series: Ways to Meet God, Preparation, Judgment, Afterlife

B. Amos 4:12 – Israel Met God in Judgment.

C. We Encounter the Holy God through Worship & Helping Others.

D. Today, we will Discuss How we Meet God in Death.

I. The Inevitability of Death

A. We All Have an Appointment with Death (Hebrews 9:27).

B. Death was Not a Part of God’s Original Creation (Romans 5:12; Genesis 2:16-17; Romans 6:23a).

C. Though we try to Deny it, Death is Inevitable.

II. The Finality in Death

A. Death is the Cessation of Bodily Function.

B. You ARE Your Body. No Body/Soul Duality (Genesis 2:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:23).

C. Apart from Divine Intervention, You are Gone Forever.

III. The Victory over Death

A. God Completely Preserves Us upon Death (1 Thessalonians 5:23, NAS).

B. Jesus Reverses Sin’s Penalty (Romans 5:16-21; Romans 6:23b).

C. Jesus Gives us Victory over Death (1 Corinthians 15:16-26, 51-58).

Applications: Practical Steps toward Preparation

A. Know Christ (Philippians 3:10-14).

B. Store up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven (Matthew 6:20-21; Revelation 14:13).

C. Since Death is Inevitable, Don’t Deny it – Get Your House in Order.

D. What Legacy are You Leaving to Family, Others, The Cause of Christ.

E. Are you Ready to Meet God in Death?