What do you call it when we plan for every contingency in life, but completely ignore the one certainty? Foolishness. What is the one absolute certainty that is true for every man, woman, and child? It is the certainty of death.

Now in a way, we don't want to talk about death. We would like to think that we will be the one exception to the overwhelming statistic that has held true from the beginning: for every one that has lived, so far - one of of every one - also dies. Death is the great equalizer.

How do I live THIS day in light of THAT day?

The End in Mind

Death Will Die

1 Corinthians 15:31-57

1 Corinthians 15:20, "Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died."

When Jesus walked out of the grave, not only did death die...

1. The shame of sin is stripped away.

Romans 8:1, "So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus."

2. The curse of sin is canceled.

Galatians 3:13, "But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, 'Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.'"

What Jesus did then; requires a decision now.

Romans 10:13, "For 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'"