Gospel Community Church

Christians believed in a future where there is no death, so we can gladly live and, if need be, die for the cause of Christ.

“At the end of the day if you’re not religious, which I’m not, it’s all about killing time until you die, be as good a person as you can, and kill time until you die.”
~Bill Maher

Jesus secures a future where there is no death.

Outline:
1) The Servant Near Death (vv. 1-5)
2) The Unworthy Centurion (vv. 6-7)
3) The Lord with Authority (vv. 8-10)
4) The Lord with Compassion (vv. 11-13)
5) The Amazed Crowd (vv. 14-17)

1) The Servant Near Death (vv. 1-5)

Jesus secures us a future without death, not based on anything we have done but on the redemptive work He has done.

2) The Unworthy Centurion (vv. 6-7)

3) The Lord with Authority (vv. 8-10)

If Jesus has authority over all, including death, how should this effect our worried and anxious hearts?

The main three reasons we continue to struggle with worry and anxiety are
1) We have not rehearsed biblical truths in our mind.
2) We have not fastened ourselves to a community of people who believe those truths.
3) We have not asked for the Lord's help.

Jesus has the authority to secure a future for us where there is no death.

4) The Lord with Compassion (vv. 11-13)

Jesus does not only have the authority to intervene in the every day mess of our lives, He has the compassion to do it.

5) The Amazed Crowd (vv. 14-17)

Jesus has the compassion to secure a future for us where there is no death.

Live with resurrection hope in the face of death.

Live a meaningful life, because we have an eternal soul.

Because He has defeated death for you now live for Him.