REFLECTION: 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 MEMORY: Matthew 6:22-24 BENEDICTION: Rev 1:5b-6 Summary: Jesus makes the incredible claim that those who obey His word will not die! Vicious attacks and name-calling ensue from the Jews around him. In another explosive statement, he clearly claims to be God, “…before Abraham was, I am!" 1. INTENSE ! John 8:48, 52-53 See 2 Peter 3:3; Jude 17-18; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; Acts 13:40-41; Romans 1:21-25 2. INTENTIONAL ! John 8:58 See John 1:1-4; Exodus 3:14; Isaiah 41:4; 43:11-13 3. INCREDIBLE ! John 8:51 See John 11:25-26 Hebrews 9:27 Death is a certainty! Death is not the end! What is our only hope in life and death? That we are not our own but belong, body and soul, both in life and death, to God and to our Savior Jesus Christ Grief can become the soil where living hope takes root and grows strong. See Ephesians 2:4-5; 1 Corinthians 15:50-58