11-26-23 Setlist: Praise Give Thanks Gratitude Goodness of God Sermon Notes: Key Passage: Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven. Earthly people are like the earthly man, and heavenly people are like the heavenly man. Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man. What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever. But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: “Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 1 Corinthians 15:47-55 Key Passage: Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 The Rapture 1. Is the Rapture and the 2nd Coming the same event? 2. What is the Rapture and what is its purpose? 3. Will all babies and children be Raptured before the Tribulation? The Tribulation (The 7 years after the Rapture.) 1. Why should we care what happens during those 7 years if we are not even going to be here? 2. Will people be able to be saved during the Tribulation? Heaven (Our Eternal Home.) 1. Will we know each other in Heaven? 2. What will our bodies be like? 3. What will we be doing? 4. Will there be animals in Heaven? The Great Disappearance The Great Evacuation The Great Reunion