God's Final Victory Over Death

1. Absolute Impossibility Declared - v50
2. Dramatic Change Revealed - vv51-53
3. Complete Victory Given - vv54-57
4. Faithful Labor Rewarded - v58

Preparing your heart for the sermon:

-What is a mystery in the NT? What is the mystery that Paul is making known to the Corinthians?

-How does this mystery answer the question the Corinthians were struggling with?

-What is the connection b/w knowing that our labor in the Lord is not in vain and our resurrection?

-Other passages to consider: Isa 25:8; 27:13; Joel 2:1; Hosea 13:14; Matt 24:31; Rom 5:12-21; 7:7-8:30; 1 Cor 3:8-14; 9:17-18; 15; 2 Cor 5:1-4; Phil 3:20-21; 1 Thess 4:13-18; Heb 1:11-12

Digging Deeper:

-What things can hinder me from being steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord?

-How was this victory over death secured? Whose victory is it? How do we come to share in it?

-How should the truth of resurrection and eradication of death impact our lives now?