April 13, 2003

One Minute After I Die
Ashes Sunday
Speaker: Dave Gibbons

Two Realities:
“And just as it is destined (appointed) that each person dies only once and after that comes judgment.” Hebrews 9:27

1. Death is Inevitable

2. Death is Irrevocable

If this is true . . .

What Happens One Minute After You Die?

Our Soul is Separated from our Body

“Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill you. They can only kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28

The Great Divide

The Unrighteous

“That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the godly. Throwing the wicked into the fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth..” Matthew 13:49-50

Most terrifying words in the Bible:
Matthew 7:23 “ I never knew you.”

Purgatory?

The Righteous

Paul said, “I was caught up into paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be told” 2 Cor. 2:4

Psalm 23:1-4
¹The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything that I need. ²He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. 3He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. ⁴Even when I walk through the dark valley of death, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff they comfort me.”

How does one get through the Valley of the Shadow of Death?

Deliberately Choose God.

Know that God is With You.

See the True Composition of the Shadow

3 critical insights@ shadows:
Shadows tend to be bigger than reality.

Shadows cannot hurt you.

The closer you are to the light the smaller the shadow

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