While We Are Waiting: Clothed With Life
2 Corinthians 5:1-17
Pastor Bob Hiller
6/14/2015
Series:
While We Are Waiting
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/V8Amv7vLcXg
2 Corinthians 5:4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
1. There is a great deal of ____________ over how to think about ____________ after ____________.
2. Our hope is not ____________ and going to ____________, but ____________ to live ____________ with Christ.
3. Christ's resurrection is not just a good story we tell on Easter, it is a ____________ He makes to you in ____________. You will Rise!
Scripture Readings
Ezekiel 17:22-24
2 Corinthians 5:1-17
Mark 4:26-34
Continue the Conversation
To help you apply the sermon here are some questions to talk over with your friends and family.
1. Share your best or worst vacation stories.
2. Pastor talked about how he had struggled to explain the resurrection in the past. How have you heard life after death explained? What do your friends believe about it? Have you always believed in the resurrection of the dead?
3. Read 2 Corinthians 5:4. What do you think Paul means when he says we will be swallowed up with life?
4. How does the promise of the resurrection help you persevere through your struggles? What are you facing now that causes you to long for Jesus' return?