Contemplating The Eternal At Christmas

Heb.9:27-28
And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, 

so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

Thank You Pastor David!

We are...
surrounded by the superficial
blinded by the temporal
numbed by the trivial

We need to contemplate out lives...
Life is precious...
Gen.1:26-31
Gen.2:7-9
Job 10:11-12
Ps.22:9-10
Ps.139:13-16
Life is valuable...
Ps.8:3-8
Is.49:1
Jer.1:5
Luke 1:14-16
Gal.1:15-16
Life is fleeting...
Ps.39:4-5
Ps.102:11
Ps.103:15-16
James 4:13-14

We need to contemplate our death...
Death is coming...
2 Sam.14:14
Ps.90:10
Eccl.9:2-5
It is often surprising!
It is inevitably sure!
Death is a consequence of sin...
Gen.2:15-17
Gen.3:22-24
Gen.6:13
Ps.90:5-9
Death is a multi-faceted
Mt.10:28
Eccl.12:7
1 Cor.15:26
James 2:26

Spiritual death: Separation of a person from God
Gen.3:22-24
Romans 5:12
We are all spiritually dead...
Ephesians 2:1-3
Physical death:Cessation of life in our physical body
Gen.5:1-8
We will all experience physical death...
1 Cor.15:22
Eternal death:Finalization of separation from God
Rev.20:6
Rev.21:8
We all deserve eternal death...
Romans 6:23
Death is not the end...
John 5:27-28

We need to contemplate coming judgment...
Fact: Judgment is inescapable...
Acts 17:31
Romans 2:5-11
Rev.20:11-15
The desire for judgment is instinctual...
Heb.1:2-4
The warnings of judgment are undeniable...
2 Peter 2:4-10
The scope of judgment will be universal...
Is.66:15-24
The nature of judgment will be personal...
Matt.7:21-33
Romans 14:10-12
Eccl.11:9;12:14
The effect of judgment will be eternal...
Matt.25:46
Rev.21:6-8

We need to contemplate the coming of Jesus
He came once in humility to provide salvation from sin.
He lived the live we could not live...
John 18:38
Heb.4:15
1 John 3:5
He died the death we deserve to die...
Heb.2:17
Rom.5:6-8
Gal.3:13
1 Peter 2:24
2 Cor.5:21
He conquered the enemy we can not conquer...
1 Cor.15:3-8
Heb.2:14-15
Col.2:13-15

He is coming back in glory to execute judgment for sinners
Those who have turned from Jesus...
Dread(or disinterested in) the return of Jesus...
2 Thessalonian 1:5-10
Death remains an eternally hopeless enemy...
Rev.20:12-15
Those who have trusted in Jesus
Long and look forward to the return of Jesus...
Phil.3:20
Rev.22:20
Death has become a surprisingly helpful friend...
Phil.1:20-23
Luke 23:46