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Ecclesiastes 9:5 The living at least know they will die, but the

dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they

remembered.

1. Care in the midst of chaos.

Mark 5:40 The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl’s

father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying. 41 Holding

her hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means “Little girl, get up!” 42 And the girl, who was twelve years old, immediately

stood up and walked around! They were overwhelmed and totally amazed.

Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him,

“Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.” 36 But Jesus

overheard them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.”

*Family issues *Financial issues *Faith issues

Hebrews 11:35 … They placed their hope in a better life after the

resurrection.

2. Compassion in the midst

of catastrophe.

Luke 7:11 Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. 12 A

funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her.

13 When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said. 14 Then he walked over

to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young man,” he said, “I tell you, get up.” 15 Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to

his mother.

*Compassion- (even in destruction).

Ezekiel 33:11 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them

to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your

wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?

Malachi 4:1 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “The day of judgment is

coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be

burned up like straw. They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all.

Revelation 20:9 And I saw them as they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded God’s people and the beloved city. But

fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed

them.

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1. One historic Protestant view of Hell is expressed in the Westminster Confession (1646): "but the wicked, who know not God, and obey not the gospel of Jesus

Christ, shall be cast into eternal torments, and punished with everlasting destruction from the

presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power." (Chapter XXXIII, Of the Last Judgment)

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About Eternity -Man was created to exist forever. He will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or in union with God through forgiveness

and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is hell. To be eternally in union with him is eternal

life. Heaven and hell are places of eternal existence

3. Confrontation in the

midst of crisis.

John 11:33 When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger

welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled. 34 “Where have you put him?” he asked them. They told him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Then Jesus wept. 36 The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!” 43

Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in grave clothes, his face wrapped in a head cloth.

Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”

1 Corinthians 15:54 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. 55 O death,

where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”

Commitment

Romans 6:3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined

him in his death? 4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we

also may live new lives.

Psalm 49:15 But as for me, God will redeem my

life. He will snatch me from the power of the grave.

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