2020 - 03 - 29 The Hope Of Eternal Life By The Rev Peter Moore

This is the fifth of five sermons in the series "How Can We Hope In A World Like This?" by the Rev. Peter Moore for the congregation of Greenfield Presbyterian Church. The scripture is 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 of the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 50 What I am saying, brothers and sisters,[a] is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die,[b] but we will all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” 55 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved,[c] be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. Footnotes: [a] 1 Corinthians 15:50 Gk brothers [b] 1 Corinthians 15:51 Gk fall asleep [c] 1 Corinthians 15:58 Gk beloved brothers