What Happens After We Die?

In this message, Pastor Kirt Anderson works through 1 Corinthians 15, the oldest written record of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, to ask a question most of us would rather not think about: what actually happens after we die? Pastor Kirt makes a careful distinction between the Greek word "appeared" and softer modern translations, arguing that the bodily resurrection of Jesus is not a subjective spiritual feeling but an objective, historical event. He traces the story of the Apostle Paul, a man who went from hunting down Christians to becoming one of the gospel's greatest voices, as evidence that something real happened on that first resurrection morning.Pastor Kirt also addresses what the resurrection means for ordinary people facing ordinary grief. Drawing on a deeply personal story from his early years in ministry, he turns to Paul's words in Romans and 1 Corinthians to offer something more than comfort: a real, grounded hope that death is not the final word. If Christ rose bodily, then his resurrection is the first installment of a new creation that will one day include all who trust in him, and, Pastor Kirt argues, all of the created order itself. Naples Community Church meets at 849 7th Ave S in Naples, FL. New here? Plan your visit at naplescommunitychurch.org/visit