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When Jesus Christ takes over this world he will conquer the last enemy. That enemy is a terribly powerful one who has taken the life of all but two people in history. The enemy is called "Death".  In 1 Corinthians 15 Paul expounds on the subject in verses 20 - 26. It is a fascinating read. The whole chapter is worth memorizing.  My study Bible has titled the chapter, "the resurrection of Christ". Paul, however, talks about the resurrection of the believers too. We believers in the Gospel of Jesus Christ depend on the doctrine of the resurrection. It is our longing and hope. Like Paul states in this passage, "If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied" (19). When Christ returns, however, he will destroy the last enemy, death.  Wait? But, what about his millennial reign? Doesn't it say somewhere (Is 65:20) that, during the Millennium, that the person who dies at 100 years old will be considered an infant?  So, my...

This week has been distinguished by many blessings. The Easter week is of course our privilege as we remember the Power of the Gospel demonstrated in the death, burial, and resurrection, of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. I will be preaching on that blessed event tomorrow from 1 Corinthians 15. Pray with us for souls saved. This week too has been bringing healing to my surgered arm. Is surgered a word? Anyway I am even now with my keyboard propped up on one side of my chair so as to get a “non-hurting” angle for my left arm. I’m progressing! I didn’t want to imagine two months of the hunt and peck method of communication. On Tuesday Ed and I made a visit on a young lady and her mother. Naomi had visited several weeks earlier and works so much that it was difficult to get a visit in. Both she and her mother had some good questions though she left us with the understand that she is searching for a certain feeling before she will be able to “fit into” the church. Ed explained that faith...