Comfort in the Face of Death

SERMON OUTLINE

Introduction: The reality of death for all

I. The contrast with the world, v. 13
A. “asleep”

  B. “no hope” vs. “hope”

II. The reasons for this confidence, vv. 14ff
A. The historical foundation

Unlike the unhistorical “The Family Tomb of Jesus”
  B. The future coming/presence of Christ
1. Jesus Christ Himself will come

2. It will be a time of great majesty and glory

3. The dead will suffer no disadvantage

4. It will be a grand reunion with Christ and fellow believers

III. The summit/high point of this teaching, vv. 17(b) – “and so
we shall always be with the Lord”

IV. The application for us today, v. 18 --