Mark 12:18-27
“He who does not prepare for death is more than an ordinary fool. He is a madman.” - Charles Spurgeon
“The best moment of a Christian’s life is his last one, because it is the one that is nearest heaven.” - Charles Spurgeon
“Death is the funeral of all our sorrows.” - Thomas Watson
“Death is but a passage out of a prison into a palace.” - John Bunyan
“Death is not now the death of me, but death will be the death of my misery, the death of my sins; it will be the death of my corruptions. But death will be my birthday in regard of happiness.” - Richard Sibbes
“Let thy hope of heaven master thy fear of death. Why shouldest thou be afraid to die, who hopest to live by dying?” - Wiliam Gurnall
“Has this world been so kind to you that you would leave it with regret? If we really believe that home is elsewhere and that this life is a ‘wandering to find home,’ why should we not look forward to the arrival?” - C.S. Lewis
“We may positively state that nobody has made any progress in the school of Christ, unless he cheerfully looks forward towards the day of his death, and towards the day of the final resurrection.” - John Calvin
Deuteronomy 25:5-6
Discussion questions:
What are some popular ideas today about what happens after death?
How do the Sadducees attempt to trap Jesus in his words/ideas?
Why do so few Christians today look forward to death? What does our reluctance to think about - and even long for - death reveal about our hearts?
What difference does the hope of resurrection make in our lives now?