Facing Death with Confidence
Wayne Holcomb
Part of Sermon Notes
March 31, 2024

2nd Corinthians 5:1-8
1. The apostle Paul begins this text with ‘we know.’ What does he know for a fact?
2. Why does Paul refer to the body as a tent?
3. What happens at death when the body goes into the grave, where does our spirit go?
4. What is ‘a house not made with hands?’
5. When we die, do we become ghosts?
6. What will our resurrected bodies be like?
7. What does the resurrected body of Christ reveal to us about our resurrected bodies?
8. How will our resurrected body different from our current body?
9. Will I still know people in heaven like I knew them on earth?
10. How can we be of ‘good courage’ in the face of death?
Sermon Notes
Fact #1: Our earthly body is

like a tent

Fact #2: Our heavenly body will be

for eternity

Fact #3: Our eternal dwelling is

by the Holy Spirit

Fact #4: Our absence from the body

our presence with the Lord