PM Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 28.15-20 Brent T. Willey LESSONS FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE Introduction: If the dead could speak to us, what would they say? What would they say about the world beyond the grave? [I think about the comments made by people regarding those who have died: “They’re looking down on us right now.” (Eccl. 9.10)] What type of life would the departed urge me to live? [This is the more relevant question, and we have some biblical insight to this curious matter, especially when we consider the teaching of Jesus.] One thing is certain, we must be […]

Paul encouragingly wrote: “According to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death” (Phil. 1.20). Here is a moving quote I recently read:  “A man searched for a gift to give to a troubled, divided and despairing world. A gift to becalm the tormented soul of a world suffering from its own inhumanities; a token to radiate his unfailing hope for better things, for better times; a gesture, perhaps to give a […]