Remember, all the bodies are going to die. Jesus had a body. What happened on the cross? He died. So will we. Amen – the end.
That would be a terrible place to end a sermon but it reminds me of a Sunday School story. The teacher asked the children, “If I sold my house and car and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into heaven?” The children all said, “NO!”
“If I cleaned the whole church daily and mowed the yard weekly, would that get me into heaven?” Again, the answer was, “NO!”
“If I were kind to animals, gave candy to kids, and loved my wife, would that get me into heaven?” Once again, they all gave the same answer, “NO!”
“So,” the teacher asked, “how can I get into heaven?” It was a five-year-old who quickly shouted, “You gotta be dead.”