This sermon, rooted in Romans 14:7–9, presents a profound meditation on the Christian life and death as lived in union with Christ, emphasizing that believers neither live nor die for themselves but for the Lord, who died and rose again to become Lord of both the living and the dead. Through the personal grief of losing a son, the preacher illustrates how the gospel's truth—memorized and internalized—sustains faith amid the unpredictability of life and the certainty of death, transforming sorrow into a testimony of hope. The message unfolds with theological depth, connecting the believer's identity to Christ's death and resurrection, the assurance of God's love, and the ultimate triumph over death through faith in Jesus, who is the unchanging Lord in whom all things are held together. The sermon calls listeners to live and die in conscious dependence on Christ, to embrace the gospel as the foundation of identity and hope, and to find comfort in the promise that nothing—neither death nor life—can separate them from God's love in Christ, urging all to respond to the gospel while it is still today.