Do you remember the moment it happened? The moment you understood that things die. I remember riding in the car and having a conversation with my mom. I was probably around 6. I don’t remember what the conversation was about, but I remember her words like it was yesterday. She said, “well Rich, we’re all going to die”. That was news to me. It was the first thought I ever had about death.

I didn’t know then that the bible calls death the final enemy. Today, I’m very aware that this old body is not going to last forever. But the good news is that Jesus is the King Eternal. He is a giver of eternal life. As I turn my thoughts to the coming celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, I begin a new series of messages that I’m calling “The Jesus Series”. This Sunday, we start by looking at Jesus as “The King Eternal” and our great hope of eternal life.