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John 11: ²⁵...."I am the one who raises the dead to life! Everyone who has faith in me will live, even if they die. ²⁶And everyone who lives because of faith in me will never really die." (CEV)
1. What do these words of Jesus do to help us have courage in the face of sickness and death?

John 14: ¹Jesus said to his disciples, "Don't be worried! Have faith in God and have faith in me. ²There are many rooms in my Father's house. I wouldn't tell you this, unless it was true. I am going there to prepare a place for each of you. ³After I have done this, I will come back and take you with me. Then we will be together. (CEV)
2. How did these disciples feel when Jesus said He would soon die, but, "Don't be worried"?

Colossians 3: ¹You have been raised to life with Christ. Now set your heart on what is in heaven, where Christ rules at God's right side. ²Think about what is up there, not about what is here on earth. ³You died, which means that your life is hidden with Christ, who sits beside God. ⁴Christ gives meaning to your life, and when he appears, you will also appear with him in glory. (CEV)
3. Why is our real life now hidden with Christ, and how can we actually think about Heaven?

2 Corinthians 5: ⁶So always be cheerful! As long as we are in these bodies, we are away from the Lord. ⁷But we live by faith, not by what we see. ⁸We should be cheerful, because we would rather leave these bodies and be at home with the Lord. ⁹But whether we are at home with the Lord or away from him, we still try our best to please him. (CEV)
4. When we learn that our home will be with Christ, how does this touch your imagination?

1 Corinthians 15: ⁵⁰My friends, I want you to know that our bodies of flesh and blood will decay. This means that they cannot share in God's kingdom, which lasts forever. ⁵¹I will explain a mystery to you. Not every one of us will die, but we will all be changed. ⁵²It will happen suddenly, quicker than the blink of an eye. At the sound of the last trumpet the dead will be raised. We will all be changed, so that we will never die again. ⁵³Our dead and decaying bodies will be changed into bodies that won't die or decay. ⁵⁴The bodies we now have are weak and can die. But they will be changed into bodies that are eternal. Then the Scriptures will come true,
    "Death has lost the battle! ⁵⁵Where is its victory? Where is its sting?" ⁵⁶Sin is what gives death its sting, and the Law is the power behind sin. ⁵⁷But thank God for letting our Lord Jesus Christ give us the victory! (CEV)
5. Tell us why you look forward to the time that your decaying body will become eternal.

Hebrews 11: ¹Faith makes us sure of what we hope for and gives us proof of what we cannot see.... ⁶But without faith no one can please God. We must believe that God is real and that he rewards everyone who searches for him.... (CEV)
6. What in our lives causes us to believe that God and Heaven are more real than physical life?

Please study the above references and then add your observations and applications:
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