Pastor Brent is back from vacation with anecdotes about his family’s costumed appearance in an Independence Day Parade and his two recent injuries which set the stage for his sermon. After quoting theologian Gregg Allison from his book Embodied: Living as Whole People in a Fractured World, Pastor Brent asserts that a biblical view of embodiment is that the promise of a resurrection body is integral to the glorious gospel! His outline of the last half of the great resurrection chapter (1 Cor. 15) focuses on “What Kind of Bodies Will We Have?” (vv. 35-49); “When Will I Get My New Body?” (vv. 50-57); and “How Shall I Live While I Wait?” (v. 58). Redeemed embodiment is part of the good news of the gospel, and we wait with godly posture (standing firm), purpose (given fully to the Lord’s work), and trusting in the promise that our labor in the Lord is not in vain!