Jesus is the one through whom all things were created in the beginning, and the one who will raise the dead and make all things new.
And at church Jesus gives himself to us. In his words (written down in Holy Scripture and preached from the pulpit), in baptism, in the forgiveness of sins, and in the Lord’s Supper, Jesus promises that we belong to him and he belongs to us.

And through Jesus’ promises, we have life that can’t be taken away by sickness, failure or death. We have life that cannot be improved upon by money, success, or status. Through his promises, we have life that doesn’t come and go, but is everlasting.