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Our Eternal Hope
January 24, 2010
the Big Idea: A Christian lives with hope no matter what; and the best stuff is yet to come…
Q. What takes place at death?
1. the separation of body and spirit - Matt 10:28a [Acts 2:31, 1 Peter 3:19, Luke 12:20, Mark 15:37]
2. judgment
Hebrews 9:27
- 2 outcomes of judgment: Heaven & Hell
- What determines where a person will spend eternity?
- the consequence of their sins, and their response to Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:24
John 3:16-1
Hell
Q. What is hell?
a place prepared for Satan and his demons.
Matt 25:41
it is described as a place of fire/discomfort/darkness absence of God’s presence
Q. How is the eternal destiny of the lost compatible with God’s love?
Heaven
What will heaven be like?
awesome and unimaginable
Psalm16:11b
1 Corinthians 2:9
Matt 5:11-12
new
Revelation 21:1,5
a community
- like a city (Revelation 21:2)
- like a big mansion with lots of rooms (John 14:2)
the tangible presence of God
1 Cor 13:12
Rev 21:3
no sickness, sadness, or death
Rev 21:4
the tree of life reappears (Revelation 2:7)
Q. Will we have bodies in heaven?
1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-44
different bodies; new & improved
Q. What will we do in heaven?
- worship God - Revelation 5:13-14
- reign with Jesus - 2 timothy 2:11-12
- work? - Genesis 2, Ephesians 2:7
Response:
Do you know what your eternal destiny will be?
“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Romans 10:9 NLT
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