Thursday, August 29, 2024
Speaker: Ben Snyder, Lead Pastor
Title: Our Heavenly "Ending"
Memory Verse: Hebrews 3:14 (NLT) For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.
Key Passage: John 14:1-6 (NLT) "Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. And you know the way to where I am going."
"No, we don’t know, Lord," Thomas said. "We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?"
Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me."
Additional Passages: Revelation 21-22; Romans 8:20-21; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Isaiah 65:17-24; Matthew 26:28-29
Heaven is a PLACE
Heaven is a place PREPARED
Heaven is a place prepared FOR YOU
Bottom Line: Heaven is a place prepared for you to EXPERIENCE GOD’S PRESENCE.
Resources for further study:
CedarCreek's Imagine Heaven Series (2018)
Heaven by Randy Alcorn
Bible Project on Revelation
Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright (Amillennialism perspective)
What Happens Next by Max Lucado (Premillennialism perspective)
Max Lucado -What’s Next Message Series at Oak Hills Church
Through the Word - Revelation by Kris Langham
Discipleship on the Edge by Darrell Johnson (expository guide through Revelation)
Song Links:
Be Glad - YouTube // Spotify
Good Grace - YouTube // Spotify
Hymn of Heaven - YouTube // Spotify
Discussion Questions:
Icebreaker: What sounds like something heavenly?
When people think about heaven, what are some things that typically come to mind?
Read Romans 8:20-21 and Revelation 21:1-14. What do you learn about heaven? What do you learn about God?
What surprised you most about heaven from this message?
Read John 14:6. Who/what makes heaven possible for us? Will you be there? If you're not sure, what questions do you have? If you will be, what peace does this offer?