Sermon 1-18-04 Is there a heaven? How do I get there?
Someone is going along with their life. They die. Opps surprise, there is a heaven
If there is no heaven, then:
· God allows us to live then die and its over
· There is no God its all just by chance
· The Christian faith is untrue
Jesus words show he believed
If there is no heaven, then the entire witness of Christianity is false
Why I believe in heaven
· The witness of scripture
1 Cor 2:9 [quoting Isaiah] But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Jn 14… 1"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God[1] ; trust also in me. 2In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
Heb 9:27 It is given unto men, once to die, then the judgment
· The nature of human life….2 cor 4:6-7 6For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"[1] made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
· Near death experiences/my mom
· Because I am a Christian
Christianity is the largest religion in the world
Tim Mowgeza….traveled the world….Holy spirit still touches
How do you get there?
Global world….. Nice people
Struggle with the unique claims of Christ
How do you get there
Can I get there by being a good moral person?
Can I get there by following any old religion?
Speeding laws and the laws of gravity……..
All men are without excuse Ro 1 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
So, how do I get to heaven?
1. believe in Jesus
2. ask for your sins to be forgiven
3. accept his sacrificial death on the cross for you
thief on the cross….Luke 23…today you will be with me in paradise
4. and you will Receive the holy spirit to guide you daily
there is one who was raised from the dead
Acts 4:12 12Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
John 14:6 6Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 1 10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the power to become children of God-
there is one who was raised from the dead some will Trust in Jesus others will not. You must choose which you will be
pray--
Someone is going along with their life. They die. Opps surprise, there is a heaven
If there is no heaven, then:
· God allows us to live then die and its over
· There is no God its all just by chance
· The Christian faith is untrue
Jesus words show he believed
If there is no heaven, then the entire witness of Christianity is false
Why I believe in heaven
· The witness of scripture
1 Cor 2:9 [quoting Isaiah] But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Jn 14… 1"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God[1] ; trust also in me. 2In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
Heb 9:27 It is given unto men, once to die, then the judgment
· The nature of human life….2 cor 4:6-7 6For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"[1] made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
· Near death experiences/my mom
· Because I am a Christian
Christianity is the largest religion in the world
Tim Mowgeza….traveled the world….Holy spirit still touches
How do you get there?
Global world….. Nice people
Struggle with the unique claims of Christ
How do you get there
Can I get there by being a good moral person?
Can I get there by following any old religion?
Speeding laws and the laws of gravity……..
All men are without excuse Ro 1 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
So, how do I get to heaven?
1. believe in Jesus
2. ask for your sins to be forgiven
3. accept his sacrificial death on the cross for you
thief on the cross….Luke 23…today you will be with me in paradise
4. and you will Receive the holy spirit to guide you daily
there is one who was raised from the dead
Acts 4:12 12Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
John 14:6 6Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 1 10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the power to become children of God-
there is one who was raised from the dead some will Trust in Jesus others will not. You must choose which you will be
pray--
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