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Intro illustration:
Andy Stanley tells the story...
Sunday school teacher wanted to explain to the six-year-olds in his class what someone had to do to go to heaven.
To find out what kids believed about the subject, he asked a few questions.
“If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale, and gave all my money to the church, would that get me to heaven?” he asked.
“No!” the children answered.
The teacher was encouraged.
“If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me to heaven?”
Again the answer was, “No!”
“If I was kind to animals and gave candy to all the children and loved my wife, would that get me into heaven?”
Again they all shouted, “No!”
“Well then, how can I get to heaven?”
A boy in the back row stood up and shouted, “You gotta be dead!”
The kid was right-Heaven is a place we can go when we die.
Heaven: That Better Place
Jesus wanted to make clear to his followers that heaven awaits them.
Why talk about Heaven just before Christmas?
I. Introduction
A. Why talk about Heaven now?
Between Tgiving & Christmas
1. Used to be the theme of many hymns
As your shepherd I wanted to help us keep in mind what all the hubub of the holidays was for.
Used to be the topic of many sermons
I enjoyed walking through thanksgiving with you and sharing a meal together-and now we’re going to launch into Christmastime-decorating tonight-next Sunday is the official start of the advent season.
Between Tgiving & Christmas
Good to remember before we get into the blitz of the holiday, what the end game of the events of Christmas are about.
Keep in mind this holiday, that it’s all about being with Immanuel in Heaven forever.
If you’re like me you can tend to compartmentalize to the extent that we miss the connecting idea from event to event.
My challenge to us:
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We have become too comfortable here
2. Our treasures are here
Let’s think about heaven this Christmas.
Heaven Is a Place (vv.
1–2)
Mistakes about heaven
Mistaken ideas about heaven
A state of mind
Here on this earth
We’ve become too comfortable here
Our treasures are here.
Just another dimension
But...
Heaven has an actual location-a defined area.
Heaven is the place from which God operates.
Heaven is the place from which God operates
The Lord’s throne is in heaven.
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Angels are sent to earth from heaven .
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What kind of a place is heaven?
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What kind of a place is heaven?
What kind of a place is heaven?
What kind of a place is heaven?
What kind of a place is heaven?
A place of music
A place of praise
A place of service
A place of rest
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A place of beauty ,
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4. We can lay up treasures in heaven ()
We can lay up treasures in heaven.
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Heaven should be on our minds constantly.
Illustration:
Someone who has a layover at an airport does not go into the bathroom, frown at its decor, and start redecorating!
Why?
Because they don’t live there.
They have a home in another place.
While they are away they will get by with only what they absolutely need, to have more money with which to furnish their permanent home.
Why do we Christians work hard at trying to make our life in this world more comfortable?
This is just the airport and we are in transit.
We should spend our energy on enhancing our eternal reward, and not worry so much about the bare walls in the airport restrooms.
Heaven Is a Prepared Place (v. 3)
Heaven Is a Prepared Place (v. 3)
“I go to prepare a place for you”
The cross, the resurrection and ascension were ahead, but the disciples did not understand Jesus at the time.
The cross, the resurrection and ascension were ahead
Jesus would leave them
He would go to heaven
Jesus went and prepared heaven for them … and us.
3. What a wonderful place heaven must be!
He is coming back for you!
He is coming back for you!
What a wonderful place heaven must be!
Heaven Is a Prepared Place for Prepared People (vv.
4–6)
1. Christians go to heaven when they die
Christians go to heaven when they die
Christians go to heaven when they die
To depart and be with Christ is better by far.
Absent here means we are present in heaven.
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Not everyone is going to heaven
We must embrace this truth with all our hearts and minds and words: Jesus is the only way, all others lead away from God.
Say “Merry Christmas!”
not because you are defending Christianity’s place in America, but because people need to know that Christ is their only hope.
Wear the buttons and pins that encourage that Jesus is the reason, but be humble-our hearts should breaking.
We’re not here to win an argument, but to be used to draw others to their only hope of salvation.
Not everyone is going to heaven.
Only those who receive Christ as Savior.
Thomas wanted to go to heaven
a. “How can we know the way?”
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