We think we can predict who will be welcomed into heaven and who will be rejected. But, who will be in heaven will most likely surprise you. Jesus tells his audience 3 parables that refer to who will be accepted into the Kingdom of Heaven and it just might challenge our assumptions.
Who Will Be In Heaven?
Heaven
January 28, 2024 • Luke 14:15–24, Luke 18:9–14, Matthew 25:31–46
End Game
February 11, 2024 • Pastor Steve Swinburne • Acts 1:6–11, 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, Daniel 2:44, Revelation 11:15, 1 Corinthians 15:42–49
What is the End Game of the Biblical story? What is God's intention with humanity after the resurrection? The Bible uses a lot of imagery when describing our future hope. The climax of the Biblical story is Jesus returning to earth to reign forever.
What Happens When I Die?
February 4, 2024 • Pastor Alex Krum • Luke 16:19–31, Luke 23:40–43, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:23, Revelation 6:9–10
The question "What happens when I die?" is one that conjures ideas of fear, anxiety and mystery. The Bible does not seek to satiate our desire to know what happens on the other side of our last breath, but it does offer us a glimpse into a small handful of details about the Intermediate State; between death, and resurrection and final judgement. The important piece to our search for answers to this question is ultimately our trust in Jesus' control and love.
Access Now
January 14, 2024 • Pastor Steve Swinburne • Philippians 3:20, Ephesians 1:3, Ephesians 2:4–6, Colossians 3:1–4, 2 Corinthians 4:16–18
The way Christians talk about heaven gives the impression that we will experience one day in the future, likely after we die. Scripture offers an unexpected picture of this heaven we look forward to, indicating that we can have access now. Through Jesus, we can have access to the riches of heaven now.