Life After Death
Jesus showed that Scripture teaches that life continues after death when God’s people experience the fullness of life and the promises of God.
Mark 12:18-27
Jesus Is the Victor
All of creation is under a curse and subject to constant evil which leads to suffering and death. But Jesus has won a monumental victory over Satan, sin, suffering and eternal death, and followers of Christ can live boldly and rejoice in knowing that they have eternal life and freedom from the antagonists of God.
Revelation 20:15-22:7; Genesis 3:1-19
The Gift of Sabbath Rest
Sabbath rest is not a legalistic restriction but rather a gift from God to allow us to be refreshed as we rest from our daily vocations and activities so we can focus on God and His provision for us.
Leviticus 23:1-3
Glory Bound!
The parable of the sower, the seed, and the soils teaches the secret of the Kingdom of God – that it has broken into the world in the Person, teaching, and work of Jesus, that is rejected by many, but that the Word of Jesus will bear great fruit in the lives of those who hear and embrace it.
Mark 4:1-20
Concealed and Revealed
The parable of the sower, the seed, and the soils teaches the secret of the Kingdom of God – that it has broken into the world in the Person, teaching, and work of Jesus, that is rejected by many, but that the Word of Jesus will bear great fruit in the lives of those who hear and embrace it.
Mark 4:1-20
Finishing Well
Christians are motivated to finish well, even if it requires suffering, by remembering the eternal reward Christ will give to them when He returns.
2 Timothy 4:6-8
A Faithful Saying About the Faithful God
Believers can be encouraged to be faithful, enduring even through suffering, by remembering the faithfulness of God.
2 Timothy 2:8-13
Grace To Suffer for the Gospel of Christ
Believers must grow strong in grace so that they will be able to endure the suffering necessary to guard and pass on the precious deposit of the Gospel.
2 Timothy 2:1-7
My Only Comfort – Part 3
Question 98: Knowing all of these things, what is your only comfort in life and death?
Knowing all of these things, what is your only comfort in life and death? That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ; who, with his precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, that all things must work together for my salvation, and therefore, by his Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me sincerely willing and ready, from this day forth, to live unto him.
Romans 8:12–17
Made For Another World
The Gospel is not only rationally true – it addresses our deepest human longings and points us to true joy and rest.
Revelation 21:1-5
The Call of Mission:Compassion for the Lost and Suffering
We are called to mission by compassion for the ones who are suffering in this life and perishing without the Gospel
Romans 9:1-3
Jesus Is the Way, the Truth, and the Life
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, the only One through whom anyone may come to the Father to find eternal life.
John 14:1-6
The Refreshment of Rest
Sabbath rest is not a legalistic restriction but rather a gift from God to allow us to be refreshed as we rest from normal activities so we can focus on God and His provision for us.
Leviticus 23:1-3
Praying With Eternity In View
Christians should pray and live with the reality and values of eternity in their view.
John 17:24-26
Our Future – Walking Alive Forever
In eternity, we will be fully alive, free from the penalty, power, and even the presence of sin, as we glorify and enjoy God forever!
Revelation 21:1-5; 22:1-5, 20-21
Relationships and Responsibilities in Christ the Lord
Our new status in Christ has not freed us from the relationships and responsibilities in our culture, but we now fulfill these under the Lordship of Christ.
Colossians 3:18-4:1
The New Heavens and Earth
God has promised a new heavens and earth, which believers begin to experience now, and will be completed at the return of Christ.
Isaiah 65:17-25
Yahweh Shammah – The Lord Is There
God’s name Yahweh-Shammah – The Lord is There – speaks of God’s desire to be in the midst of his people, chronicled in both the historical and the future prophesied city of Jerusalem.
Revelation 21:1-4; Ezekiel 48:35
The Day of Redemption for the Nations
Although the day of the Lord is a day of judgment for the nations that have rejected God, He is calling a remnant from every nation to be part of His people.
Isaiah 19:16-25
The Day of the Lord for the Nations
Just as God appointed a day to judge Babylon, so there will be a day when every human will stand before God – either clothed in their own sin or in the righteousness of Christ.
Isaiah 13-14
Our Present Struggle and Our Future Glory
The Christian life is characterized by the pursuit of Christ, the struggle against sin, and the hope of our glorious future in heaven with Christ.
Philippians 3:12-21
Joy in the Journey (Part 2): Our Future with Christ
We can have joy because life is an opportunity to know and serve Christ, and death brings us into His Presence, which is the deepest desire of our hearts.
Philippians 1:18b-26
A Life Built to Last
Christians are called to build their lives and ministries in such a manner that they will survive the coming judgment and bring eternal rewards.
1 Corinthians 3:10-15
Preparing for the Judgment
All humans will stand before God’s judgment throne, and only those who trust in Christ will enter the new heavens and earth.
Revelation 20:11-15
Life in the New Heavens and Earth
In the new heavens and earth, God’s purposes for creation will be fulfilled, and our deepest longings and desires will be satisfied.
Revelation 21:1-4