Acts: 1st Century Church, A Blueprint for 21st Century Living

WHAT ARE YOU FULL OF (08-01-2010)
"WHAT ARE YOU FULL OF?"
(Acts: 1st Century Church Blueprint For 21st Century Living" - Part 9)
August 1, 2010

Scripture: Acts 6 & 7
Question: What kind of church (Christian) do you want to be? A _____________ __________, or a __________________?

Observations
• We are not a _______________ church and neither was the early church in the Book of Acts!
• Every church has _______________; it's how you _____________ ______ _____________ that defines you.

Three Problems for the Early Church

1. _______________________________________
It's not _______ vs. ___________! We must unite around ______________ _______________!

2. ___________________ ___________________
As followers of Christ, we are all __________________.

3. _______________________________________

Stephen ... ______________________

• First _________________; first to ___________!
• He was a __________________________.
• He was full of the ____________ __________, ___________ & ___________, and ______________.

A Definition

What does it mean to be ______________?
Fullness means to "touch every part of one's _____________."

• When life _________________ you whatever you are ___________ of comes out!

Stephen's Defense

What shown from Stephen's life as he stood before the High Council of Israel was the _________ like that of an __________.

In his defense, Stephen addresses three ____________ _______:

1. _______________ (7:3,5)

Just because you live here does not mean you are truly among ___________ ________________!

2. _______________ (7:37-39)

The law _______________ you!

3. _______________ (7:48)

The Reaction of The Rulers

They were ______________ and _______________ Stephen.

Stephen's Response

1. He gazed into ______________ and saw it open up. (7:59)
2. He saw Jesus ____________________. (7:56)
3. He _____________ and _______________ them! (7:59-60)

The Application For Us

• Keep your ____________ fixed on Jesus!
• Appropriate Stephen's _________________ to die as your __________________ to live!

WHY BECOME A MEMBER (07-25-2010)

Observations

• The Apostles early believers were performing and experiencing the _________________________!
• It was the ____________ of God and their _______________ to one another that made them strong.
• While many had questions and fears, there were also many who wanted to join the ___________! (Acts 9:2)

Three Mistakes Among Churches Today

1. It is a mistake to yield to our culture's unwillingness to make _________________ and be _________________.
2. It is a mistake to think that we have created a
_______________ at our front door if we ask for ______________________ from those who walk into our church.
3. It is a mistake to assume that people are unwilling to commit to __________________ or ______________ even though they may not want to join an institution.

"The call to follow Christ is a call to die." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Biblical Reasons to Join The Local Church

A definition: To join is to be "____________ or _____________ together." (It is the same word that Jesus uses in Matthew 19:5 as He speaks of the marriage relationship.)

1. _________________________________

At CFMC, we are seeking to build _____________________, not a _________________.

Five words the Bible uses to described the church:
a) ___________________________
b) ___________________________
c) ___________________________
d) ___________________________
e) ___________________________

2. __________________________________

"With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus ..." (4:33)

"Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ." (5:42)

There is no greater cause to join than that of the _________ _____ _____________ ______________!

WHY? It is ______________________ and _________-_________________________!

3. _____________________________________

"No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people." (5:13)

There is a __________________!

The Result: ______________________________________!

Membership is not about you, but about _____________! It is _____________________ with others to accomplish what God wants to do in and through us as His people (church).

HOW TO RESPOND TO A CRISIS (07-18-2010)
"HOW TO RESPOND TO A CRISIS"
(Acts: 1st Century Church Blueprint For 21st Century Living" - Part 7)
July 18, 2010

Scripture: Acts 4 & 5

Cultural Observations

• The early church did not have the favor of the ______________, but they had the favor of _________!

• The church is historically at its best in times of _____________________.

• The early church enjoyed both a ________________ and _____________________ favor.

Many today are not interested in joining an institution, but ___________________!

• It was through the lives of ___________________ men that God was performing His miracles.

• Considering what they had seen with their own eyes, those who were questioning Peter and John had ________________ ______ _____________!

• What was taking place was the church was being _____________________ on the outside, but were being _______________ together on the inside.

The Church's Response To Crisis

They ____________________! (4:24)

The Outcome Of The Church's Response

1. They were ______________ with the Holy Spirit. (4:31)

2. They were ____________ in their witness. (4:31)

4. They continued to testify to the __________________ of Jesus Christ. (4:33)

3. They shared their ________________________. (4:32)

• The greatest threat to the church is not persecution from the outside, but the lack of _________________ on the inside.

• They understood the difference between _________________ and _________________!

• The #1 object keeping _________, and the _________________, from being all that God wants you to be is our _______________!

Keys To This Commitment

a) They understood that their _____________________ were not their own. (4:32)

b) Where did they learn this? From _______________!

c) They gave _____________________ and their _________________________ to God! (4:35)

Living Proof (07-04-2010)

“LIVING PROOF”

(Acts: 1^st Century Church Blueprint For 21^st Century Living – Part 6) 

July 4, 2010

Scripture:  Acts 3

Observations

·         Peter and John are on their way to the temple to ________.

·         An illustrative _________________ takes place.

·         The _____________________ of the people (largely Jews).

Two “Take-A-Ways” For Our Church

1.      The greatest thing we have to offer (to give) to the world around us is the _________________  _____________ of Jesus Christ!

2.      We are to give our ________________ and __________ in the ________________ of _________________!

But What Does This Have To With Me?

“You killed the author of life, but God raised Him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.  By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong.  It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through Him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see.”  (vss. 15-16)

1.      ___________________!  (vs. 19)

2.      __________________ to God.  (vs. 19)

3.      Be His ________________________.  (vs. 15)

4.      Help meet the ____________ of _______________.  (vs. 7)

5.      Give God all the _____________________! 

“When Peter saw this, he said to them: ‘Men of Israel, why does this surprise you?  Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?  The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus.’” 

                                                                                                 (vss. 12-13)

HOW TO BECOME A DAD AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART (06-20-2010)
"HOW TO BECOME A DAD
AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART"
(Acts: 1st Century Church Blueprint for 21st Century Living -- Part 5)
June 20, 2010

"After removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.'"
Acts 13:22

Biblical Background

• King Saul rejected; David made king (1 Samuel 16:1-13; 13:13-14; 15:24-26)
• God's promise to David (Psalm 89:19-37)
• God's promise to Israel (Jeremiah 3:15)

A Dad After God's Own Heart

1. Loves God with all his _______________.

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." Matthew 22:37

? God is _______________.
? Understands the importance of Godly ___________.
? Seeks the fullness of the __________ ___________.

2. Seeks the ________________ and ________________ of God.

"Such ‘wisdom' does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere." James 3:15,17

Heavenly wisdom: Seeing life from God's _____________ ________ __________________.
3. Acts ____________, loves _____________ and walks ________________.

"He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8

4. Cherishes the _____________ ____ ___________.

"Oh, how I love your law!" Psalm 119:97

5. Walks _____________________ to God's Word.

"Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them."
Psalm 119:129

6. Loves his ___________________.

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself." Ephesians 5:25-28

7. Fathers his ____________________.

"Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4

? Loves them _______________________.
? Helps them to know _______________.
? Teaches them God's __________________; teaches them _______________ from _________________.
? _________________ for them.
? Leads and ___________________ them.
? Is a good _________________ _______________.
About a Good Father

A good father ________________; but he doesn't ___________ ______!

A good father recognizes he can't do it _______________!

____________________, this man who you hold by the right hand is to be your husband. While his family has loved and cared for him all his days, you now become the one to whom he will look for love and support. In your life and love lies all of his help and inspiration. He is going to look to you for encourage-ment, for cheerfulness, and for confidence. No matter what the world may say or think -- people may forget him, ne¬glect him, lose confidence in him and turn their backs upon him -- but you must not. Do you vow here, as you have promised him in secret, that you will be patient in adversity, minis¬tering to him in affliction, com¬forting him in sorrow, and forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto him, so long as you both shall live?

HOW GOD BUILDS A GREAT CHURCH (05-23-2010)
"HOW GOD BUILDS A GREAT CHURCH"

"The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off -- for all whom the Lord our God will call."
Acts 2:39

OBSERVATIONS

• On the day of Pentecost there were 3,000 who believed and were baptized. (2:41)
• In 2:47 we learn that people were accepting Christ on a daily basis.
• Soon the number of believers grew to 5,000. (4:4)
• In 6:7 we learn that the number of Christ followers was growing rapidly.

IMPORTANT QUESTION

How/why did all this come about?

Answer: As a result of a spiritual infilling, the believers became a _____________ and _______________ people!

"Luke tells us about an essential ingredient of a great church: an unlimited commitment to Christ and each other which is expressed in unrestrained loyalty. Not only to the Lord, but one another!"
- Lloyd Ogilvie

This loyalty (devotion) expressed itself in several ways:

• Men were being saved. (2:41,47) _______________
• They were devoted to ___________________. (2:42)
• They were committed to _________________. (2:42)
• They gave themselves in __________________ to one another. (2:44)
• They gave themselves to ________________, in the temple courts and in their homes (2:46-47). They were committed to ____________ _____________!

A CLOSER LOOK AT LOYALTY

1. Their loyalty was to __________________.

"Know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed."
(4:10)

"With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resur-rection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all."
(4:33)

2. Their loyalty was to __________ ______________.

"All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need." (2:44-45)

• This loyalty flows from _______ _______________.

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God -- this is your spiritual act of worship." (Romans 12:1)

• This loyalty flows from a ______________________ ____________.

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -- his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:2)

• This loyalty comes about when we are willing to think of others ____________ than ourselves.

"Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others."
(Philippians 2:2-4)

"Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality." (Romans 12:10,13)

• This loyalty demonstrated itself through a willingness to _________________ with one another.

"Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share."
(1 Timothy 6:17-18)

TWO EXAMPLES

Loyalty: ________________ (4:36-37)

Disloyalty: _______________ and _____________ (5:1ff)

A BIBLICAL CHALLENGE!

Let's ___________________ the early church!

The Ministry Of Motherhood (05-09-2010)

"He came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was a Jewess and a believer, but whose father was a Greek." Acts 16:1

"I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also." 2 Timothy 1:5

There is no ministry in the whole world more important
than the ministry of ___________________________!

How To Cooperate With The Holy Spirit

1. We must choose to let go of old ways of ___________.
Ephesians 4:22 (Msg.)

2. We must change the way we _________________.
Ephesians 4:23 (CEV)

3. We must put on the character of Christ by the developing of new __________ ______________. Ephesians 4:24

As You Minister To Your Children And Family ...
... ______________ for them.
... ______________ them well.
... ______________ them.
... model ____________-_________ character.
... _________________ them!
In order to be what God wants you to be, every mother needs the enabling grace of
_______ _____________ ___________________!
"The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off -- for all whom the Lord our God will call."
Acts 2:39

"For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice." James 3:16

My Encouragement To Moms Today!

• Receive _________ ___________ as your Savior today!

• Yield to the _________ ____________ daily.

• ________________________ with Him.

• Accept His _________________________.

• Receive the _________________ grace of His Spirit.

• Appropriate His _______________ grace for your life and tasks.

• Draw upon His ____________________.

• Let Him ____________ you and ___________ others through you.

How To Appropriate The Power Of Pentecost (05-02-2010)
Some Questions

• What is ___________________? It is an event that took place __________ days following Passover.
• It is the day God chose to send His ____________ ________________.

Important Observations

? God has always called His people to be a _________ people.

"I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy." Leviticus 11:44

"But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy.'"
1 Peter 1:15

"Sanctify them by the truth." John 17:17

"It is God's will that you should be sanctified. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life."
1 Thessalonians 4:3,7

"May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through." 1 Thessalonians 5:23

? Note the change in the man called _______________!

"Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ. When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, ‘Brothers, what shall we do?' Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off -- for all whom the Lord our God will call.'" Acts 2:36-39

"How Do You Receive The Holy Spirit
And The Power of Pentecost?

1. You must acknowledge and receive Jesus Christ as your __________________!

"He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him. Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God -- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God."
John 1:11-12

When you accept Christ as your Savior, the __________ ____________ comes into your life. (Acts 2:38)

2. Just as you received Jesus Christ by faith, you must also ask and receive ______ _________ ___________.

"Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit." Ephesians 5:18

The Starting Point (04-25-2010)
"THE STARTING POINT"
(Acts: 1st Century Church Blueprint for 21st Century Living -- Part 1)
April 25, 2010

Scripture: Acts 1

Why study the Book of Acts?

• In this book we see the start of a _______________.
• God was clearly present among the early believers, and ____________ their ministry abundantly. (2:4, 47)
• God is the __________ yesterday, today and ________________. (Hebrews 13:8)
• God wants to bless His ____________ and ___________ today in the same manner.

Important Observations

? The author of the book is ____________.
? The recipient is ____________________. (1:1)
? The first book (The Gospel of Luke) is about _________ and what He began. (1:1)
? This book (Acts) is about ________ and what God wants to continue to do through __________!

The Starting Point

The 1st Century Church

1. They were ______________ to Jesus command.
(1:8, 12-14)
2. The early believers were ________________. (1:14)
3. They gave themselves to _______________ _______________. (1:14)
4. They understood their __________. They were to be __________________! (1:22)

The Blueprint for 21st Century Living

1. Are you/we living in ____________________ to the commands of Christ?

? ______________ your waywardness.
? Seek _____________ the Kingdom of God in your life.
? Spend time everyday in The Bible to _______ and __________________ God's Word for living.

2. Are we ______________ ______ _____________?

? Do you understand God's purpose for ________ ___________?
? Do you understand God's purpose for _________ _________________?
? Do we understand God's purpose for _________ ________________?
? Are we __________________ in achieving that purpose?

3. How goes your _______________ life? What does it ________________ of?

? ___________ each day.
? Commit to joining with others of the __________ to pray.
? Make _______________ your example.

4. Be a ___________________ for Jesus everyday!

? At _______________ (Jerusalem)
? At _________________ and at ______________
(Judea)
? In your surrounding _______________ and _________________ (Samaria)
? ____________________ you go (uttermost parts of the earth)

FAITHFUL ROOTS

Apostles' Creed Part 2 (04-18-2010)

The Apostles’ Creed (04-11-2010)

FaithFul Roots

The Apostles’ Creed

“ ...Contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.” Jude 1:3 (NIV)

APOSTLES’ CREED

I believe in God the Father almighty, the creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

WHY DID JESUS HAVE TO DO ALL THESE THINGS?

CONCEIVED BY GOD’S SPIRIT _____________________________

“Jesus is the kind of High Priest that meets our needs. He is holy; he has no fault or sin in him...” Hebrews 7:26 (TEV)

BORN _________________________________________________

“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born for you; he is Christ

the Lord.” Luke 2:11 (NIV)

SUFFERED _____________________________________________

“But he took our suffering on him and felt our pain for us... He was wounded for the wrong we did; he was crushed for the evil we did. The punishment, which made us well, was given to him, and we are healed because of his wounds.” Isaiah 53:4-5 (NCV)

CRUCIFIED _____________________________________________

“Now God has made you his friends again. He did this through Christ’s

death in the body so that he might bring you into God’s presence as people who are holy, with no wrong, and with nothing of which God can judge you guilty.” Col. 1:22 (NCV)

DIED & BURIED _________________________________________

“Jesus became like men and he died so that he could free us. We were like slaves all of our lives because of our fear of death.” Heb. 2:15 (ICB)

DESCENDED & ROSE AGAIN _____________________________

“If Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless, and you are still under condemnation for your sins.” 1 Cor. 15:17

ASCENDED _____________________________________________

“When he ascended on high, he led a parade of captives and he gave gifts to people. When it says, “He went up,” what does it mean? It means that he first came down to the earth.” Eph. 4:8-9 (NCV)

IS SEATED ______________________________________________

“Will Christ condemn us? No! For he is the one who died for us and came back to life for us and is sitting at the place of highest honor next to God, pleading for us there in heaven.” Rom. 8:34 (LB)

WILL COME AGAIN _______________________________________

“When he comes back, he will take these dying bodies of ours and change them into glorious new bodies like his own, using the same mighty power that he will use to conquer everything, everywhere.” Phil. 3:21 (LB)

Heaven

WHAT WILL WE DO IN HEAVEN? (03-21-2010)
"WHAT WILL WE DO IN HEAVEN?"
("Heaven ... What Is It Like?" - Part 6)
March 21, 2010

Scripture: Revelation 22

Myths                                                                   Biblical Teaching

_________________________                           __________________________

_________________________                           __________________________

_________________________                           __________________________

_________________________                           __________________________

_________________________                           __________________________

_________________________                           __________________________

_________________________                           __________________________

What will We Do?

1)  _______________________________

2)  We will ______________________ with Him (vs. 5)

     Our __________________________ there will be proportionate to our

     _____________________________ here.

3)  We will ____________________________. (Isaiah 65:17-22)

4)  We will enjoy ___________________________ with family and friends.

How Should We Live Now?

1)  Keep _________________ __________________. (vs. 7-9)

2)  ____________________  ______________________.

3)  _____________________ faithfully.  (vs. 11)

Jesus said, "Behold I am coming soon!" (7,12,20)

4)  We must live as if He might come ____________________!

WHAT KIND OF HOME WILL WE HAVE IN HEAVEN (03-14-2010)
"WHAT KIND OF HOME WILL WE HAVE IN HEAVEN?"
("Heaven ... What Is It Like?" - Part 5)
March 14, 2010

Scripture: Revelation 21

What Will Not Be In Heaven

• No more _______________. (vs 1)

• No more _______________. (vs 4)

• No more _________ and ___________. (vs. 4)

• No more ____________. (vs. 4)

• No ______________. (vs. 22)

• No ______, _____________, or ___________.
(vss. 23-25)

What Will Be In Heaven?

• A beautiful ____________. (vs. 10)

________________
________________
________________

• A redeemed __________ and _________. (vs. 1)

• The glorious ________________! (vs. 22)

WILL WE HAVE A BODY (02-28-2010)

Will we have a body?

Following the moment of death: _______, you will have a body.

• ____________________ (1 Samuel 28)
• ____________________ (Matthew 17)
• The ________________ dressed in robes.
(Revelation 6)
At the resurrection: Our body will be a _____________ body.

• It will be the ________, but ____________.
• It will be _____________________.
• It will be _____________________.
• It will be _____________________.
• It will be ____________ ____ __________!
• It will be ____________________.

What about rewards?

________, we will be rewarded. (2 Corinthians 5:10)

It's not about your ______________. It's about what you _______ after you gave your ________ to Christ.

• _______________________
• _______________________
• _______________________

Our greatest reward will be _________ __________!

The Marriage Supper Of The Lamb (02-21-2010)
"THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB"
("Heaven ... What Is It Like?" - Part 3)
February 21, 2010

Scripture: Luke 22:14-16; Revelation 19:6-9

When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, ‘I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.' (Luke 22:14-16)

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
"Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) Then the angel said to me, "Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb. ' " (Revelation 19:6-9)

Observation
? Revelation 19 is an incredible picture of _________!

? The church is the ______________.

? Jesus is the __________________.

Questions
• What is the marriage feast like?

? It is a ________________.

• What should we be doing?

? Getting the ____________ ready.

What Is Death? Where Do We Go When We Die (02-14-2010)
Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-15; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-15

"Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death -- that is, the devil -- and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death."

Biblical terms for death:

i. ________________ (Luke 9:31)

ii. ___________ _________ (1 Thessalonians 4:14-15)

"Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep."

What happens after we die? Six things we know:

1) ________ will happen.
2) _________ ... we are going to ______ physically.
3) _______________ ... we are headed somewhere.
4) _______________ ... we will be ____________.
5) We will be ____________ for what we have done on earth.
6) ____________ ... we are going to live somewhere ________________.

a) With _________.
b) ______________ from _________.
• At death, there will be a separation of those who have put their _________ in Christ, and those who have not.

How do I know for sure I'll be with Jesus when I die?

a. Some suggest we'll ______ eventually get there.
b. Some suggest you will get there if you are a _______
person.

? How _________ is good enough?
? Why did Jesus ______?

c. Some suggest there will be heavenly ___________.
d. Some suggest it will be a ________ ______!

Where are those who fall asleep?

• They are with ______________!

What are they doing? Some options:

1. They are in a _________ ___________.
2. They are in ____________________.
3. They are in a state of ________________.
4. They are with ______________!

How do I know for sure I'll be with Jesus when I die?

e. You make a _____________________!

"If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." Revelation 20:15

Heaven … What Is It Like? (02-07-2010)
Scripture: John 14:1-6

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In 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. And 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. You know the way to the place where I am going."

Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

Question: Where do we learn about Heaven?

• ________________ or ________________ ?

Question: What is Heaven?

What Heaven Is Not

• It is not __________________!

• It will not be ____________________.

Heaven is the _____________ _________________
of those God-given desires you have had all your life.

What Heaven Is

1. A _____________________

There are _________ heavens referred to in The Bible.

? The ___________________

? The __________ and _______________

? The _______________ place of God

2. A _____________________

3. A _____________________

Question: How do we get there?

Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

You have to have a ________________________!

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