Preaching
See the advance series: Expository Sermon Preparation - Part 2 Expository Sermon Preparation - Part 3 (1) Begin with prayer. Pray, asking God to open this passage to you and help you to open it for others. The goal of your preaching is to bring about spiritual transformation in your
Eschatology
Death is the end of life in the present world. General Information About Death 1. Death is a result of Adam’s sin Ro 5:12 - Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all
Eschatology
God’s promises about the future are certain because it is under God’s control. Christians should live on the basis that these promises, which focus on the return of Jesus Christ, will be fulfilled. Key Aspects of Future Hope 1. Believers will go to heaven. 1 Pe 1:4
Eschatology
Believers in Jesus Christ will depart from this present life to the joy of God’s presence. Death is a normal experience for believers. Ro 14:8 - For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live
Eschatology
The NT points to judgment beyond death and to the believers’ hope in resurrection, to a more complete enjoyment of God’s presence and his blessings and to the promise of a new heaven and earth.