If
when you think of Heaven you suppose that it is somehow less 'real'
than our present experience, if you think that it's more mystical or
spiritual than a world that we can enjoy with our five senses, then this sermon will share a very different, exciting view of what Heaven will really be like.
The Bible speaks much about Heaven. When it does, it informs us that no matter how wonderful we think it is, it will be so much better. This knowledge can help us endure difficulties in this life because we are looking forward to our eternal home. It should also cause us to make certain that we are saved and that we sharing the Good News of the Gospel with a lost and dying world.
This sermon will share much Scripture as it begins to reveal some truths about our wonderful home.
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Oftentimes, we are unwilling to value good news until we see it against the backdrop of bad news. In fact, the good news is often appalling to us unless we first hear the bad news. For instance, what would you think of a doctor who came up to you and said he wanted to schedule an appointment next week to take your kidney out? You'd run the other way, wouldn't you? That news is offensive and it doesn't even make sense. Yet, what if he told you that a scan that he took of your kidney last week revealed that there is a large mass, it almost certainly is cancer, left alone it will grow until it kills you but surgery would get rid of it and you could live a long life? You would schedule the surgery, wouldn't you? Against the backdrop of bad news, good news becomes GREAT news! In Isaiah 9:6, we read that Jesus is our Prince of Peace. Yet, if that doesn't have a context, it doesn't make sense. It's not really even attractive to us. But when we realize how utterly hopeless our condition was and how a Holy God was going to rightfully judge us and sentence us to a place in Hell and yet He determined to send Jesus to pay our sin debt and bring peace between Him and us, that good news becomes great news! This sermon develops these thoughts and shows how Jesus, our Prince of Peace, has fixed our 'unfixable' problem - making peace between us and a Holy God. (The following links should be live within 24-48 hours.) To access online notes for this sermon, click here. To access the sermon video, click here or view the video below.
As we continue our look into how Jesus is described in Isaiah 9:6, we are told that He is the Everlasting Father.
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6)
But, what does that mean? How can Jesus be God the Son and yet also be the Everlasting Father? And what comfort and instruction can we receive from our knowledge of Jesus' Fatherhood?
This sermon seeks to answer these questions by exalting Jesus and showing how we can respond.
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The weight of "life" can get us down. Whether it is the stress of sour relationships, the demands of work, mounting bills, the ongoing guilt of past sins, or a hundred other possibilities, it can feel as if we have the weight of the world on our shoulders. The follower of Jesus will find much comfort in the fact that Jesus is our Mighty God (Isaiah 9:6). His strength and our trust in that strength can lighten our load more than we may realize.
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On Sunday, I preached from Isaiah 9:6 and focused on how Jesus is our Wonderful Counselor. He is the One who comes alongside us to give counsel in the wide range of decisions we make throughout the course of our life. But if you are like me there is often ambiguity in how something plays out unless you get even more specific about details. How, after all, do we make wise decisions? What are the steps in good decision-making? How do we obtain counsel from the Lord and then know that we have actually heard from Him? How can we find the answer in Scripture regarding which option we should take in a time of decision? A VERY helpful resource that I have enjoyed reading a couple of times is Haddon Robinson's book, "Decision Making By the Book: How to Choose Wisely in an Age of Options." If you want to brush up on your decision-making skills, I would highly recommend this easy-to-read resource.
If
when you think of Heaven you suppose that it is somehow less 'real'
than our present experience, if you think that it's more mystical or
spiritual than a world that we can enjoy with our five senses, then this sermon will share a very different, exciting view of what Heaven will really be like.
