Heaven Wednesday Night Bible Study Palm Beach Lakes church of Christ

Heaven

Wednesday Night Bible

StudyPalm Beach

Lakes church of Christ

Lesson 4Jesus and Heaven

What We Have LearnedMany cultures have thought about

eternityOur citizenship is in heaven.Jesus said we are not of this world.We will in some way know each other.We will not be married in heaven.Little children will be in heaven.We are not of this world.

Death, Burial & Resurrection

What Jesus did for us1. Jesus is our victor. Eph. 2:1,

Col. 2:13-152. Jesus is our redeemer3. Jesus is our propitiation 1

John 4:104. Jesus is our expiation

1 John 1:75. Jesus is our ransom 1

Tim. 2:5-66. Jesus is our reconciliation Eph.

4:31 – 5:2

Death, Burial & Resurrection

What Jesus Did For Us7. Jesus is our revelation Jesus reveals to us what God is

like -God’s wrath & God’s love -Justice -Mercy -Holiness -Compassion

Death, Burial & Resurrection

Our answer to what Jesus did for us

Galatians 2: 20“ I have been crucified with

Christ; it is nolonger I who live, but Christ lives

in me;and the life which I now live in

the flesh Ilive by faith in the Son of God,

who lovedme and gave Himself for me.”

Death, Burial & Resurrection

Our answer to what Jesus did for us

Obeying His commands - How we deal with our enemies.

Matthew 5:44 - How we deal with others.

Matthew 22:39 - When some one wrongs you

Matthew 18: 15-17

Unique Stages In Jesus’ Life

1. Jesus, before He became flesh John 1:1-32. Jesus, God with us in the flesh John 1:14, Phil.

2:5-83. Jesus, the guest of Paradise Luke 23:434. Jesus, the risen Lord. 1 Cor. 15:205. Jesus, the merciful high priest. Heb. 2:17;

7:25-266. Jesus, the righteous judge. 2 Cor. 5:10 7. Jesus, the submissive Son. 1 Cor. 15:27-

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The Identity of Jesus

Jesus was Jesus… and still isIn His mother’s womb Matthew 1:21Last hours of His life. Matthew 27:37

Jesus was Jesus in life Matthew 16:16

Jesus was Jesus in death. 1 Corinthians 15:3

Jesus will be Jesus on the Judgment Day

Acts 1:11

Jesus Talks to Us

John 14:2Mansions should be “dwelling

places”Latin word, mansiones, meant “living places”.Notice Jesus says that He “prepares a place”

A Place For Us“ A prepared place for a prepared

people”-There will be nothing second rate

about the place He is preparing.- God knows us best. He knows what

gives us joy & happiness.

The ResurrectionFew people in our modern society

understandwhat the resurrection is and how it fits

intoGod’s plan for humanity.

Paul and Agrippa II - Acts 26:8, Acts 26:22-23

The Apostles - Acts 4:33

The ResurrectionRasmussan Poll, 2012 77% of

Americansbelieved in the Resurrection.April, 2013 – The poll showed 64%Scripts Survey Research Center36 out of 1007 Adults (April 2006)believed in the ressurection.

The Resurrection-Our hope is in an empty tomb.-Great and prominent men have

died, but Jesus lives. John 19, 20

The Resurrection- We are connected with Jesus

and His resurrection. Romans 6: 1-11 1 Peter 3:21 John 11:25

Wrong AttitudeThis kind of attitude separates us

from theresurrection and the hope of

heaven.“ Water baptism is not necessary

for salvation, but I have found that it is essential for growth and maturity.”

- Jim Wright, crossroadsjunction.com

The Right Attitude“There is also an antitype which now saves us-

baptism….” 1 Peter 3:21“arise and be baptized and wash away your sins”… Acts 22:16

“For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ”. Galatians 3:27

Jesus, Our Judge

Jesus is in a position to say ifsomeone is going to heaven

or not.

2 Corinthians 5: 9,10Our job is to teach the way to

heaven. Matthew 28: 16-20

The Word of God Judges UsJohn 1:14John 12:48 – 50James 1:21-25Hebrews 4:1-21 Thessalonians 2:13

Jesus Had a PurposeFrom the beginning, Jesus had a

purposeto His life.Hebrews 5:9 Luke 4:43Hebrews 9:26 Acts 20:281 Peter 1:20 Luke 19:101 Tim. 1:15Romans 5: 8

What is your purpose?We can put our faith into the

wrong things which clouds our sense of

purpose.- Money- Relationships- Jobs- Entertainment

You can’t live faithfully outside the Word of God.

Many people think of themselves asreligious and “good with God.” But

theydo not know His word.USA Today – Average score- 50%Gallop poll - Less than 50% of teensOther Bible polling can be found atAt Americanbible.org. “Barna Group, state of the

Bible”

Awesome Discussion Questions and Interesting Remarks

1. What purpose do you have?2. How does LTWG fit in?3. How do we keep our priorities straight?3. Are the terms, “Jesus is our

judge”, and “the word of God judges

us”, synonymous?