Tag: Heaven
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How Real is Our Faith? (part 1 of 4)
For we walk by faith and not by sight – 2 Corinthians 5:7 For the next several weeks I want to think together about the reality of faith in the life of a believer. Paul says that the regular life of the believer is the life of faith. He contrasts this with a life of…
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The Application of Heaven
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.– 1 Thessalonians…
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The Importance of Home
Think with me for a moment about how important “home” is to us. We talk about, “going home”. Men talk about how, “his home is his castle”. We have all heard that, “home is where the heart is”. Home is important to us. Would it surprise us to know that it is important to God?…
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At Calvary – Episode 134 – Heaven for Kids and Adults
Children have a knack for asking questions that adults are shy about asking. Sometimes, those questions are awkward or borderline inappropriate. Many times those questions are amazingly insightful. Those questions are especially so when we are thinking about God and Heaven.
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Grace, More than Just a Ticket to Heaven
For the next several weeks I want to share excerpts from my new book. I hope they challenge and bless you… The book is about living in grace – Last week we thought about the temptation to make grace smaller than it is. This week, let’s consider how God’s word treats grace as much bigger…
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The Reality of Heaven
Whenever I preach about what the Bible says about Hell, it is a heart wrenching topic. When I preach about Hell I want to think about Heaven. The great struggle in modern Christianity is that both of these great teachings of the Bible are minimized in our pulpits. We need to embrace both again. Jesus…
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4 Questions to Check How Real Our Faith Is (part 1)
For we walk by faith and not by sight – 2 Corinthians 5:7 For the next several weeks I want to think together about the reality of faith in the life of a believer. Paul says that the regular life of the believer is the life of faith. He contrasts this with a life of…
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What are our thoughts about Heaven?
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. – 1…
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The Reality of Heaven
Last Sunday I preached about what the Bible says about Hell. It is a heart wrenching topic. To balance that heavy subject, this week I want to think about Heaven. The great struggle in modern Christianity is that both of these great teachings of the Bible are minimized in our pulpits. We need to embrace…
Pastor John D Jakes 