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Beyond Death's Door
Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 18, 2001 (message contributor)
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1. Is There A Hereafter?
Contributed on Jan 18, 2001
Compelling evidence for an afterlife for people investigating the Christian faith.
Are our lives parts in a play scripted by God, or is this all there is? Is this life merely a stage, with life-like props? Is there life beyond this realm? The vast majority of Americans believe that there’s life after death. We see it in popular movies like Ghost, Heaven Can Wait, even in ...read more
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2. Is Heaven For Everyone?
Contributed on Jan 18, 2001
An examination of whether all people go to heaven for people investigating the Christian faith.
Have you ever felt totally out of place somewhere? One of the things I do to be involved in our community is I’m a chaplain for our local Police Department. Now I’ve been a police chaplain for over three years now, and that role takes me some places I wouldn’t ordinarily be exposed to as a pastor. ...read more
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3. When The Hereafter's Not So Sweet
Contributed on Jan 18, 2001
Is there a hell, what is hell like and why is hell necessary?
Over time some things lose their usefulness, they become obsolete. Just like 8-track tapes, Disneyland e-tickets, turntables, and typewriters. In our modern world these things have become artifacts of days gone by. And not only do things outgrow their usefulness, but ideas do as well. For instance, ...read more
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4. Not Harps And Halos
Contributed on Jan 19, 2001
Plain talk about the "intermediate state" (between death and resurrection) for people investigating the Christian faith.
Mother’s Day is an appropriate time to mention the fact that that no matter how prepared we think they are for parenthood, we’re never really ready. Somehow all the books, seminars and advice can’t prepare you for those dirty diaper blow outs, or those embarrassing grocery store tantrums, or ...read more
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5. All Things New
Contributed on Jan 19, 2001
Four word pictures of the eternal state, explained for people investigating the Christian faith.
The central claim of the Christian faith is that someone has died and lived to tell us what lies beyond death’s door. That’s the Easter claim, that Jesus Christ died at the hands of professional executioners, that he was placed in a heavily guarded tomb, and that three days later Jesus Christ ...read more