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Got Your Head In The Clouds?
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 30, 2009 (message contributor)
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1. Got Your Head In The Clouds?
Contributed on Jan 30, 2009
Having a proper knowledge of Heaven can change the way we live our entire lives.
A bank in Binghamton, New York, sent some flowers to a competitor who had recently moved into a new building. There was a mix up at the flower shop, and the card sent with the arrangement read, "With our deepest sympathy." The florist, very embarrassed, apologized. But it was worse, because the ...read more
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2. Yes, It Really Is Really Real
Contributed on Jan 30, 2009
Considers the reality of Heaven - evidence of it, and why that affects the way we live now
(Show clip from BluefishTV – “Spiritual tots, Colonik’s got ‘em!”) Even if they’re unsure of it, most people want to believe in Heaven, and most people have some concept of it. TIME took a poll 10 years ago, and 81% of the people they surveyed said they believed in the existence of Heaven, ...read more
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3. Could Someone Please Tell Me Where Heaven Is?
Contributed on Jan 30, 2009
Will discuss where Heaven is - the new earth, and the New Jerusalem and why we look forward to that.
When we first moved to Hillsboro, OH, the church owned a couple of old houses that were on the same corner as the church building. One of them was destroyed. The other, an old 2-storey house, would be our dwelling place until we could find a house. So, for a few months, we lived in a piece of ...read more
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4. The Distance From Heaven To Earth
Contributed on Nov 16, 2011
The relationship we have and will have with those who have previously died in Christ can encourage us until we’re together
Intro – Let me give you a warning: this message today is going to get very personal very quickly. I know it is for me. The older you are, the faster this will happen. Let me tell you about some people who I’ve known through the years. (went through several names and pictures of ...read more
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5. Heaven As It Is Now
Contributed on Nov 16, 2011
Heaven as it is now is not Heaven as it is yet going to be This is an instructional message regarding the developing nature of Heaven as it is right now
Ephesians 4:8-10; Hebrews 11:39-40 Intro: What would a series on Heaven be without a few “Gates of Heaven” stories? 3 men died – a doctor, a school teacher, and the head of a large HMO. Each was called forward. The Doctor first. “What did you do on earth?” I ...read more
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6. What Are We Going To Do For Forever?
Contributed on Nov 16, 2011
A sermon to debunk the boring ideas people have about Heaven and to instill in them a biblically based anticipation about what Heaven is going to really be like.
I Thes 4:13-18 Intro: “Groundhog Day.” It’s the story of a weather man who goes to Punxsutawney, PA to cover the groundhog festivities on Feb. 2. But, when he wakes up on what should be Feb. 3, he finds himself starting the same day over again – Feb. 2. In fact, no ...read more