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Topic: heaven

When an artist sits down to paint a picture, or a landscaper looks over a property he or she is about to transform – when a homeowner wants to remodel or do an addition on the house it all starts with a picture in their mind of what could be. It starts with imagination. What could be. We call that “vision.” When Jesus told the disciples, "Go and make disciples of all nations...", he had a vision in mind. That vision is found in Revelation 5 and Ephesians 5: People from every tribe, language, and nation, purified, washed clean, without spot or wrinkle.
Everything from Genesis to Revelation is working toward the New Creation. God generates in Creation, Humans degenerate through sin, and God regenerates by his Son and the Spirit. The Story of God reaches it's "conclusion" when Christ returns, and the New Creation is launched!

Psalm 37

July 28, 2024
God doesn't only seem to tolerate evil, he seems to just let it go. He seems to let the evildoers get away with murder, while those who trust the Lord end up suffering or being persecuted. In Psalm 37, David sees the same thing and gives us a blueprint to follow.
Resurrection Sunday 2024 – In Philippians 3, the apostle Paul is unsatisfied with knowing ABOUT Jesus – he wants to press on, reach out, and pursue KNOWING Jesus, which includes, knowing the power of his resurrection.
If we never talk about retirement from a gospel centric perspective, we will end up going into the 4th quarter of our lives with the same mindset as the world – treating the things of this earth as if they are the ultimate treasure.
As the cross looms large in Jesus' story, he sits down to a much anticipated dinner with his disciples – the Passover meal – a story full of rich history and remembering, a meal full of significance and joy, a meal full of promise and hope – a meal he leaves unfinished.