Topic: Heaven and Hell
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The Parable of the Vineyard Workers
Workers hired at the last hour received the same wage as those who worked all day. God is not unjust when He is generous; salvation is His free gift.
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The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
A rich man and a beggar trade places at death, and a great chasm is fixed between them. There are no second chances after death, and God’s word is enough.
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The Great Separation: The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, He will separate the sheep from the goats. The lesson asks what the works of true disciples reveal about their hearts.
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The New Creation
Adam’s fall dragged the whole creation into futility and decay; this sermon traces its hope forward to the promised new heavens and new earth, when ‘the former things will not be remembered.’
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New Heaven and New Earth
The Bible’s story arcs from paradise lost in the Garden of Eden to paradise fully restored in the new heaven and the new earth, where God dwells with his people forever.
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Heavenly Mansions
Christ’s promise of a place prepared in his Father’s house grounds a hope for life after death that is real because God himself is real.
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Jesus’ Testimony of Heaven
A message on what Jesus Himself testified about heaven, the place He has gone to prepare for His own.
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Hell: The Antithesis of Heaven
Part 3 of a series on the doctrine of hell, this sermon describes hell as the total corruption of God’s good creation, set opposite the perfect love and harmony of heaven.
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The Doctrine of Hell and the Goodness of God
Is the doctrine of hell compatible with a good God? This message defends hell as real, conscious, and everlasting — and shows why that truth, rightly understood, magnifies rather than undermines God’s goodness.
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The Judgment Throne
Every person will stand before the Great White Throne, judged according to what is written in the books, a solemn call to be found in the Book of Life.