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For Heaven's Sake Lesson
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For Heaven's Sake
"What an Amazing Sight"
by Michael Lewis
Dalton Gardens Church of Christ
August 23, 2009
Thinking of heaven...
We need to remember that we are working with some handicaps .
2 Cor. 12:4
But we are encouraged to wrestle with trying to imagine a heaven bigger than our understanding.
Rev. 22:10
1. Imagine the amazing sight of heaven….Imagine the city of heaven.
Hebrews 11:16; Hebrews 13:14
A. The capital city of heaven will be called the New Jerusalem .
Luke 19:17-19; Rev. 21:25; Rev. 21:10-17
B. Imagine the immense size of the New Jerusalem.
Eph. 2:20
C. The New Jerusalem is a perfect cube .
Rev. 21:22
D. The New Jerusalem is a place of indescribable beauty .
Rev. 21:18-21
E. The New Jerusalem will have a central park .
Rev. 22:1, 2
2. Why is it important to imagine the amazing sight of heaven?
A. Because high expectations help us to not live a low life.
Hebrews 12:2
B. Heaven is not the reason we do the right thing... but it makes it easier to endure the hard things of this world.
Col. 3:1