The Real Heaven - Why Heaven Matters, Part 2
Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast
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🗓️ 12 April 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Is heaven very different from our life here on earth? Or will we spend all of eternity playing harps, sitting on clouds, and just hanging out? Chip shares how your view of heaven matters. And when you see heaven for what it really is, it will change how you live each day on earth.
Main Points
Why Study Heaven?
- Our misconceptions are crippling us.
- We’re commanded to do so. - Colossians 3:1-4
- A faulty view of heaven destines us to a wasted life on earth. - John 14:1-11
An Accurate View of Heaven Provides…
- Perspective in times of trouble. - 2 Corinthians 4
- Perseverance in times of temptation. - John 14
- Priorities when under pressure. - Matthew 6
Broadcast Resource
Additional Resource Mentions
- Book - Heaven by Randy Alcorn
- Book - The Glory of Heaven by John MacArthur
About Chip Ingram
Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.
About Living on the Edge
Living on the Edge exists to help Christians live like Christians. Established in 1995 as the radio ministry of pastor and author Chip Ingram, God has since grown it into a global discipleship ministry. Living on the Edge provides Biblical teaching and discipleship resources that challenge and equip spiritually hungry Christians all over the world to become mature disciples of Jesus.
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| 0:00.0 | Does it really get any better than this when we get to heaven or will we spend all |
| 0:05.8 | eternity playing harps sitting on clouds and sipping ice tea? I mean your view of |
| 0:11.2 | heaven matters and when you see heaven for what it really is |
| 0:14.6 | it will change how you live each day on earth. Believe me, heaven is not what you |
| 0:20.8 | think it is. |
| 0:31.0 | Thanks for joining us for this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. Chips our Bible Teacher for this international discipleship ministry focused on helping |
| 0:35.8 | Christians live like Christians. Well in just a minute we'll pick up where we left off |
| 0:40.3 | in our series The Real Heaven as Chip continues explaining how our view of heaven |
| 0:45.1 | impacts our day-to-day lives. |
| 0:47.5 | But before we begin, let me encourage you to use Chip's message notes while you listen. |
| 0:52.4 | They'll help you get the most out of what you're |
| 0:54.0 | about to hear. Download them under the broadcasts tab at Living on the Edge.org |
| 0:59.1 | at listener's tap fill in notes. |
| 1:02.5 | Okay, here now is Chip with the second half of his talk, |
| 1:05.1 | Why Heaven Matters. |
| 1:07.8 | Will you open your Bible to Genesis? |
| 1:09.7 | The past is Eden. |
| 1:11.0 | Genesis one and two, God visits the earth with man. |
| 1:14.4 | The present, this intermediate heaven, |
| 1:16.7 | the moment you die, you go to be with Jesus, |
| 1:19.1 | but you don't have a resurrected body. |
| 1:20.9 | So in this arena, God becomes man to rescue man from a fallen earth. |
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