Hi, I'm Robert Jeffress, and I'm glad to serve as your Bible teacher every day on this great radio station.

On today's edition of Pathway to Victory, what difference does a future heaven make in my life today?

The Bible says heaven is a real place. Why should we spend time thinking about heaven?

Because as we're going to see in the weeks ahead, the choices we make in this life drastically impact the next life God has prepared for us.

Welcome to Pathway to Victory with author and pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress.

With all the problems and pressures we face in this life, most of us don't really spend much time thinking about heaven.

Don't we already have enough to worry about? Well today on Pathway to Victory Dr. Robert Jeffress explains why the reality of heaven should transform our everyday lives.

Now here's our Bible teacher to introduce today's message. Dr. Jeffress?

Thanks David, and I'm delighted that you've set aside some time to join us as we venture into our next series together.

I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that I've been looking forward to this day for a long time.

Today on Pathway to Victory we're kicking off a fascinating study about your eternal home in heaven.

Over the next several weeks we're giving our complete attention to a place called heaven.

You see as a Christian you clearly understand that God is preparing a place for you in heaven.

But how does that fact change the way you're living today? Does it really make any difference?

Or do you look at heaven as nothing more than a sweet dessert after a good meal?

Well in addition to this teaching series I'm pleased to tell you that my brand new book is something that's intentionally designed.

By intentional I mean this is something you can pass along to someone who's suffering a loss.

Maybe they're going through a stressful time or perhaps they're struggling with a chronic illness or even grieving the loss of a loved one.

The title of this gift book is encouragement from a place called heaven.

And I'd like to send you a copy when you give a generous gift to support the growing ministry of Pathway to Victory.

I'll give more details about my book later in the program but right now it's time to get started with message number one.

Are you ready? Our primary text is John chapter 14 verses 1 through 6.

...