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.

It's not our old bodies that we are going to carry into heaven and aren't you grateful for that?

Aren't you grateful God doesn't just resurrect your old body and you know put some duct tape around it and some glue and try to hope it holds together for all eternity?

No! It's not our old bodies, our old bodies are raised but then they are completely renovated.

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

The Bible says that God is making all things new and that includes our bodies.

Some day in heaven will all receive new and improved bodies built to last for eternity.

Sounds pretty good doesn't it? So what exactly will those bodies be like?

Today on Pathway to Victory Dr. Robert Jeffress explains how our heavenly forms will be different from our earthly bodies.

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

Thanks David and welcome again to Pathway to Victory. For this entire month of September we're getting acquainted with the place God is preparing for those who trust in Christ.

A place called heaven. Let's be clear heaven is not a fictional place, it's not a state of mind. Heaven is real and when we truly embrace the reality of our forever home it puts our daily suffering into perspective.

For this reason and more I've written a brand new book for you. It's intended to help you celebrate what God is prepared for you as a means for coping with any kind of loss you might be feeling right now.

And once you're done reading encouragement from a place called heaven I expect you'll want to pass it along to a friend who's dealing with loss of any kind right now.

The book is filled with life giving Bible verses, beautiful pictures and comforting wisdom. Your copy of encouragement from a place called heaven will be sent to your home when you include a generous gift to support the ministry of Pathway to Victory.

Now let me begin today's program with a question. When you stepped in front of the mirror the first thing this morning was there anything about your face or your body that you wish could be changed wrinkles maybe or receding hairline.

Well in our current series about a place called heaven I'm going to answer a frequently asked question. Will we know one another in heaven?

Growing old is not for the faint of heart. With age come aches ailments and sometimes a few extra pounds.

The late humorous Irma Bombay once wrote I'm not telling you what I weigh but when I measure my girth and then step on the scales I ought to be a 90 foot redwood.

Unfortunately most people don't age gracefully along with a few extra pounds come hearing loss fading eyesight aches creaking joints.

Now getting older reminds me a lot of what Jesus said to Peter in John 21 verse 18 he said I tell you the truth when you were young you were able to do as you liked you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go but when you are old you will stretch out your hands and others will dress you and take you where you don't want to go.

Anybody identify with that already you know a part of growing older also means not always recognizing people have you ever had the experience of going to high school or a college reunion you look at people you don't recognize them if it wasn't for their name tag you wouldn't know who they are even worse they don't recognize you.

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