One of the things that has come to my attention recently is that there simply isn’t much teaching going on about heaven. Apparently, people are confused about what it is – when it is – what it’s like or going to be like, etc.
With that in mind, I recently undertook a sermon series about just that topic. I have only one of the sermons under my belt, but already I am getting positive feedback.
I’m sure that we’re not all going to agree about “end times” issues, etc. etc., but what I think we can all agree on is that heaven is going to be much more than floating on a cloud, playing harps and singing hymns. Not that I have anything against any of those activities, but for ever? Would’t that get boring after a while?
Anyway – my first sermon was directed specifically at the resurrection and the excitement to come on the day of our entering into this thing Paul calls the “spiritual body” in 1 Corinthians 15. When you think of some of the details given – the voice of an archangel, the trumpet of God (and I bet God can outplay Dizzy, Doc and Wyntan any day), being brought up from the earth to join Christ in the skies. All of it is fantastically intriguing. Wonderfully exciting.
This week I’m going to pursue even more on the “spiritual body” from a perspective of Jesus’ resurrection activities. We’ll have to keep in mind that Jesus was interacting in a physical world, but it should give us some insight into what the resurrection body is like – or at least a very tiny bit of what we’ll be capable of in that “spiritual body.”
If you’re interested in listening to the first sermon, you can catch it here.
