OUR LONGING FOR HEAVEN (1 OF 5)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Genesis 3:6-8, Genesis 3:17-19, Isaiah 65:17-25, Romans 8:22-23
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Our Longing for Heaven (1 of 5)
Series: A Little Bit of Heaven
Scott Maze
Genesis 3:6-8, 17-19; Isaiah 65:17-25; Romans 8:22-23
Twenty years old, Matthew decides to begin his sophomore year at Texas State University, by pledging for a fraternity. He feels it's a good way to make new friends. During initiation, he consumes enough alcohol to make an elephant inebriated. Still, at 20 years of age and two-sport athlete in high school, Matthew thought the hazing incident of ''the gauntlet'' was just a part of the embarrassingly awkward way of being accepted. His was healthy and could withstand just about anything. Yet, somewhere in the middle of the night, Matthew fell, resulting in a fractured skull among other injuries. He was placed on a nearby couch in the fraternity house in order to ''sleep it off.'' It was only around noon the next day that Matthew refused to respond to anyone no matter how much they tried to wake him.
You find your normal seat next to family and friends. You haven't felt great as your odometer turned into your 50s. While you felt you fine on your way here, you dropped your children off in the children's area, and stopped to talk to some friends. But along about the welcome time of the worship service you begin to feel uncomfortable. You sit down while everyone else is singing, thinking whatever you are experiencing will pass. You have taken care of yourself; you've eaten the right foods and exercised. But then, the unthinkable happens. The radiating pain in your back increases exponentially and you soon black out. Before you know, your body heads the seat under you and everyone near you turns in your direction. EMT is on their way in minutes but despite the modern miracles of 911 and quick response time, your EKG response is flat-lined. You are gone, you have passed away.
Now at this moment, you will either be enjoying a personal welcome into the greatest joy you've ever experience... ... or you are catching your first glimpse of ...
Series: A Little Bit of Heaven
Scott Maze
Genesis 3:6-8, 17-19; Isaiah 65:17-25; Romans 8:22-23
Twenty years old, Matthew decides to begin his sophomore year at Texas State University, by pledging for a fraternity. He feels it's a good way to make new friends. During initiation, he consumes enough alcohol to make an elephant inebriated. Still, at 20 years of age and two-sport athlete in high school, Matthew thought the hazing incident of ''the gauntlet'' was just a part of the embarrassingly awkward way of being accepted. His was healthy and could withstand just about anything. Yet, somewhere in the middle of the night, Matthew fell, resulting in a fractured skull among other injuries. He was placed on a nearby couch in the fraternity house in order to ''sleep it off.'' It was only around noon the next day that Matthew refused to respond to anyone no matter how much they tried to wake him.
You find your normal seat next to family and friends. You haven't felt great as your odometer turned into your 50s. While you felt you fine on your way here, you dropped your children off in the children's area, and stopped to talk to some friends. But along about the welcome time of the worship service you begin to feel uncomfortable. You sit down while everyone else is singing, thinking whatever you are experiencing will pass. You have taken care of yourself; you've eaten the right foods and exercised. But then, the unthinkable happens. The radiating pain in your back increases exponentially and you soon black out. Before you know, your body heads the seat under you and everyone near you turns in your direction. EMT is on their way in minutes but despite the modern miracles of 911 and quick response time, your EKG response is flat-lined. You are gone, you have passed away.
Now at this moment, you will either be enjoying a personal welcome into the greatest joy you've ever experience... ... or you are catching your first glimpse of ...
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