WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.980 Good morning. My name is Matthew Capone and I'm one of the pastors here at Cheyenne Mountain Presbyterian Church. 00:00:06.980 --> 00:00:10.880 And it's my joy to bring God's word to you this morning. 00:00:11.060 --> 00:00:15.960 We're continuing together our series in the book of Romans. 00:00:16.160 --> 00:00:22.000 And you'll remember that Romans is a letter written by the Apostle Paul in the 50s AD. 00:00:22.700 --> 00:00:27.280 And it's called Romans because it is written to the churches in the city of Rome. 00:00:27.660 --> 00:00:34.000 And it is about the gospel. It's about the good news of Jesus' life and death and resurrection. 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:38.960 And we're continuing along in chapter 8, which is about life in the Spirit. 00:00:39.659 --> 00:00:41.280 That is the Holy Spirit. 00:00:41.740 --> 00:00:48.679 Last week, verses 14 through 17, we began to look at all the benefits that come to us from the Holy Spirit. 00:00:48.780 --> 00:00:53.340 And we saw that we are adopted as God's children, God's heirs. 00:00:53.740 --> 00:00:56.700 But then we ended with a little bit of a catch. 00:00:56.700 --> 00:00:58.620 Verse 17 said this. 00:00:58.619 --> 00:01:15.819 So that's great that we experience glory, but first, suffering. 00:01:16.500 --> 00:01:21.019 So our question this week, and this is what Paul sets out to answer in verse 18. 00:01:21.019 --> 00:01:23.339 Okay, there is glory coming. 00:01:24.479 --> 00:01:28.019 How do we make it through the suffering in the meantime? 00:01:29.060 --> 00:01:31.619 We do have glory to look forward to. 00:01:31.959 --> 00:01:35.060 How do we walk through suffering now? 00:01:36.140 --> 00:01:42.459 So with that, I invite you to turn with me to Romans chapter 8, verse 18. 00:01:42.840 --> 00:01:45.920 And you can find that on page 7 of your worship guide. 00:01:46.500 --> 00:01:48.759 Remember as we come to this that this is God's word. 00:01:48.760 --> 00:01:54.180 Proverbs chapter 30 tells us every word of God proves true. 00:01:54.500 --> 00:01:58.540 It's a shield to those who take refuge in him. 00:01:59.180 --> 00:02:03.100 So that's why we read now Romans chapter 8, verse 18. 00:02:04.439 --> 00:02:14.900 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 00:02:14.900 --> 00:02:19.719 I invite you to pray with me as we come to this portion of God's word. 00:02:21.719 --> 00:02:29.040 Our Father in heaven, we do again thank you and praise you for gathering us together as your people. 00:02:29.560 --> 00:02:35.240 We thank you for giving us your word that you instruct us and guide us. 00:02:35.240 --> 00:02:44.540 And we ask for your help, the help of your Holy Spirit this morning, that we would be able to understand and believe your words. 00:02:45.600 --> 00:02:51.200 I am certainly not powerful enough to fix our eyes on heaven. 00:02:51.800 --> 00:02:54.240 And so I ask that you would do that by your Holy Spirit. 00:02:54.520 --> 00:03:00.300 I ask that you would give ordinary words that provide us with extraordinary vision. 00:03:00.300 --> 00:03:04.600 A vision of the future that you were preparing for us, your people. 00:03:05.100 --> 00:03:08.880 We ask all of these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:09.640 Amen. 00:03:12.760 --> 00:03:16.920 I, as some of you know, bought the house that I'm in back in 2019. 00:03:17.660 --> 00:03:21.400 And when I walked into the house with my realtor for the first time, 00:03:21.560 --> 00:03:26.640 what she really wanted to point out to me right away is how terrible the kitchen floors were. 00:03:26.639 --> 00:03:33.319 It's kind of this laminate thing and some of the corners on the different laminate strips are peeling up a little bit. 00:03:33.359 --> 00:03:38.339 And she said, well, that's because the current homeowners have used too much water to clean the kitchen floor. 00:03:39.019 --> 00:03:43.699 Later had a handyman who came in and said, no, actually the problem is these are the wrong kind of floors for a kitchen. 00:03:43.939 --> 00:03:47.000 They're actually not supposed to have contact with water. 00:03:47.199 --> 00:03:48.639 But the flooring worked, right? 00:03:48.659 --> 00:03:49.239 It's functional. 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:50.459 It's not urgent. 00:03:50.599 --> 00:03:51.459 No one's going to die. 00:03:51.679 --> 00:03:53.859 And so it took me six years. 00:03:53.860 --> 00:03:58.700 Last year, I finally replaced the flooring with LVP. 00:03:58.840 --> 00:04:00.300 So I have this nice vinyl in there. 00:04:00.780 --> 00:04:09.000 And every time I make an investment like that in my house, I think, well, I guess I'm not selling anytime soon. 00:04:09.900 --> 00:04:12.440 I actually replaced a couple toilets last year. 00:04:12.540 --> 00:04:13.680 Not that I had to. 00:04:13.800 --> 00:04:14.680 Again, it wasn't urgent. 00:04:14.780 --> 00:04:15.600 They had not failed. 00:04:15.900 --> 00:04:18.300 They were just really annoying me and I wanted to get rid of them. 00:04:18.840 --> 00:04:21.240 I thought, well, I guess I'm not moving. 00:04:21.240 --> 00:04:26.280 If I want to get my money out of these toilets, I got to stick around. 00:04:26.600 --> 00:04:27.379 I got to hang on. 00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:35.660 The previous owner of my house actually made a mistake in that area less than a year before he sold it to me. 00:04:36.220 --> 00:04:39.819 He said yes to a door-to-door salesman and installed solar panels. 00:04:40.500 --> 00:04:44.139 And I did not pay anything extra for the house because of the solar panels. 00:04:44.259 --> 00:04:45.620 I got them basically for free. 00:04:46.139 --> 00:04:46.920 Thank you, seller. 00:04:46.920 --> 00:04:51.199 The point that I'm driving home here is this. 00:04:52.180 --> 00:04:58.480 Whatever we believe about the future determines our actions in the present. 00:04:59.680 --> 00:05:06.280 Whatever we believe about the future, that is almost the most important thing. 00:05:06.700 --> 00:05:10.540 That is what Paul is banking on here in verse 18. 00:05:10.540 --> 00:05:15.800 I've already pointed out we're coming off of verse 17 where he says suffering, then glory. 00:05:16.020 --> 00:05:16.900 Okay, that's great. 00:05:16.960 --> 00:05:19.460 The glory is coming, but the suffering is first. 00:05:19.780 --> 00:05:21.340 How do we make it? 00:05:22.480 --> 00:05:24.060 How do we hang on? 00:05:24.120 --> 00:05:28.240 How do we hold on till the glory comes? 00:05:29.120 --> 00:05:38.720 And Paul is simply telling us we hang on, we hold on by remembering the greatness of the future glory. 00:05:38.720 --> 00:05:49.320 It is what we believe about the future that allows us to persevere in the present. 00:05:49.940 --> 00:05:51.680 That's what he's saying here in verse 18. 00:05:52.200 --> 00:05:59.560 The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 00:06:00.200 --> 00:06:05.360 So this morning we're going to look at two questions very simply to structure our time together. 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:07.960 Question one, what is the glory? 00:06:08.960 --> 00:06:12.060 Question two, why is it so much better? 00:06:13.319 --> 00:06:14.699 What is the glory? 00:06:15.500 --> 00:06:17.660 Why is it so much better? 00:06:18.680 --> 00:06:20.400 First, what is the glory? 00:06:20.540 --> 00:06:22.379 What in the world is Paul talking about? 00:06:22.920 --> 00:06:29.080 Paul here is referring to the end of the story of this world. 00:06:29.079 --> 00:06:38.120 When Paul talks about glory, he is telling us what the last chapter of life on this earth will be. 00:06:38.319 --> 00:06:48.019 This is something the Bible explains for us in places like Matthew chapter 25, John chapter 5, Revelation chapters 21 and 22. 00:06:48.899 --> 00:06:52.099 It says, hey, here's the last chapter, here's what it's going to look like. 00:06:52.100 --> 00:06:55.840 And I'm going to tell you kind of very briefly what that story is. 00:06:55.840 --> 00:07:02.800 In the last chapter, Jesus, in his physical body, returns to the earth. 00:07:03.820 --> 00:07:06.400 So we refer to it as Jesus' second coming. 00:07:06.879 --> 00:07:10.420 His first coming, we celebrate at Christmas. 00:07:10.900 --> 00:07:13.500 His second coming, we look forward to now. 00:07:14.340 --> 00:07:17.220 So Jesus is going to return to the earth in his second coming. 00:07:17.220 --> 00:07:21.880 At that time, there will be a resurrection from the dead. 00:07:22.660 --> 00:07:26.300 Everyone who has ever died will be raised to life. 00:07:27.320 --> 00:07:30.800 John chapter 5, Jesus tells this to us explicitly. 00:07:31.040 --> 00:07:33.240 He says there's actually going to be two resurrections. 00:07:33.700 --> 00:07:37.460 There will be the resurrection of life and the resurrection of judgment. 00:07:38.440 --> 00:07:38.580 Okay? 00:07:39.740 --> 00:07:43.700 Resurrection of life is for those who have followed Jesus in faith. 00:07:43.860 --> 00:07:46.140 They're going to have life with God forever. 00:07:46.139 --> 00:07:51.360 Those who have not followed Jesus are going to experience the resurrection of judgment. 00:07:51.659 --> 00:07:56.079 They will live forever apart from God in hell. 00:07:56.620 --> 00:08:00.719 So there will be eternal separation and everlasting torment. 00:08:01.479 --> 00:08:02.699 That's the end of the story. 00:08:03.139 --> 00:08:08.139 Jesus returns, second coming, resurrection of life, resurrection of judgment. 00:08:08.699 --> 00:08:10.060 Those are the events. 00:08:10.939 --> 00:08:13.539 However, we also want to know, we need to know about the place. 00:08:13.719 --> 00:08:15.099 What is heaven? 00:08:15.100 --> 00:08:16.980 What exactly are we talking about? 00:08:17.439 --> 00:08:20.260 Many people, of course, think about angels playing harps. 00:08:20.340 --> 00:08:23.860 Whether they will or will not is probably neither here nor there. 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:26.520 Some people refer to it as heaven. 00:08:27.080 --> 00:08:31.780 Revelation chapter 21 calls it a new heaven and a new earth. 00:08:32.100 --> 00:08:37.360 Very briefly, the new heaven and the new earth is a real physical place. 00:08:37.360 --> 00:08:46.580 It is like this earth, but surprise, new and better, even better than Eden. 00:08:47.300 --> 00:08:54.200 So whatever good thing you have loved, experienced here on earth in heaven, it will be greater and better. 00:08:54.200 --> 00:09:00.540 All sin, sickness, disease, pain, sorrow, suffering will be done away with. 00:09:01.540 --> 00:09:09.120 Most importantly, we will finally be in God's presence. 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:12.279 By the way, that's how some people define heaven. 00:09:12.360 --> 00:09:12.899 What is heaven? 00:09:13.279 --> 00:09:15.799 Heaven is when we are fully in God's presence. 00:09:15.879 --> 00:09:18.879 That's why we read from Psalm 16 this morning. 00:09:19.060 --> 00:09:20.799 This is on page three of your worship guide. 00:09:20.879 --> 00:09:23.480 Near the end of the psalm, the psalmist says, 00:09:23.480 --> 00:09:27.860 In your presence, there is fullness of joy. 00:09:29.940 --> 00:09:36.200 It's the psalmist's way of saying, the greatest things are with God. 00:09:37.420 --> 00:09:38.519 So two questions. 00:09:39.180 --> 00:09:39.920 What is the glory? 00:09:40.659 --> 00:09:48.680 The glory is the physical world made new with all who have followed Christ in God's presence. 00:09:49.259 --> 00:09:50.580 There's no more sin. 00:09:51.139 --> 00:09:52.519 There's no more suffering. 00:09:52.519 --> 00:09:52.659 There's no more suffering. 00:09:53.379 --> 00:09:56.220 And there is full joy. 00:09:57.620 --> 00:09:59.079 That's our first question. 00:09:59.699 --> 00:10:00.819 Second question. 00:10:01.579 --> 00:10:03.399 Why is it so much better? 00:10:04.460 --> 00:10:05.919 We might ask it a different way. 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:09.439 What does that full joy actually look like? 00:10:10.539 --> 00:10:19.879 Now, I slowed us down for an entire sermon on one verse so we would not be rushed as we're talking about heaven. 00:10:19.879 --> 00:10:24.360 And I can still only say something, not everything. 00:10:25.360 --> 00:10:29.539 In fact, coming up against heaven, even with a full sermon, I feel inadequate. 00:10:29.759 --> 00:10:31.980 We're just going to scratch the surface a little bit. 00:10:31.980 --> 00:10:37.639 I'm going to give you a few things to meditate on about our heavenly future. 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:43.300 Why it is that this is a future that allows us to persevere in the present. 00:10:44.399 --> 00:10:44.680 Okay. 00:10:44.679 --> 00:10:47.879 First, we've talked about this many, many times. 00:10:48.319 --> 00:10:53.419 The heavenly future includes a new body. 00:10:53.419 --> 00:11:03.740 So much of our trouble in this life, so much of our pain and suffering comes from the problems of our physical bodies. 00:11:04.779 --> 00:11:05.219 Right? 00:11:06.179 --> 00:11:07.539 Bodies aren't working right. 00:11:07.919 --> 00:11:10.579 As we get old, they start to fall apart on us. 00:11:10.580 --> 00:11:16.920 We're told that in heaven, and Paul talks about this in 1 Corinthians chapter 15, by the way, if you want to read more about it. 00:11:17.280 --> 00:11:27.300 We are going to have a new body that has no disease, no sickness, no decay, no pain, no suffering. 00:11:27.299 --> 00:11:35.359 So the future glory that you're looking forward to will include no cancer, no allergies. 00:11:35.879 --> 00:11:38.139 You will not have a deviated septum. 00:11:38.399 --> 00:11:39.919 You will not break your hips. 00:11:40.319 --> 00:11:42.719 Your body will not fall apart. 00:11:43.559 --> 00:11:47.120 And by the way, it better not, because forever is a really long time. 00:11:47.879 --> 00:11:49.379 So I'm hoping the body works. 00:11:49.419 --> 00:11:49.939 I know it will. 00:11:51.479 --> 00:11:52.740 So that's the new body. 00:11:53.039 --> 00:11:55.059 I'm not going to spend a ton of time talking about that, 00:11:55.059 --> 00:11:59.719 because we have discussed that many times over the last number of years. 00:12:00.619 --> 00:12:05.539 The other thing we're going to have is what I would call perfect connection. 00:12:06.319 --> 00:12:11.939 You might call this perfect love, and I'll explain what I mean by that. 00:12:13.239 --> 00:12:18.739 In fact, we're going to spend the most amount of time this morning talking about this aspect of it, 00:12:18.739 --> 00:12:20.439 and there's a reason that I'll explain to you. 00:12:20.739 --> 00:12:24.500 So there's a famous quote by a man named Bruce Marshall, 00:12:24.500 --> 00:12:25.360 and he says this, 00:12:26.059 --> 00:12:34.480 The young man who rings the bell at the brothel is unconsciously looking for God. 00:12:35.740 --> 00:12:38.299 And when I heard that quote as a much younger person, I thought, 00:12:38.399 --> 00:12:39.500 you know, that doesn't really make sense. 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:42.440 That sounds to me like we're really over-spiritualizing things. 00:12:42.620 --> 00:12:44.980 You know, someone's knocking on the door of a brothel. 00:12:45.039 --> 00:12:45.679 What are they looking for? 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:46.419 They're looking for sex. 00:12:46.500 --> 00:12:47.500 They're not looking for God. 00:12:47.500 --> 00:12:52.960 As I've gotten older, a bit older, I kind of understand what he means by this quote. 00:12:53.039 --> 00:12:53.980 And what he means is this. 00:12:54.860 --> 00:12:59.559 That young man is looking for deep and intense connection. 00:13:00.740 --> 00:13:02.059 He's looking for love. 00:13:02.940 --> 00:13:04.480 He's looking for belonging. 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:07.200 He's looking to know and to be known. 00:13:07.960 --> 00:13:09.399 He's looking to be accepted. 00:13:10.240 --> 00:13:12.259 He's looking for the end of shame. 00:13:12.259 --> 00:13:14.740 He's looking for true joy. 00:13:16.179 --> 00:13:27.439 In other words, that man at the door is looking for things that he can only fully have in God's presence. 00:13:28.899 --> 00:13:33.819 He is looking for what only God can provide. 00:13:34.679 --> 00:13:35.919 Remember Psalm 16. 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:41.240 In your presence, there is fullness of joy. 00:13:42.479 --> 00:13:48.899 When we talk about heaven, people often like to think about the things or the experiences that they will get in heaven. 00:13:49.000 --> 00:13:50.039 And that is good and right. 00:13:51.059 --> 00:13:59.120 But if we only think about things and experiences, we have lost the plot. 00:13:59.120 --> 00:14:06.179 The most important thing about heaven is that God is there. 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:15.600 The most glorious thing about heaven is God's presence fully and finally. 00:14:17.000 --> 00:14:19.740 Remember the covenant in the Old Testament, God's promise. 00:14:19.899 --> 00:14:21.100 He says, I will be your God. 00:14:21.899 --> 00:14:23.080 You will be mine. 00:14:29.120 --> 00:14:38.879 The fact that we're heirs of God, and that includes, it means God himself is part of our inheritance. 00:14:39.399 --> 00:14:43.100 Being with him is what it is that we look forward to. 00:14:43.700 --> 00:14:48.480 In the Old Testament, as God's people were traveling around, they had the tabernacle, 00:14:48.620 --> 00:14:51.720 and the placement of the tabernacle was extremely important. 00:14:52.179 --> 00:14:53.139 It was in the middle. 00:14:53.139 --> 00:15:00.399 And all the tribes were camped out on the sides of it, which is God's way of teaching his people in the Old Testament 00:15:00.399 --> 00:15:04.419 that he and his presence would be in the midst of them. 00:15:05.319 --> 00:15:08.480 That was the greatest thing he could give them. 00:15:09.860 --> 00:15:15.639 The giver is the source of all the gifts. 00:15:15.639 --> 00:15:23.000 The giver is greater than all the gifts. 00:15:24.319 --> 00:15:34.500 Heaven, glory, is great because God, the giver of all the gifts, is there. 00:15:35.860 --> 00:15:42.960 Whatever beauty you love, God is the one who made it. 00:15:42.960 --> 00:15:52.060 And so whatever beauty you long for and chase after, God's beauty is greater still. 00:15:53.680 --> 00:16:00.759 Whatever love and acceptance and connection and belonging that you long for, 00:16:01.759 --> 00:16:12.259 it will never be as great as the acceptance and belonging and connection that you have with God. 00:16:12.960 --> 00:16:13.900 In heaven. 00:16:16.460 --> 00:16:21.259 Whatever healing it is that you are looking for and working towards, 00:16:21.259 --> 00:16:26.680 it will never be complete in this life. 00:16:27.720 --> 00:16:35.480 You will not be fully healed in your body, your heart, or your mind 00:16:35.480 --> 00:16:41.580 until you are in God's presence in heaven. 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:49.540 We will be like him, the Bible tells us, because we will see him as he is. 00:16:50.500 --> 00:16:56.120 It is God's presence that makes heaven heaven. 00:16:56.120 --> 00:17:04.240 And so that's why I spend the most time on this as we think about the future glory, 00:17:04.240 --> 00:17:07.460 because this is the biggest piece of the plot. 00:17:08.059 --> 00:17:12.059 This is the most important thing that we're going to be with God himself. 00:17:12.059 --> 00:17:19.579 We said earlier, what we believe about the future determines how we live in the present, 00:17:20.000 --> 00:17:24.460 and it is our future experience of God and his love, 00:17:24.539 --> 00:17:28.200 what theologians would say is unmediated love, 00:17:28.200 --> 00:17:31.960 that gives us hope in the midst of our suffering now. 00:17:31.960 --> 00:17:39.860 You can have hope in the face of devastating loss. 00:17:39.859 --> 00:17:47.339 If you experience divorce or the death of a spouse, 00:17:48.399 --> 00:17:50.599 and I don't mean to minimize that in any way. 00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:54.219 Those are the sorts of things that in the wake of them, 00:17:54.279 --> 00:17:56.219 it can feel hard even to breathe, right? 00:17:56.939 --> 00:17:58.399 The grief is so great. 00:17:58.400 --> 00:18:08.960 But the connection, the intimacy, and the relationship 00:18:08.960 --> 00:18:13.780 that you will experience with God in heaven 00:18:13.780 --> 00:18:18.360 is not even worth comparing. 00:18:23.360 --> 00:18:26.560 If you are following God in obedience, 00:18:26.559 --> 00:18:30.079 living out the Christian sexual ethic, 00:18:30.179 --> 00:18:32.839 you might think, oh man, I'm missing out. 00:18:34.200 --> 00:18:37.279 No, you're not missing out. 00:18:38.000 --> 00:18:43.740 You will experience something far better in the world to come. 00:18:44.519 --> 00:18:49.159 Something so much better that it is not even worth experiencing, 00:18:49.899 --> 00:18:50.539 comparing. 00:18:51.099 --> 00:18:55.940 Something that no one in this world has yet to know. 00:18:56.559 --> 00:18:58.779 All those other things in life, 00:18:58.940 --> 00:19:01.480 all the good pleasures and gifts that come from God, 00:19:01.639 --> 00:19:05.819 those are all appetizers of what is to come. 00:19:08.379 --> 00:19:12.159 There is something better than anything 00:19:12.159 --> 00:19:15.619 that you have given up in this world 00:19:15.619 --> 00:19:18.279 to follow after Jesus Christ. 00:19:18.279 --> 00:19:21.160 If you give something up, 00:19:21.160 --> 00:19:26.420 you are saying no to a tiny, tiny appetizer. 00:19:27.200 --> 00:19:31.940 You will not miss the meal. 00:19:33.240 --> 00:19:39.279 You will not miss the feast that it points forward to. 00:19:39.279 --> 00:19:43.359 If you remain single, 00:19:44.160 --> 00:19:48.359 because you are committed only to marrying another Christian, 00:19:49.160 --> 00:19:53.000 you have a greater and larger hope than marriage. 00:19:53.660 --> 00:19:59.039 There is something bigger than marriage to look forward to. 00:19:59.399 --> 00:20:02.660 Something far greater to replace it. 00:20:02.660 --> 00:20:12.580 Something that it is not worth comparing anything on this earth with. 00:20:16.320 --> 00:20:21.960 It's not just relational loss that will be eclipsed in the world to come, 00:20:22.040 --> 00:20:26.340 but also relational problems of this life done away with. 00:20:26.339 --> 00:20:30.259 I want you to think of whoever it is in this church 00:20:30.259 --> 00:20:32.199 that you get along with the least. 00:20:34.000 --> 00:20:35.559 And if you're honest, right, 00:20:35.599 --> 00:20:36.839 we all have different personalities. 00:20:37.399 --> 00:20:38.939 Some of us get on each other's nerves. 00:20:39.899 --> 00:20:41.799 Maybe you're in a conflict with them right now. 00:20:43.939 --> 00:20:45.240 When you are in heaven, 00:20:45.859 --> 00:20:48.439 the two of you will be little buddies. 00:20:48.440 --> 00:20:55.420 All the problems that get in our way now, 00:20:56.080 --> 00:20:58.360 those things will be swept away, right? 00:20:58.420 --> 00:21:00.820 All our sin will be removed. 00:21:01.640 --> 00:21:03.259 If your friend is a Christian, 00:21:03.880 --> 00:21:07.019 you will have a future with them without friction. 00:21:08.059 --> 00:21:11.140 By the way, we can say the same thing about your marriage. 00:21:12.160 --> 00:21:16.080 If you're a Christian and your spouse is a Christian, 00:21:16.079 --> 00:21:19.879 when will every conflict end? 00:21:21.879 --> 00:21:24.419 It will end in glory. 00:21:25.759 --> 00:21:30.659 You will enjoy one another without sin, 00:21:30.980 --> 00:21:34.179 every relational problem removed. 00:21:35.000 --> 00:21:37.179 Whatever happens in this life, 00:21:37.480 --> 00:21:41.000 that's the future you're headed towards. 00:21:41.000 --> 00:21:49.140 Heaven will be perfect connection. 00:21:49.700 --> 00:21:51.019 It will be perfect love. 00:21:51.660 --> 00:21:52.819 And it will be that way 00:21:52.819 --> 00:21:56.240 because God himself will be there. 00:21:57.980 --> 00:22:00.980 So we talked briefly about the new body. 00:22:01.759 --> 00:22:04.259 Talked extensively about perfect connection 00:22:04.259 --> 00:22:05.200 or perfect love. 00:22:05.599 --> 00:22:07.619 I'm gonna talk for a little bit about one more thing, 00:22:07.680 --> 00:22:09.480 which is real treasure. 00:22:09.480 --> 00:22:12.599 Remember, Paul in verse 17 00:22:12.599 --> 00:22:15.740 is focusing in on suffering 00:22:15.740 --> 00:22:18.980 that comes because you are a follower of Jesus. 00:22:19.839 --> 00:22:22.740 Last week, we looked at 2 Timothy 3, 00:22:22.980 --> 00:22:23.480 which says, 00:22:23.880 --> 00:22:27.559 all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus 00:22:27.559 --> 00:22:29.400 will be persecuted. 00:22:29.400 --> 00:22:33.980 And as you follow Christ in this life, 00:22:34.100 --> 00:22:36.620 you will lose all sorts of things. 00:22:37.860 --> 00:22:39.120 Maybe you'll lose money. 00:22:40.380 --> 00:22:44.320 You'll almost certainly lose social status or connections. 00:22:45.600 --> 00:22:49.000 Might be a hit to your reputation. 00:22:50.180 --> 00:22:52.080 You might miss out on opportunities 00:22:52.080 --> 00:22:55.080 that you would have if you weren't a Christian. 00:22:55.079 --> 00:22:58.779 And you know what? 00:22:58.939 --> 00:22:59.379 You know what? 00:22:59.460 --> 00:22:59.839 In heaven, 00:23:00.419 --> 00:23:02.679 none of that will matter. 00:23:04.579 --> 00:23:05.819 Not a single bit of it. 00:23:08.079 --> 00:23:08.519 And 00:23:08.519 --> 00:23:11.240 you can't take it with you anyway. 00:23:13.319 --> 00:23:14.500 None of those things 00:23:14.500 --> 00:23:16.919 are things you can drag with you 00:23:16.919 --> 00:23:18.599 into the next world. 00:23:18.599 --> 00:23:21.839 And all of those things 00:23:21.839 --> 00:23:23.319 are susceptible 00:23:23.319 --> 00:23:24.779 to theft 00:23:24.779 --> 00:23:25.759 and loss 00:23:25.759 --> 00:23:26.539 and decay. 00:23:29.480 --> 00:23:30.859 That's why Jesus says, 00:23:30.959 --> 00:23:31.099 you know, 00:23:31.139 --> 00:23:31.859 don't store up treasure 00:23:31.859 --> 00:23:32.839 on earth 00:23:32.839 --> 00:23:34.619 where moth and rust destroy 00:23:34.619 --> 00:23:36.099 and where thieves 00:23:36.099 --> 00:23:36.919 break in 00:23:36.919 --> 00:23:38.079 and steal. 00:23:39.359 --> 00:23:40.679 But there is a place 00:23:40.679 --> 00:23:43.000 where moth and rust 00:23:43.000 --> 00:23:43.859 do not destroy 00:23:43.859 --> 00:23:46.079 and where thieves 00:23:46.079 --> 00:23:47.299 do not break in 00:23:47.299 --> 00:23:48.319 and steal. 00:23:49.500 --> 00:23:50.459 And that place 00:23:50.459 --> 00:23:51.159 is called 00:23:51.159 --> 00:23:51.759 heaven. 00:23:53.500 --> 00:23:54.219 Peter, 00:23:55.119 --> 00:23:56.059 in his letter, 00:23:56.199 --> 00:23:56.679 1 Peter, 00:23:56.979 --> 00:23:57.679 tells us 00:23:57.679 --> 00:23:58.679 that we have an inheritance 00:23:58.679 --> 00:24:01.039 that is imperishable, 00:24:02.119 --> 00:24:03.079 undefiled, 00:24:03.500 --> 00:24:04.379 and unfading. 00:24:05.259 --> 00:24:05.699 Kept 00:24:05.699 --> 00:24:06.899 in heaven 00:24:06.899 --> 00:24:08.099 for you. 00:24:09.139 --> 00:24:10.279 In other words, 00:24:10.279 --> 00:24:11.920 no matter 00:24:11.920 --> 00:24:13.099 what losses 00:24:13.099 --> 00:24:14.579 you experience 00:24:14.579 --> 00:24:16.019 on this earth 00:24:16.019 --> 00:24:17.759 or in this life, 00:24:18.579 --> 00:24:20.799 it has no effect 00:24:20.799 --> 00:24:22.079 on your inheritance 00:24:22.079 --> 00:24:23.019 in heaven. 00:24:24.119 --> 00:24:25.980 There are things 00:24:25.980 --> 00:24:28.019 that no lawsuit, 00:24:28.539 --> 00:24:29.599 no breakup, 00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:31.079 no surprise, 00:24:31.420 --> 00:24:32.879 no health crisis 00:24:32.879 --> 00:24:34.440 can touch. 00:24:35.759 --> 00:24:37.299 There are things 00:24:37.299 --> 00:24:38.139 in heaven 00:24:38.139 --> 00:24:39.160 for you 00:24:39.160 --> 00:24:40.560 that are secure 00:24:40.560 --> 00:24:41.980 no matter what. 00:24:44.400 --> 00:24:45.279 No matter what 00:24:45.279 --> 00:24:45.980 happens now, 00:24:47.160 --> 00:24:48.160 your inheritance, 00:24:49.040 --> 00:24:49.980 what is waiting 00:24:49.980 --> 00:24:50.820 for you in heaven, 00:24:51.519 --> 00:24:52.420 cannot be touched. 00:24:54.420 --> 00:24:55.460 No matter what 00:24:55.460 --> 00:24:56.180 is shaken 00:24:56.180 --> 00:24:57.680 in this world, 00:24:58.259 --> 00:24:59.800 it cannot be reduced. 00:25:01.540 --> 00:25:03.320 Whatever you lose 00:25:03.320 --> 00:25:03.980 now 00:25:03.980 --> 00:25:05.720 pales 00:25:05.720 --> 00:25:07.100 in comparison 00:25:07.099 --> 00:25:08.179 to what you 00:25:08.179 --> 00:25:09.219 cannot 00:25:09.219 --> 00:25:10.659 lose. 00:25:11.500 --> 00:25:12.119 In fact, 00:25:12.199 --> 00:25:12.759 we could say, 00:25:12.959 --> 00:25:13.659 as Paul does, 00:25:14.019 --> 00:25:14.819 it's not 00:25:14.819 --> 00:25:16.159 even worth 00:25:16.159 --> 00:25:17.179 comparing. 00:25:20.919 --> 00:25:22.079 It's often said 00:25:22.079 --> 00:25:23.119 that a regular 00:25:23.119 --> 00:25:23.879 person 00:25:23.879 --> 00:25:25.439 living today 00:25:25.439 --> 00:25:26.419 in 2026 00:25:26.419 --> 00:25:28.119 is better off 00:25:28.119 --> 00:25:29.319 than the most 00:25:29.319 --> 00:25:30.779 powerful person 00:25:30.779 --> 00:25:31.319 in the world 00:25:31.319 --> 00:25:32.500 500 years ago. 00:25:33.299 --> 00:25:34.359 Most powerful 00:25:34.359 --> 00:25:35.240 person in the world 00:25:35.240 --> 00:25:36.200 500 years ago 00:25:36.200 --> 00:25:36.799 had no running 00:25:36.799 --> 00:25:37.220 water. 00:25:37.900 --> 00:25:38.579 They did not 00:25:38.579 --> 00:25:39.359 have antibiotics. 00:25:40.779 --> 00:25:41.519 They had no 00:25:41.519 --> 00:25:42.400 indoor plumbing. 00:25:43.279 --> 00:25:44.200 That person 00:25:44.200 --> 00:25:46.500 cannot imagine 00:25:46.500 --> 00:25:47.680 the life 00:25:47.680 --> 00:25:48.380 you live now. 00:25:49.299 --> 00:25:50.019 They cannot 00:25:50.019 --> 00:25:50.940 imagine the 00:25:50.940 --> 00:25:51.299 benefits 00:25:51.299 --> 00:25:52.380 that we 00:25:52.380 --> 00:25:53.200 experience. 00:25:54.059 --> 00:25:54.960 We might say 00:25:54.960 --> 00:25:55.640 it's not even 00:25:55.640 --> 00:25:56.680 worth comparing. 00:25:58.099 --> 00:25:58.380 Heaven 00:25:58.380 --> 00:25:59.740 will be 00:25:59.740 --> 00:26:00.660 like that. 00:26:00.660 --> 00:26:02.540 it will 00:26:02.540 --> 00:26:03.759 blow away 00:26:03.759 --> 00:26:05.460 the experience 00:26:05.460 --> 00:26:06.220 of the 00:26:06.220 --> 00:26:06.759 greatest, 00:26:06.940 --> 00:26:07.720 most powerful 00:26:07.720 --> 00:26:08.440 person in 00:26:08.440 --> 00:26:08.980 this world. 00:26:10.580 --> 00:26:11.380 Some people 00:26:11.380 --> 00:26:11.860 think that 00:26:11.860 --> 00:26:12.460 Elon Musk 00:26:12.460 --> 00:26:12.800 is going to 00:26:12.800 --> 00:26:13.019 be the 00:26:13.019 --> 00:26:13.360 world's 00:26:13.360 --> 00:26:13.680 first 00:26:13.680 --> 00:26:14.480 trillionaire 00:26:14.480 --> 00:26:15.420 within the 00:26:15.420 --> 00:26:15.920 next number 00:26:15.920 --> 00:26:16.440 of years. 00:26:17.560 --> 00:26:18.519 The things 00:26:18.519 --> 00:26:18.880 that are 00:26:18.880 --> 00:26:19.560 waiting for 00:26:19.560 --> 00:26:20.300 you in 00:26:20.300 --> 00:26:20.759 heaven 00:26:20.759 --> 00:26:23.560 are greater 00:26:23.560 --> 00:26:25.340 than anything 00:26:25.340 --> 00:26:26.279 Elon Musk 00:26:26.279 --> 00:26:27.040 can imagine. 00:26:27.039 --> 00:26:30.099 it's like 00:26:30.099 --> 00:26:30.839 comparing 00:26:30.839 --> 00:26:32.940 someone 00:26:32.940 --> 00:26:34.200 500 years 00:26:34.200 --> 00:26:34.460 ago 00:26:34.460 --> 00:26:34.940 to someone 00:26:34.940 --> 00:26:35.379 today 00:26:35.379 --> 00:26:36.720 except 00:26:36.720 --> 00:26:37.920 even more 00:26:37.920 --> 00:26:38.859 stark, 00:26:40.000 --> 00:26:41.460 even greater, 00:26:41.659 --> 00:26:42.420 even more 00:26:42.420 --> 00:26:43.759 exponential. 00:26:44.799 --> 00:26:45.440 Being in 00:26:45.440 --> 00:26:46.059 heaven is like 00:26:46.059 --> 00:26:46.319 that. 00:26:47.379 --> 00:26:48.039 There are 00:26:48.039 --> 00:26:48.899 things about 00:26:48.899 --> 00:26:49.460 it that we 00:26:49.460 --> 00:26:50.599 cannot right 00:26:50.599 --> 00:26:51.779 now imagine. 00:26:51.779 --> 00:26:53.700 I've given 00:26:53.700 --> 00:26:54.099 you these 00:26:54.099 --> 00:26:55.119 tasty samples 00:26:55.119 --> 00:26:55.519 of what 00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:56.379 heaven includes. 00:26:56.819 --> 00:26:57.319 You'll notice 00:26:57.319 --> 00:26:57.619 though that 00:26:57.619 --> 00:26:58.139 Paul actually 00:26:58.139 --> 00:26:58.700 doesn't do 00:26:58.700 --> 00:26:59.059 that. 00:26:59.599 --> 00:27:00.299 Verse 18, 00:27:00.940 --> 00:27:01.339 he just 00:27:01.339 --> 00:27:01.720 says, 00:27:01.940 --> 00:27:02.079 look, 00:27:02.099 --> 00:27:02.299 it's going 00:27:02.299 --> 00:27:02.700 to be so 00:27:02.700 --> 00:27:03.079 great it 00:27:03.079 --> 00:27:03.319 won't even 00:27:03.319 --> 00:27:03.599 be worth 00:27:03.599 --> 00:27:04.039 comparing. 00:27:04.519 --> 00:27:04.899 There's 00:27:04.899 --> 00:27:05.720 things right 00:27:05.720 --> 00:27:06.119 now that 00:27:06.119 --> 00:27:06.759 your mind 00:27:06.759 --> 00:27:07.220 can't 00:27:07.220 --> 00:27:07.639 comprehend, 00:27:07.839 --> 00:27:08.139 that your 00:27:08.139 --> 00:27:08.559 head would 00:27:08.559 --> 00:27:09.960 explode if 00:27:09.960 --> 00:27:10.500 you heard 00:27:10.500 --> 00:27:10.920 about how 00:27:10.920 --> 00:27:11.539 glorious 00:27:11.539 --> 00:27:13.279 heaven will 00:27:13.279 --> 00:27:13.519 be. 00:27:14.980 --> 00:27:15.480 That's 00:27:15.480 --> 00:27:15.740 what it 00:27:15.740 --> 00:27:16.079 is, 00:27:16.279 --> 00:27:16.660 Christian, 00:27:17.379 --> 00:27:18.220 that you 00:27:18.220 --> 00:27:18.899 have to look 00:27:18.899 --> 00:27:19.639 forward to. 00:27:21.779 --> 00:27:22.960 No matter 00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:23.759 the sufferings 00:27:23.759 --> 00:27:24.599 you experience 00:27:24.599 --> 00:27:25.299 in this 00:27:25.299 --> 00:27:25.819 world, 00:27:26.160 --> 00:27:28.019 don't trade 00:27:28.019 --> 00:27:30.399 anything for 00:27:30.399 --> 00:27:30.660 it. 00:27:32.220 --> 00:27:33.299 No matter 00:27:33.299 --> 00:27:33.980 what trouble 00:27:33.980 --> 00:27:35.359 you come 00:27:35.359 --> 00:27:36.220 up against, 00:27:36.899 --> 00:27:37.559 do not 00:27:37.559 --> 00:27:38.279 give up 00:27:38.279 --> 00:27:39.220 your faith 00:27:39.220 --> 00:27:40.379 in Christ 00:27:40.379 --> 00:27:42.279 because 00:27:42.279 --> 00:27:44.039 nothing is 00:27:44.039 --> 00:27:45.599 worth trading 00:27:45.599 --> 00:27:46.759 for that. 00:27:46.759 --> 00:27:52.279 A few 00:27:52.279 --> 00:27:52.839 years ago, 00:27:53.079 --> 00:27:54.000 I was 00:27:54.000 --> 00:27:54.379 meeting with 00:27:54.379 --> 00:27:54.720 a Christian 00:27:54.720 --> 00:27:55.839 counselor and 00:27:55.839 --> 00:27:56.279 I had made 00:27:56.279 --> 00:27:56.839 a breakthrough 00:27:56.839 --> 00:27:58.000 about how 00:27:58.000 --> 00:27:58.519 to manage 00:27:58.519 --> 00:27:59.059 some of the 00:27:59.059 --> 00:28:00.079 suffering that 00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:00.279 I had 00:28:00.279 --> 00:28:01.640 experienced in 00:28:01.640 --> 00:28:02.000 my own 00:28:02.000 --> 00:28:02.900 life and I 00:28:02.900 --> 00:28:03.240 said to 00:28:03.240 --> 00:28:03.480 him, 00:28:04.240 --> 00:28:04.480 man, 00:28:04.539 --> 00:28:04.980 I wish 00:28:04.980 --> 00:28:05.480 that I 00:28:05.480 --> 00:28:06.180 had discovered 00:28:06.180 --> 00:28:07.240 this 10 00:28:07.240 --> 00:28:07.680 to 15 00:28:07.680 --> 00:28:08.240 years ago. 00:28:09.359 --> 00:28:10.000 I could 00:28:10.000 --> 00:28:10.539 have skipped 00:28:10.539 --> 00:28:11.240 the last 00:28:11.240 --> 00:28:11.900 10 to 15 00:28:11.900 --> 00:28:12.400 years of 00:28:12.400 --> 00:28:13.259 pain over 00:28:13.259 --> 00:28:13.759 this issue 00:28:13.759 --> 00:28:14.240 if I had 00:28:14.240 --> 00:28:15.059 known this 00:28:15.059 --> 00:28:15.460 so much 00:28:15.460 --> 00:28:15.819 earlier. 00:28:15.819 --> 00:28:17.059 And he 00:28:17.059 --> 00:28:17.339 looked at 00:28:17.339 --> 00:28:17.559 me and 00:28:17.559 --> 00:28:17.980 he said, 00:28:18.619 --> 00:28:18.939 Matthew, 00:28:19.639 --> 00:28:20.960 you're still 00:28:20.960 --> 00:28:21.859 young. 00:28:23.819 --> 00:28:24.359 Which is 00:28:24.359 --> 00:28:24.819 his way of 00:28:24.819 --> 00:28:25.099 saying, 00:28:25.200 --> 00:28:25.319 yeah, 00:28:25.379 --> 00:28:25.839 that's great. 00:28:26.000 --> 00:28:26.460 You would 00:28:26.460 --> 00:28:26.779 have loved 00:28:26.779 --> 00:28:27.119 to know 00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:27.480 this 10 00:28:27.480 --> 00:28:27.899 or 15 00:28:27.899 --> 00:28:28.419 years ago. 00:28:28.619 --> 00:28:29.079 And you 00:28:29.079 --> 00:28:29.439 know what? 00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:30.759 You now 00:28:30.759 --> 00:28:31.079 know it 00:28:31.079 --> 00:28:31.319 for the 00:28:31.319 --> 00:28:31.659 rest of 00:28:31.659 --> 00:28:32.059 your life. 00:28:32.919 --> 00:28:33.439 And you 00:28:33.439 --> 00:28:34.000 have hopefully 00:28:34.000 --> 00:28:34.399 more than 00:28:34.399 --> 00:28:34.939 10 to 15 00:28:34.939 --> 00:28:35.379 years ahead 00:28:35.379 --> 00:28:35.700 of you, 00:28:35.819 --> 00:28:36.019 right? 00:28:36.259 --> 00:28:36.740 You have 00:28:36.740 --> 00:28:37.700 so much 00:28:37.700 --> 00:28:38.500 time to 00:28:38.500 --> 00:28:38.960 now put 00:28:38.960 --> 00:28:39.839 this to 00:28:39.839 --> 00:28:40.980 work in 00:28:40.980 --> 00:28:41.480 your life. 00:28:43.460 --> 00:28:44.059 If you 00:28:44.059 --> 00:28:44.419 are a 00:28:44.419 --> 00:28:44.799 Christian, 00:28:44.799 --> 00:28:47.720 no matter 00:28:47.720 --> 00:28:48.980 your age, 00:28:49.680 --> 00:28:50.559 you are 00:28:50.559 --> 00:28:51.359 still 00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:52.419 young. 00:28:54.039 --> 00:28:55.559 The life 00:28:55.559 --> 00:28:55.940 that is 00:28:55.940 --> 00:28:56.559 ahead of 00:28:56.559 --> 00:28:56.859 you, 00:28:57.480 --> 00:28:58.720 with God 00:28:58.720 --> 00:28:59.819 forever in 00:28:59.819 --> 00:29:00.339 heaven, 00:29:01.339 --> 00:29:02.980 is so 00:29:02.980 --> 00:29:03.740 much 00:29:03.740 --> 00:29:04.720 greater 00:29:04.720 --> 00:29:05.980 and longer 00:29:05.980 --> 00:29:06.980 and farther 00:29:06.980 --> 00:29:07.960 than anything 00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:08.539 you've 00:29:08.539 --> 00:29:09.359 experienced 00:29:09.359 --> 00:29:10.099 now. 00:29:10.099 --> 00:29:13.019 every loss 00:29:13.019 --> 00:29:13.619 in this 00:29:13.619 --> 00:29:14.219 life 00:29:14.219 --> 00:29:15.559 pales in 00:29:15.559 --> 00:29:16.219 comparison 00:29:16.219 --> 00:29:17.559 and it 00:29:17.559 --> 00:29:18.019 is a 00:29:18.019 --> 00:29:18.939 small 00:29:18.939 --> 00:29:20.019 dot. 00:29:21.159 --> 00:29:22.099 It's a 00:29:22.099 --> 00:29:23.059 small dot 00:29:23.059 --> 00:29:23.619 on the 00:29:23.619 --> 00:29:24.359 page 00:29:24.359 --> 00:29:25.019 of 00:29:25.019 --> 00:29:25.519 everything 00:29:25.519 --> 00:29:25.899 that's 00:29:25.899 --> 00:29:26.240 ahead. 00:29:27.480 --> 00:29:28.539 No matter 00:29:28.539 --> 00:29:29.279 what suffering 00:29:29.279 --> 00:29:29.799 you have 00:29:29.799 --> 00:29:30.500 walked through, 00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:31.619 if you're 00:29:31.619 --> 00:29:32.879 95 years 00:29:32.879 --> 00:29:33.279 old, 00:29:33.759 --> 00:29:34.799 you are 00:29:34.799 --> 00:29:35.419 still 00:29:35.419 --> 00:29:36.480 young. 00:29:36.480 --> 00:29:39.579 if you're 00:29:39.579 --> 00:29:40.099 in Christ. 00:29:41.960 --> 00:29:42.599 You might 00:29:42.599 --> 00:29:42.920 think of 00:29:42.920 --> 00:29:43.339 this or 00:29:43.339 --> 00:29:44.039 that loss 00:29:44.039 --> 00:29:44.819 or mistake 00:29:44.819 --> 00:29:45.299 and think, 00:29:45.400 --> 00:29:45.519 man, 00:29:45.559 --> 00:29:45.880 it's all 00:29:45.880 --> 00:29:46.200 over. 00:29:47.400 --> 00:29:47.660 Don't 00:29:47.660 --> 00:29:48.120 lose heart. 00:29:49.220 --> 00:29:49.680 Don't 00:29:49.680 --> 00:29:50.059 give up. 00:29:51.180 --> 00:29:51.660 Your 00:29:51.660 --> 00:29:52.480 inheritance 00:29:52.480 --> 00:29:53.579 is coming. 00:29:54.259 --> 00:29:54.440 It 00:29:54.440 --> 00:29:55.079 cannot 00:29:55.079 --> 00:29:56.160 be 00:29:56.160 --> 00:29:57.299 touched. 00:29:58.519 --> 00:29:58.740 It's 00:29:58.740 --> 00:29:59.339 undefiled, 00:30:00.299 --> 00:30:01.059 imperishable, 00:30:01.819 --> 00:30:02.339 unfading, 00:30:03.160 --> 00:30:03.500 kept 00:30:03.500 --> 00:30:04.299 in 00:30:04.299 --> 00:30:04.759 heaven 00:30:04.759 --> 00:30:06.059 for you. 00:30:10.539 --> 00:30:11.180 There's 00:30:11.180 --> 00:30:11.539 an important 00:30:11.539 --> 00:30:12.119 prepositional 00:30:12.119 --> 00:30:12.920 phrase here, 00:30:13.240 --> 00:30:13.920 verse 18. 00:30:15.319 --> 00:30:16.099 Paul says, 00:30:16.940 --> 00:30:17.299 the glory 00:30:17.299 --> 00:30:17.740 that is to 00:30:17.740 --> 00:30:18.259 be revealed 00:30:18.259 --> 00:30:20.059 to us. 00:30:21.960 --> 00:30:22.619 Paul's 00:30:22.619 --> 00:30:23.000 telling us 00:30:23.000 --> 00:30:23.359 there's a 00:30:23.359 --> 00:30:23.619 limit, 00:30:23.720 --> 00:30:23.900 right? 00:30:23.980 --> 00:30:24.420 He's not 00:30:24.420 --> 00:30:24.960 saying the 00:30:24.960 --> 00:30:26.019 glory that 00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:26.359 will be 00:30:26.359 --> 00:30:27.039 revealed to 00:30:27.039 --> 00:30:28.339 everyone in 00:30:28.339 --> 00:30:28.900 the world. 00:30:29.319 --> 00:30:29.680 No, 00:30:29.720 --> 00:30:30.119 he's saying 00:30:30.119 --> 00:30:30.680 the glory 00:30:30.680 --> 00:30:31.099 that's going 00:30:31.099 --> 00:30:31.339 to be 00:30:31.339 --> 00:30:32.220 revealed to 00:30:32.220 --> 00:30:32.940 those who 00:30:32.940 --> 00:30:33.620 have faith 00:30:33.620 --> 00:30:34.680 in Jesus 00:30:34.680 --> 00:30:35.180 Christ. 00:30:36.539 --> 00:30:37.100 In other 00:30:37.100 --> 00:30:37.279 words, 00:30:37.320 --> 00:30:37.580 I'll state 00:30:37.580 --> 00:30:38.100 it negatively. 00:30:38.840 --> 00:30:39.360 If you 00:30:39.360 --> 00:30:39.740 are not 00:30:39.740 --> 00:30:40.279 a Christian, 00:30:40.880 --> 00:30:41.420 if you 00:30:41.420 --> 00:30:42.240 are not 00:30:42.240 --> 00:30:42.799 following 00:30:42.799 --> 00:30:43.500 after Jesus 00:30:43.500 --> 00:30:44.279 in faith, 00:30:44.620 --> 00:30:45.720 this promise 00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:46.779 is not 00:30:46.779 --> 00:30:47.740 for you. 00:30:49.320 --> 00:30:49.900 Remember, 00:30:50.080 --> 00:30:50.299 resurrection 00:30:50.299 --> 00:30:50.940 of life, 00:30:51.460 --> 00:30:51.700 resurrection 00:30:51.700 --> 00:30:53.360 of judgment. 00:30:53.820 --> 00:30:54.380 Last week, 00:30:54.420 --> 00:30:54.680 we talked 00:30:54.680 --> 00:30:54.920 about how 00:30:54.920 --> 00:30:55.600 we're adopted, 00:30:55.740 --> 00:30:56.140 we're heirs 00:30:56.140 --> 00:30:56.779 of Christ, 00:30:57.180 --> 00:30:57.480 heirs of 00:30:57.480 --> 00:30:57.700 God, 00:30:57.820 --> 00:30:58.240 co-heirs 00:30:58.240 --> 00:30:58.860 of Christ, 00:30:59.019 --> 00:31:00.320 because of 00:31:00.320 --> 00:31:00.980 what Jesus 00:31:00.980 --> 00:31:02.660 did for 00:31:02.660 --> 00:31:03.059 us. 00:31:03.920 --> 00:31:04.339 Of course, 00:31:04.380 --> 00:31:04.559 if you're 00:31:04.559 --> 00:31:05.079 not following 00:31:05.079 --> 00:31:05.640 after Jesus 00:31:05.640 --> 00:31:06.339 in faith, 00:31:06.400 --> 00:31:06.799 you're still 00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:07.200 alive. 00:31:07.860 --> 00:31:08.319 It's not 00:31:08.319 --> 00:31:08.720 too late. 00:31:09.339 --> 00:31:09.960 It's not 00:31:09.960 --> 00:31:10.480 too late 00:31:10.480 --> 00:31:11.400 to repent 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:11.960 of your 00:31:11.960 --> 00:31:12.339 sins, 00:31:12.420 --> 00:31:12.880 to admit, 00:31:13.039 --> 00:31:13.140 hey, 00:31:13.200 --> 00:31:13.720 I actually 00:31:13.720 --> 00:31:14.180 live a 00:31:14.180 --> 00:31:14.539 life that 00:31:14.539 --> 00:31:15.160 has separated 00:31:15.160 --> 00:31:15.660 me from 00:31:15.660 --> 00:31:16.059 God, 00:31:16.319 --> 00:31:16.900 that I 00:31:16.900 --> 00:31:17.680 deserve his 00:31:17.680 --> 00:31:18.279 punishment 00:31:18.279 --> 00:31:18.779 and his 00:31:18.779 --> 00:31:19.299 judgment, 00:31:19.960 --> 00:31:20.799 and it's 00:31:20.799 --> 00:31:21.140 not too 00:31:21.140 --> 00:31:21.480 late to 00:31:21.480 --> 00:31:21.980 turn to 00:31:21.980 --> 00:31:22.420 Christ, 00:31:22.920 --> 00:31:23.799 to accept 00:31:23.799 --> 00:31:25.460 the perfect 00:31:25.460 --> 00:31:26.039 life that 00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:26.599 he lived 00:31:26.599 --> 00:31:27.140 on your 00:31:27.140 --> 00:31:27.640 behalf, 00:31:28.460 --> 00:31:29.180 to trust 00:31:29.180 --> 00:31:29.840 in the 00:31:29.840 --> 00:31:30.320 death he 00:31:30.320 --> 00:31:31.500 took that 00:31:31.500 --> 00:31:32.060 you deserved. 00:31:33.480 --> 00:31:34.160 Heaven can 00:31:34.160 --> 00:31:34.799 also be your 00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:35.220 inheritance. 00:31:36.060 --> 00:31:36.519 You can be 00:31:36.519 --> 00:31:36.920 adopted, 00:31:37.060 --> 00:31:37.360 you can be 00:31:37.360 --> 00:31:38.019 a son and 00:31:38.019 --> 00:31:39.720 heir of 00:31:39.720 --> 00:31:40.039 God, 00:31:40.360 --> 00:31:41.340 because of 00:31:41.340 --> 00:31:41.720 what Jesus 00:31:41.720 --> 00:31:42.060 did, 00:31:42.560 --> 00:31:43.240 what Jesus 00:31:43.240 --> 00:31:43.640 did in 00:31:43.640 --> 00:31:44.240 his life, 00:31:44.400 --> 00:31:44.779 and his 00:31:44.779 --> 00:31:45.200 death, 00:31:45.860 --> 00:31:46.220 and his 00:31:46.220 --> 00:31:46.680 resurrection. 00:31:50.360 --> 00:31:50.940 You know, 00:31:50.980 --> 00:31:51.560 sometimes when 00:31:51.560 --> 00:31:53.120 you read a 00:31:53.120 --> 00:31:53.940 movie review, 00:31:54.100 --> 00:31:54.519 and especially 00:31:54.519 --> 00:31:54.900 if it's a 00:31:54.900 --> 00:31:55.660 recent release, 00:31:56.460 --> 00:31:57.180 there will be 00:31:57.180 --> 00:31:57.799 a warning at 00:31:57.799 --> 00:31:58.259 the top, 00:31:58.420 --> 00:31:58.660 and what 00:31:58.660 --> 00:31:58.880 does it 00:31:58.880 --> 00:31:59.160 say? 00:31:59.180 --> 00:32:01.960 spoiler alert, 00:32:02.080 --> 00:32:02.299 right? 00:32:03.060 --> 00:32:03.740 Which is to 00:32:03.740 --> 00:32:04.140 say, we're 00:32:04.140 --> 00:32:04.539 going to give 00:32:04.539 --> 00:32:05.160 away some 00:32:05.160 --> 00:32:06.120 really important 00:32:06.120 --> 00:32:06.920 plot points. 00:32:07.400 --> 00:32:07.940 So if you 00:32:07.940 --> 00:32:08.220 don't want to 00:32:08.220 --> 00:32:08.560 know how the 00:32:08.560 --> 00:32:09.039 movie ends, 00:32:09.060 --> 00:32:09.580 if you want 00:32:09.580 --> 00:32:09.840 to be 00:32:09.840 --> 00:32:10.519 surprised, 00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:11.420 do not 00:32:11.420 --> 00:32:12.100 read this 00:32:12.100 --> 00:32:12.519 article. 00:32:13.500 --> 00:32:13.920 Now, some 00:32:13.920 --> 00:32:14.460 people would, 00:32:14.640 --> 00:32:14.900 you know, 00:32:14.980 --> 00:32:15.680 close the 00:32:15.680 --> 00:32:16.320 review immediately, 00:32:16.440 --> 00:32:16.620 right? 00:32:16.920 --> 00:32:17.519 Other people 00:32:17.519 --> 00:32:17.880 would say, 00:32:17.980 --> 00:32:18.560 yes, this is 00:32:18.560 --> 00:32:19.019 what I want. 00:32:19.740 --> 00:32:20.299 I've told you 00:32:20.299 --> 00:32:21.140 before, my 00:32:21.140 --> 00:32:22.220 mom likes to 00:32:22.220 --> 00:32:23.180 know spoilers, 00:32:23.299 --> 00:32:23.799 in fact, so 00:32:23.799 --> 00:32:25.240 much so that 00:32:25.240 --> 00:32:25.779 there's times 00:32:25.779 --> 00:32:26.480 when she cannot 00:32:26.480 --> 00:32:27.680 enjoy a book 00:32:27.680 --> 00:32:28.460 unless she has 00:32:28.460 --> 00:32:29.420 already read 00:32:29.420 --> 00:32:30.420 the last 00:32:30.420 --> 00:32:31.019 chapter. 00:32:32.940 --> 00:32:33.340 Like, so 00:32:33.340 --> 00:32:33.980 know what's 00:32:33.980 --> 00:32:34.500 happening in 00:32:34.500 --> 00:32:35.160 the last chapter 00:32:35.160 --> 00:32:35.640 so she can 00:32:35.640 --> 00:32:36.259 enjoy the rest 00:32:36.259 --> 00:32:36.640 of the book, 00:32:36.680 --> 00:32:36.840 right? 00:32:36.880 --> 00:32:37.660 She knows how 00:32:37.660 --> 00:32:38.240 it ends, 00:32:38.620 --> 00:32:39.380 and so all 00:32:39.380 --> 00:32:40.100 stress and 00:32:40.100 --> 00:32:40.720 tension is 00:32:40.720 --> 00:32:41.500 dissolved, 00:32:41.840 --> 00:32:42.140 and she can 00:32:42.140 --> 00:32:42.539 just kind of 00:32:42.539 --> 00:32:43.420 follow along 00:32:43.420 --> 00:32:44.000 and know 00:32:44.000 --> 00:32:44.740 that it's all 00:32:44.740 --> 00:32:44.980 going to be 00:32:44.980 --> 00:32:45.240 okay. 00:32:45.880 --> 00:32:46.279 When I was 00:32:46.279 --> 00:32:46.740 growing up, 00:32:46.779 --> 00:32:47.140 sometimes we'd 00:32:47.140 --> 00:32:47.759 be watching a 00:32:47.759 --> 00:32:48.600 movie, my 00:32:48.600 --> 00:32:49.160 mom would run 00:32:49.160 --> 00:32:49.640 over to the 00:32:49.640 --> 00:32:50.500 computer while 00:32:50.500 --> 00:32:51.140 we're watching 00:32:51.140 --> 00:32:51.900 it to look up 00:32:51.900 --> 00:32:52.400 how the movie 00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:53.500 ends, okay? 00:32:53.500 --> 00:32:56.180 that's the 00:32:56.180 --> 00:32:56.880 Christian life. 00:32:58.319 --> 00:33:00.059 God has told 00:33:00.059 --> 00:33:01.640 us the last 00:33:01.640 --> 00:33:02.359 chapter. 00:33:03.519 --> 00:33:04.819 He has given 00:33:04.819 --> 00:33:06.039 us the spoiler. 00:33:07.180 --> 00:33:07.880 He has 00:33:07.880 --> 00:33:09.200 explained to 00:33:09.200 --> 00:33:10.740 us how it 00:33:10.740 --> 00:33:12.359 all ends so 00:33:12.359 --> 00:33:13.099 that we can 00:33:13.099 --> 00:33:14.440 follow him in 00:33:14.440 --> 00:33:15.000 faith, 00:33:15.240 --> 00:33:17.480 persevering no 00:33:17.480 --> 00:33:19.079 matter what 00:33:19.079 --> 00:33:20.059 comes. 00:33:20.059 --> 00:33:22.019 all the 00:33:22.019 --> 00:33:23.539 tension has 00:33:23.539 --> 00:33:24.200 been removed, 00:33:24.259 --> 00:33:24.480 right? 00:33:25.079 --> 00:33:26.019 You can enjoy 00:33:26.019 --> 00:33:26.579 the story. 00:33:27.179 --> 00:33:28.700 You know how 00:33:28.700 --> 00:33:29.139 it ends. 00:33:30.539 --> 00:33:31.399 Come ye 00:33:31.399 --> 00:33:32.220 disconsolate, 00:33:33.179 --> 00:33:34.099 where ye 00:33:34.099 --> 00:33:34.659 languish. 00:33:35.359 --> 00:33:36.179 Come to the 00:33:36.179 --> 00:33:36.879 mercy seat, 00:33:37.879 --> 00:33:38.299 fervently 00:33:38.299 --> 00:33:38.740 kneel. 00:33:40.000 --> 00:33:40.639 Here bring 00:33:40.639 --> 00:33:41.319 your wounded 00:33:41.319 --> 00:33:42.019 hearts, 00:33:43.379 --> 00:33:44.039 here tell 00:33:44.039 --> 00:33:44.839 your anguish. 00:33:46.299 --> 00:33:47.220 Earth has 00:33:47.220 --> 00:33:48.440 no sorrows 00:33:48.440 --> 00:33:49.659 that heaven 00:33:49.660 --> 00:33:50.800 cannot 00:33:50.800 --> 00:33:51.960 heal. 00:33:53.600 --> 00:33:54.279 Let's pray. 00:33:55.820 --> 00:33:56.560 Our Father 00:33:56.560 --> 00:33:56.920 in heaven, 00:33:57.000 --> 00:33:57.360 we do 00:33:57.360 --> 00:33:58.000 praise you 00:33:58.000 --> 00:33:58.600 and thank you 00:33:58.600 --> 00:33:59.240 again for the 00:33:59.240 --> 00:34:00.019 hope of glory, 00:34:00.220 --> 00:34:00.700 the hope of 00:34:00.700 --> 00:34:00.940 heaven. 00:34:01.500 --> 00:34:02.200 We ask that 00:34:02.200 --> 00:34:02.660 you would 00:34:02.660 --> 00:34:04.000 keep our 00:34:04.000 --> 00:34:04.960 eyes fixed 00:34:04.960 --> 00:34:05.620 on the right 00:34:05.620 --> 00:34:06.400 horizon line, 00:34:06.720 --> 00:34:07.040 that you 00:34:07.040 --> 00:34:07.460 would pull 00:34:07.460 --> 00:34:08.039 us away 00:34:08.039 --> 00:34:08.500 from the 00:34:08.500 --> 00:34:08.820 many 00:34:08.820 --> 00:34:10.360 distractions 00:34:10.360 --> 00:34:11.720 and trinkets 00:34:11.720 --> 00:34:14.880 that tempt 00:34:14.880 --> 00:34:15.300 us, 00:34:16.119 --> 00:34:16.980 and instead 00:34:16.980 --> 00:34:17.460 you would 00:34:17.460 --> 00:34:18.119 set our 00:34:18.119 --> 00:34:18.639 eyes on 00:34:18.639 --> 00:34:19.320 Jesus Christ, 00:34:19.320 --> 00:34:19.740 that we 00:34:19.740 --> 00:34:20.420 would live 00:34:20.420 --> 00:34:21.600 our life 00:34:21.600 --> 00:34:22.880 looking forward 00:34:22.880 --> 00:34:23.440 to our future 00:34:23.440 --> 00:34:23.880 with him. 00:34:24.320 --> 00:34:25.120 We ask all 00:34:25.120 --> 00:34:25.780 of these things 00:34:25.780 --> 00:34:26.360 in his mighty 00:34:26.360 --> 00:34:26.680 name. 00:34:27.160 --> 00:34:27.360 Amen. 00:34:27.360 --> 00:34:27.519 Amen. 00:34:27.960 --> 00:34:27.960 00:34:27.960 --> 00:34:27.960 00:34:27.960 --> 00:34:27.960 00:34:27.960 --> 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