philippians 1:19-26 1. 74% of americans believe in life after death 59% believe in hell “this...

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•74% of Americans believe in life after death•59% believe in hell•“This world is not my home”•“Everybody wants to go to heaven…” (Kenny Chesney)

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““The soul that sins, it The soul that sins, it shall die”shall die”

Preacher told me last Sunday mornin’

Son, you better start livin’ right

You need to quit the women and whiskey

And carrying on all night

Life affects Life affects eternity, eternity, Gal 6:7-Gal 6:7-10; Rom 2:5-1110; Rom 2:5-11

Jesus warns us to Jesus warns us to repent, repent, Luke 13:1-Luke 13:1-5; 1 Peter 4:1-65; 1 Peter 4:1-6◦Lasciviousness and Lasciviousness and fornication, fornication, Matt 5: Matt 5: 27-28; 1 Cor 6:18; 27-28; 1 Cor 6:18; 2 Tim 2:22 2 Tim 2:22

◦Alcohol / drugs, Alcohol / drugs, 1 Pet 4:3; Prov 1 Pet 4:3; Prov 20:120:1

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““For to me…to die is For to me…to die is gain”gain”

Don’t you wanna hear him call your name

When you’re standin’ at the pearly gates

I told the preacher, “Yes I do”

But I hope they don’t call today

I ain’t ready

Called to heaven? Called to heaven? Matt 25:20-21, 34 Matt 25:20-21, 34 (Rev 21:27)(Rev 21:27)

””I hope they don’t I hope they don’t call today” call today” Phil Phil 1:21-23 1:21-23

Ready to die? Ready to die? Lk Lk 12: 20 (Jas 4:13-17)12: 20 (Jas 4:13-17)◦Unprepared, Unprepared, Psa Psa 52:5-752:5-7

◦Prepared, Prepared, Psa 39:4-6Psa 39:4-6

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““I go to prepare a place I go to prepare a place for you”for you”

Everybody wants to go to heaven

Have a mansion high above the clouds

Everybody want to go to heaven

But nobody want to go now

Jesus promised Jesus promised “mansions” to the “mansions” to the faithful, faithful, Jno 14:1-3Jno 14:1-3

Desire ≠ Hope Desire ≠ Hope Rom 8:24-25, 18-Rom 8:24-25, 18-1919

Priorities Priorities (Matt (Matt 6:33)6:33)◦Heaven later..world Heaven later..world now = DEATH! now = DEATH! 1 John 2:15-171 John 2:15-17

◦Deny self, Deny self, Luke Luke 9:23; Gal 2:209:23; Gal 2:20

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““Do not do your charity…to Do not do your charity…to be seen”be seen”

Said preacher maybe you didn’t see me

Throw an extra twenty in the plate

There’s one for everything I did last night

And one to get me through today

““See me…” See me…” cf. cf. Matt Matt 6:1-46:1-4

Giving is not an Giving is not an “indulgence” “indulgence” that forgives that forgives sin!sin!◦Acts 5:1-11Acts 5:1-11◦1 Cor 16:21 Cor 16:2◦2 Cor 9:6-72 Cor 9:6-7

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““Redeeming the time…days Redeeming the time…days are evil”are evil”

Here’s a ten to help you remember

Next time you got the good Lord’s ear

Say I’m comin’ but there ain’t no hurry

I’m havin’ fun down here

Views preachers Views preachers as hirelings, as hirelings, Jude Jude 11 (1 Tim 5:18)11 (1 Tim 5:18)

““Ain’t no hurry” Ain’t no hurry” cf. cf. Eph 5:16Eph 5:16

““Havin’ fun” Havin’ fun” cf. cf. Amos 6:3; Amos 6:3; 9:9-10; Matt 9:9-10; Matt 24:48-5124:48-51

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““His servants shall serve His servants shall serve Him”Him”


Get their wings and fly around



““Wings and Wings and fly around”?fly around”?◦Serve God in Serve God in the triumphant the triumphant glory of glory of eternal life, eternal life, Rev 21:21-Rev 21:21-26; 22:1-526; 22:1-5

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““His servants shall serve His servants shall serve Him”Him”

Someday I want to see those streets of gold in my halo

But I wouldn’t mind waitin’ at least a hundred years or so

Wait 100 Wait 100 years or so? years or so? 2 Cor 4:16-2 Cor 4:16-18 2 Tim 18 2 Tim 4:6-84:6-8

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““The righteous judgment The righteous judgment of God”of God”


It beats the other place there ain’t no doubt



Heaven and Heaven and hell are real!hell are real!

Nobody wants Nobody wants to go to hell…to go to hell…

But, most are But, most are living like they living like they do! do! Rom 2:5; Rom 2:5; Matt 5:29-30Matt 5:29-30

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““Praise the Lord”Praise the Lord”


Hallelujah, let me hear you shout



I think I speak for the crowd

Hallelujah: Hallelujah: “Praise Jehovah” “Praise Jehovah”

Keynote of Keynote of heaven’s heaven’s triumph song, triumph song, Rev 19:1-6Rev 19:1-6

““I think I speak I think I speak for the crowd”, for the crowd”, Matt 7:13-14, Matt 7:13-14, 21-2321-23

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Do you Do you wantwant to go to to go to heaven now?heaven now?

Felix was not ready, Felix was not ready, Acts Acts 24:2524:25

Paul was ready, Paul was ready, 2 Tim 4:7-82 Tim 4:7-8Now is the day of your Now is the day of your salvation! salvation! 2 Cor 6:2; Rom 2 Cor 6:2; Rom 13:11-1213:11-12

Are you ready to go Are you ready to go nownow??

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