MISINFORMATION ABOUT HEAVEN: Good people go. I'm a
good person.

HEAVEN (Ouranos): Up over the horizon.

1. Jesus talked about the Kingdom … never the location.

2. Heaven without Jesus will be Hell.

3. The real ticket is falling in love with Jesus.

4. How you live doesn’t impact where you go - it impacts what it's like for you when you arrive.

START TALKING

What are some common cultural ideas about what heaven is like? (Think about some of the examples Dan gave - that we'll become angels and get our wings, all good people go to heaven, etc.)

What do you think about when you hear the phrase "ticket to heaven?"

START THINKING

Read Matthew 7:13. Even though, culturally, 8 out of 10 people say they are "going to heaven," what does the bible seem to indicate from this passage?

Read Luke 17:20-21. How does Jesus describe the Kingdom of God from this passage?

START SHARING

Read Revelation 21:1-4. Based on what this passage says about heaven and eternity, what do you get the sense that heaven is really all about?

Read John 14:1-6 and refer back to Matthew 7:13. After reading these passages, what do you think the real "ticket to heaven" is?

START DOING

How will you let a better knowledge and understanding of what heaven really is (and how to get there) impact what you do this week?

How will you use your story and your changed life to make a difference in others to impact their eternity? WHO will you impact?

START PRAYING

Take a moment to pray for each person - that God will continue to shape our view of the Kingdom of God - that God will help us fall more in love with Jesus and the work he is doing in us. Pray that God gives us opportunity to impact others for eternity.