Christ Community Olathe
The Person of Heaven - 9 & 10:45am & ON-DEMAND
Matthew 1:18-25 ESV
Title: The Person of Heaven
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
Speaker: Reid Kapple, ReidK@ChristCommunityKC.org
>> The gift of heaven is Jesus
>> Jesus is the paradox of heaven
“Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and man...perfect God and perfect man...yet he is not two but one Christ; not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh, but by the taking of [humanity] into God.” -Saint Athanasius, The Athanasian Creed
>> Be curious about Jesus and his world
>> Jesus is the presence of heaven
>> Practice being in Jesus’ presence
“The Christmas spirit is the spirit of those who, like their Master, live their whole lives on the principle of making themselves poor. Spending and being spent to enrich their fellow humans, giving time, trouble, care and concern, to do good to others...in whatever way there seems need.” -JI Packer, Knowing God
>> Jesus is the point of heaven
“If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ were not there?” -John Piper
>> Receive the gift of heaven