Tomorrow we begin a new sermon series, a three-week Biblical study of Heaven.  There are lots of movies and books that say creative and wild things about Heaven, but what does the Bible say?  Here’s some of Paul’s encouragement to us about keeping our hearts focused on things above:

Paul wrote to the church at Corinth about the gospel.  Gospel means “good news.”  What is the good news he tells them?

This story takes place in the time following the resurrection and ascension of Jesus, when the early church was taking shape and reaching new people by preaching the good news of Christ..

Read this psalm with the story of Jesus’s resurrection in mind.  What do you notice?

In John’s version of the resurrection story, Mary cries as she discovers Jesus’s body is gone.  Then when she sees him face to face, she assumes he is the gardener.  But what if this detail...