1. The End

5. The End ( … Is Just the Beginning) 1.When we die we will be with Jesus. –And Jesus replied, "I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43 2.Our bodies will be resurrected when Christ returns. –1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 (p.906) 3.We will be judged. –Matt 7:17-23 (p.738) –We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world. – 1 John 4:16-17 4.We will live forever with God on a new earth. –Revelation 21:1-5; 22:1-5, 20-21 (p.961) 1.When we die we will be with Jesus. –And Jesus replied, "I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43 2.Our bodies will be resurrected when Christ returns. –1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 (p.906) 3.We will be judged. –Matt 7:17-23 (p.738) –We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world. – 1 John 4:16-17 4.We will live forever with God on a new earth. –Revelation 21:1-5; 22:1-5, 20-21 (p.961)

6. The End Changes the Middle A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns. But what if the servant is evil and thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk? The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. - Matt 24:45-51

7. The End Changes the Middle Suffering and Justice Purpose, Mission, Work Living for God Suffering and Justice Purpose, Mission, Work Living for God

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