Every Person Will Spend Eternity Somewhere
Big Truth:
Every Person Will Spend Eternity Somewhere
Isaiah 66:22-24; John 3:36; Romans 2:6-11; 5:12-21; 6:23; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Galatians 6:7-8; Revelation 21:4-8
Bible Verse:
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
Big Ideas:
- God created us in His image to be eternal beings.
- Sin leads not only to physical death, but also to spiritual death.
- Anyone and everyone who dies in their sin will be separated from God forever.
- Only those who place saving faith in Jesus will live forever with God.
- The beauty of eternal life is that it is an eternity spent in the presence of God.
Bible Story:
Luke 16:19-31Jesus’ parable of the rich man and the poor man, Lazarus reveals the truth that every person will face judgment and every person will spend eternity somewhere—either in Heaven with God or in hell away from God.
Story:
New Creation
Part of the beauty of the gospel is that God does not just rescue us from the power of sin, but He is also making everything new. God offers new creation to those who place their faith in Jesus. This newness comes in two ways. The first is that by breaking the power of sin, Jesus is making men and women into brand new people with new identities. Second, God is not only making people new, but He is also going to make a new heaven and a new earth for us to live on and worship Him in.
Every child should know that:
- Through Jesus, we can have new, true, eternal, abundant life in God.
Every child should:
- Talk about how this life will pass away, but eternal life in God is forever.
Every child should feel:
- Excitement for the opportunity to live eternally with God.
Every child should want:
- To live for eternity rather than what feels right in the moment.
