PREACHING
HEAVEN

Topics: Eternal Life; Heaven; Money; Riches; Wealth

References: 1 Corinthians 15:19; 2 Corinthians 4:16–18; 5:1–5; Revelation 21

For his first sermon in a preaching class, Lawrence, an African student, chose a text describing the joys we’ll share when Christ returns and ushers us to our heavenly home.

“I’ve been in the United States for several months,” he said. “I’ve seen the great wealth that is here—the fine homes and cars and clothes. I’ve listened to many sermons in churches here too. But I’ve yet to hear one sermon about heaven. Because everyone has so much in this country, no one preaches about heaven. People here don’t seem to need it. In my country, most people have very little, so we preach on heaven all the time. We know how much we need it.”

—Bryan Chapell, The Wonder of It All (Crossway, 1999)