How sure are you that you’ll go to heaven? And what are you relying on to qualify you? Lots of people think you get to heaven by being good (and they either believe they’re good enough, or have their doubts). Others are confident they’ll get there because they trust in Jesus’ sacrifice for their sins. But when someone asked Jesus what they must do to inherit eternal life, he gave neither of those answers.Word on the Street: If heaven exists, what qualifies someone to go there?

How sure are you that you’ll go to heaven? And what are you relying on to

qualify you? Lots of people think you get to heaven by being good (and they

either believe they’re good enough, or have their doubts). Others are

confident they’ll get there because they trust in Jesus’ sacrifice for

their sins. But when someone asked Jesus what they must do to inherit

eternal life, he gave neither of those answers.

Word on the Street: If heaven exists, what qualifies someone to go there?

What is mankind’s greatest need? Well, here in this passage we see that the answer is in the grammar! Jesus tells a story illustrating our need for God’s grace.

What is mankind’s greatest need? Well, here in this passage we see that the

answer is in the grammar! Jesus tells a story illustrating our need for

God’s grace.

What images come to mind when you think about heaven? God describes it like a sheep marrying a building! Trying to describe life after death to those who’ve never experienced it before is like trying to explain life after birth to unborn child. God has revealed the glories of the afterlife to us in pictures and symbols, which point to the amazing reality and sure hope for those who belong to Jesus.

Life is tiring! How are you feeling at the end of 2013? It has been a big year for some. More importantly, how are you feeling in regards to the mission of the gospel? Was 2013 a big year for kingdom building? Or did it just slip by without any true investments on your behalf? In 2014 we need to be running hard for the gospel and Rev 20 tells us why!

How big is your picture of Jesus? Are you really ready to meet Him?

We all know that ‘looks can be deceiving’ and we should never ‘judge a book by its cover’ – sometimes things aren’t quite what they seem! Rev 17 & 18 agree! They ask the crucial question that every Christian needs to ask themselves. Do I invest more of my time, gifts and money into the ‘worldliness’ that surrounds me or do I challenge myself into building God’s kingdom with all that I have?

How should we feel about God’s judgement?Guest preacher Dave Miers (from St Faiths Narrabeen) shows us that God judges with justice and mercy, and tells us how we’re to respond to that