Summary: Paradise is the immediate, grace-given welcome into Jesus’ presence, where creation is healed, joy is full, and purposeful life goes on forever.

Series: Heaven

Title: Part 2: Pictures of Paradise

Date: 10/19/25, 10am, Sunday Sermon

Speaker: Pastor Tom Van Kempen

Approximate Outline:

00:00 - Welcome & Why Heaven Matters

02:10 - “Today You Will Be with Me” (Luke 23:43)

06:05 - A Lei of Welcome: Grace, Not Works

09:30 - Acceptance & True Peace (Shalom)

13:20 - No More Tears, Sickness, or Fear

17:05 - Eden Restored & Created Order

21:50 - Beauty as Hints of Home (Rev 21–22)

26:45 - The Third Heaven: God’s Presence (2 Cor 12)

31:55 - The Promise, Not a Fantasy

36:30 - Prayer & Response