RYM

No, that’s not a typo; it’s the actual title of the class. For years human beings have pondered the question, “Is there life after death?” Christians have said yes but have sometimes oversimplified it by saying, “Believers go to heaven; non-believers go to hell. End of story.” Is that really the end of the story? Could it be that the Bible teaches us there’s more? Could it be that there is a life after life after death? The answer is yes! The resurrection wasn’t just a really cool miracle that Jesus performed on himself. It was actually the beginning of a revolution. It was the deep magic, as C.S. Lewis said, that would cause death itself to start working in reverse. It is the promise of a hope that we hold fast to—a hope that one day Jesus will come back and bring heaven with him, down to earth, where we will live in the light of his glory and in the wake of his resurrection forever and ever. If this is true, then oh man, do we have a lot to look forward to! And I’m sure you have a lot of questions. I do too…so let’s talk about it.  

We often say, “God has a plan,” meaning that God has a personal plan for my individual life. But when we only talk about God’s plan for my personal life, we are not saying enough. To be sure, God has a plan for your life, but His plan for your life should never be separate from His plan for the whole world. As a member of God’s church, we need to locate our stories in God’s big story. God has a mission in this world, and He has enlisted you to be part of that mission. In this class we will talk about the Mission of God, what He has done and is always doing to restore this broken world. It is our belief that once we get excited about the Mission of God, the plan for our lives will begin to fall into place.