‘Heaven’ encourages people to live well and hope for eternal life.
Text John 14:1-6; Hebrews 12:22-25
In John 14:1-6, Jesus spoke about heaven to encourage the troubled disciples.
In Hebrews 12:22-25, the writer told the believers about heaven so they would not abandon God.
Messages about heaven.
Messages about heaven encourage the human soul to live well in the world and to hope for eternal life in Christ (John 14:1-6; 1 John 3:2-3).
When we talk about heaven, we are talking about a place of beauty, peace, magnificence, righteousness, God's glory, and the Paradise of God (e.g., Revelation 21:19-26).
Nothing impure shall enter heaven (Revelation 22: 14-15).
Jesus Christ is the way to Heaven: Our Father's House (John 14:1-6).
Practice the ‘Matthew Principle’ (Matt 25:29)
Jesus says, ‘For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have, will be taken from them. Thus, carefully do the little good you can, and you will receive God’s grace to do more. However, if you do what is bad, you become more corrupt ( 2 Tim 3:12-17).
N.B Sociologist Robert Merton coined the term "Matthew Effect" in 1968. In education: Students who start school with strong reading skills tend to continue to do well, while students who start poorly tend to do worse unless they later make an effort to excel.
Miscellaneous messages
How can marriage bear fruit that will last? Like faith, marriage is a gift from God (Genesis 2:18). For a fruitful marriage, you must add to your marriage appreciation, maturity, knowledge, sacrifice, Holiness (Heb. 13:4), Godly love (1 Cor 13), etc.
How can our children bear fruit (Prov. 22:6; Psalm 127:3)? Some children receive the approval of God from conception or birth because of the consecration of their parents. Some also receive God’s approval when they grow up and consecrate themselves to God.