Bringing Heaven to Earth: You Don't Have to Wait for Eternity to Live the Good News

Bringing Heaven to Earth: You Don't Have to Wait for Eternity to Live the Good News

Bringing Heaven to Earth: You Don't Have to Wait for Eternity to Live the Good News

Bringing Heaven to Earth: You Don't Have to Wait for Eternity to Live the Good News

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Overview

You Can Help Bring Heaven to Earth
 
God so loved the world, and he still does. He values his creation too much to destroy it. If you know where to look, you can see that the coming of a new heaven and a new earth already has begun.
Life on earth is renewed every time you live out Jesus’s prayer that God’s ways will be followed on earth. The work of God’s Kingdom involves restoring what has been broken. This includes people, unjust systems, relationships, anything that has been separated from God and needs to be healed, reconciled, and set right.
This is how heaven collides with earth—not following fiery destruction but in the power of restoring to life everything that God created. What you believe about God’s plan for humanity and for his creation determines how you will invest your life. God calls all of us to this renewing work. You can help bring heaven to earth, starting today.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781601426710
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 05/05/2015
Sold by: Random House
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

JOSH ROSS is lead minister of Sycamore View Church in Memphis, Tennessee, and the author of Scarred Faith. His church works to restore justice, opportunity, and dignity in Memphis. Josh is married to Kayci, and they are the parents of two boys.
 
JONATHAN STORMENT is pastor of Highland Church in Abilene, Texas. His church supports the local community through investments of time and finances. Jonathan is married to Leslie, and they have three children. He is the author of How to Start a Riot.

Table of Contents

Foreword Scot McKnight vii

Introduction: Good News for a Change 1

Part 1 A Reintroduction to Heaven

1 When Heaven Comes Home 7

Jesus Taught Us to Pray for Heaven-Earth Collisions

2 When the Saints Go Marching In Out 19

Are We Called to Retreat or to Engage Life in the Here and Now?

3 The Groans of Creation 29

Heaven Is a Reality Defined by God's Will Being Done

A Heaven Is Not the End of the World 43

Why Does Talk About Heaven Make it Seem Less Real Than Earth?

5 The Flames of Heaven 57

The Gospel Is More About This World Than the Next

6 A Marriage Made in Heaven 71

God Gives Himself to Us Like an Eager Groom

Part 2 When Heaven Celebrates

7 Guilty Parties 89

God Uses Restored People to Restore People

8 A Symphony of Grace 101

What Song Do We Overhear from Heaven?

9 Jesus Throws the Best Parties 113

The Church Is at Its Best When It Gives Up Home-Field Advantage

10 A Party Waiting to Happen 123

Jesus Insists on Including the Most Unlikely People

11 Your Blessed Life Now 137

At a Jesus Party, the Tables Are Turned

Part 3 Life in the Light of Heaven

12 It's About Time 153

The Difficulty of Waiting and the Power of Hope

13 How to Lose the Fear of Failure 169

Fears and Perfectionism Keep Us from Joining Jesus's Celebration

14 What Comes Next? 179

Your View of Tomorrow Determines How You Live Today

Acknowledgments 195

Discussion Questions: The Effect of Heaven on Earth Today 197

Notes 207

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