Sermon Series

Sermon Series *

July 17/18 - August 7/8

How Far Is Heaven: Biblical Views of the Afterlife

July 17/18

Garden of Eden

Genesis 2

July 24/25

The House of the Lord

Psalm 23

July 31/August 1

The Kingdom of God

Matthew 19:16-30

August 7/8

A New Heaven and Earth

Revelation 21:1-7

 

* REFERENCE RESOURCES - HEAVEN SERIES

                      Updated 7/14/10

Note: These are just some of the books used as reference materials for the “How Far is Heaven” sermon series. Most are fictional but together span a wide theological spectrum. And of course the primary source for the series is scripture. –Don Lee

C.S. Lewis - The Great Divorce

A classic, it’s a fantastic tale about an imaginary bus ride from hell to heaven.

Wm. Paul Young - The Shack

A popular bestseller about a grieving father’s multiple encounters with God following the tragic kidnapping and murder of his daughter.

Scott Peck - In Heaven as on Earth: A Vision of the Afterlife

A psychiatrist awakens in a small green room to discover that he has survived his physical death to experience an afterlife governed by the "Principle of Freedom."  (Contains some adult material).

Mitch Albom - The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Eddie, a grizzled war veteran dies in a tragic accident to find himself in heaven, a place where your earthly life is explained to you by five people who greet you there.

Don Piper - 90 Minutes in Heaven

The author’s recalling of a Near-Death encounter with the afterlife. A traditional visioning of a Heaven complete with streets of gold and pearly gates.

Randy Alcorn - Heaven

This book is a type of encyclopedia on Heaven. The author claims to be a leading authority on the subject. Alcorn is a Bible pastor whose conservative Christian views are reflected in his use of scripture.