It’s Harder To Go To Hell

Than It Will Be To Go To Heaven

John 14:1-6

1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.

2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”

5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”

6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

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Myths that we believe:

• Santa Claus
• Easter Bunny
• Old wives tales
• Eternity

Heaven and Hell are real!

Eternity is real!

• The people’s lack of belief in rain did not stop the rain from coming in Noah’s day.
• Hell is not a whipping post and Heaven is not something that anyone cannot attain.
• Hell should not be a part of your FEAR FACTOR!
• My mother used to say, “if you don’t do anything to deserve spankings, you will not get one”
• Hell is not a tool for the church to use to keep you in line
• Hell is real
• It was created for the devil and his angels
• If you believe that hell is for humanity, than you take away the purpose and power of Calvary

Heaven should be a part of your HOPE FACTOR!

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

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Heaven:

• Streets of gold
• No pain
• No time
• Jesus
• No tears
• REAL!

Luke 19:10 (KJV) For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

The whole purpose of Calvary was the redemption of mankind

From Genesis 1:1 – Revelation 22:21, the one common thread that runs through the whole Bible is SALVATION OF MANKIND!!

GRACE!

GRACE!

GRACE!

What are you carrying today?

• Guilt
• Shame
• Bitterness
• Unforgiveness
• Past
• Condemnation
• Hurts
• Wounds

Grace is for you!

True repentance is a 2-fold part

• Asking of forgiveness
• Turning from your ways

Isaiah 38:17

17 Indeed it was for my own peace

That I had great bitterness;

But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption,

For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

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Hebrews 10:17-18

17 then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.

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1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Church is not a place to increase the load you are carrying, but rather to lift your load.

Matthews 11:28-30

28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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IT WILL BE HARDER TO GO TO HELL, THAN IT WILL BE TO GO TO HEAVEN!