The Satisfying Savior

2026 THEME: Still the ONE!

Title: The Satisfying Savior

Scripture: Eccl. 3; 2 Cor. 5:1-10; Ezekiel 1:4-28

I. A SCRIPTURAL VIEW OF DEATH

Ecclesiastes 3 view of death:

1. (Fatalism) (Vv.1-9)
2. (Skepticism) (Vv.10-11)
3. (Hedonism) (Vv.12-13)
4. (Deism) (Vv.14-17)
5. (Evolutionism) (Vv.18-19)
6. (Universalism) (Vv.20-22)

What does the Bible say?

1. Absent from the body, present with the Lord. (2 Cor. 5:8)
2. Fully justified, fully pardoned (Rom.5:1; 8:1)

II. A SCRIPTURAL VIEW OF HEAVEN

Pictures of heaven in the Bible:

1. Ezekiel 1:4-28
2. Pictured by John in Rev. 4 & 5
3. Revelation 21

The best part? Forever in the (presence of God and the Lamb) around His throne.

Next week: 2026 Theme: Still the ONE!
Series: The “Perfect” Christian (Book of James)
Title: Troubled by Trials
Scripture: James 1:1-12

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