Sermon Notes: Sunday, August 7

Rev 21:1-8

God is making all things new

Why Is God Making All Things New?

• THINK: Creation—Fall—Redemption
• God is making all things new because all things have been corrupted by sin.

How Does God Make All Things New (vv.1-2)?

• Vv.1-2 emphasize at least 3 differences b/t our world and the new world.

What Makes the New Heaven and Earth “New” (vv.3-4)?

• God will live among his people (v.3).
• God will give his people everlasting gladness and joy (v.4).
• God makes all things new by wiping out the tears of suffering.
•  God makes all things new by removing the sources of hurt and pain.

But How Can We Know This New Life in This New World Is Real? How Can We Know That God Will Make All Things New?

• You can KNOW God is making all things new, 
•   . . . because you know who God is (vv.5-6).
• . . . because you know that God has committed himself to do it (vv.5-6).
• You can TRUST that God is making all things new, 
• . . . because you know who God is (vv.6-8).
• . . . because you know what God has committed himself to do for you (vv.5-8).

Sermon Notes: Sunday, April 10

Text: Rev 14:6-20


Big Idea: God's Judgement Is Coming


Summary: God’s judgment is coming to the earth (vv.6-7). It brings overwhelming destruction (v.8), and consists of God’s undiluted wrath (vv.9-11). God's judgment will come: the time is set (vv.14-16)  . . . with violent destruction beyond anything you dare to imagine (vv.17-20).


How does this message affect us? 

• We try to change God: "Let's just talk about the love of God and forget all this talk about judgment and wrath and hell.
• We try to convince ourselves it's not real, not true.

The Good News that leads us to adore and rejoice in Christ: 

• God’s judgment is coming: it brings overwhelming destruction, consists of God’s undiluted wrath, & it will take place  . . . violent destruction beyond anything you dare to imagine 
• and so Jesus entered wrath & judgment because he would rather go through hell than live forever without you.
• "The Judge of the earth came not to bring judgment but to bear judgment and go to hell for us." Tim Keller
• The Son of God took the cup of God's wrath from us  . . . by willing taking the cup and drinking it to the dregs at the cross so that you never have to taste the undiluted strength of God's anger against your sin.