THOUGHT: So You're Dead...Now What? 04 Q&A Follow Up

Listen to the podcast and get a feel for some of the questions that we dealt with and then work your way through this study to help apply God's truth to your life.

Ice Breaker:
If you could have the answer to any question about what happens after you die, what would it be? Why? In the book of Hebrews we find this passage about heaven:

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)

Do you believe people in heaven can see what is happening on earth? Why or why not?
"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6 (NIV)
Christ followers are sometimes accused of being narrow minded when they say there is only one way to get to heaven. How would you respond if you were accused of being narrow minded for believing this?
Do you believe we will we remember our lives when we are in heaven? Why or why not?

"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
Romans 10:13-14 (NIV)

What do you think happens to people who have never heard about Jesus?
What step can your group take this week to introduce more people to Jesus and the hope of heaven?


For Further Study
Revelation 7:9-15

Open
What are some things about earth you won't miss in heaven?

Explore
Where did John see a great gathering of people? (7:9) What were the people John saw wearing and holding? (7:9) What was the crowd before the throne saying? (7:10) What group was around the throne worshiping? (7:11) What were the angels, the elders, and the four creatures
saying to God and about God? (7:12) Who spoke to John and what did this person say? (7:13) How did John respond to the elder's question? (7:14) What is the main job of the believers who had survived? (7:15)

Reflect
What does it mean to you that "a great multitude" will serve God day and night in His heavenly temple?
What is the difference between singing a hymn and singing an ordinary song?
What is the significance of the fact that the angels and elders around the throne of God fall down and worship God?
What new insights into the character of God does this passage give you?

Apply
What step can you take this week to praise and thank God more consistently?


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