Connect Group Guide to accompany the sermon series

• For Heaven’s Sake Connect Group Guide (A5)

• For Heaven’s Sake Connect Group Guide (A4 spreads)

Individuals studies and resources:

1. The Nature of Eternity (Psalm 90)

2. Conceptions of Heaven & the Afterlife (Revelation 4-5)

3. Resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1-19 & 50-58)

4. Restoration & Renewal (Revelation 21:1-8)

5. What happens when we die? (1 Corinthians 15:35-49 & 2 Corinthians 5:1-10)

6. What will heaven be like? (Revelation 21:9-22:5)

Exploring the topic of Heaven

Week 5 - What happens when we die?

• Between here and eternity: the intermediate state (PDF article) by Tim Patrick

• The resurrection body (PDF article) by Rebecca Jee

Week 4 - Restoration & Renewal

• The New Heaven and New Earth (essay) by Matt Emerson

• Heaven is not the end of the world (PDF article) by Byron Smith

• The New Testament Doesn’t Say What Most People Think It Does About Heaven (article) by N.T. Wright

Week 3 - The Resurrection

• 4 Proofs of the Resurrection by Lee Strobel from The Case for Christ - video below