Heaven on Earth
from The Truth Church
Reverend Lynch preaches on 'heaven on earth,' arguing that the true essence of heaven is being in the presence of Jesus Christ, not its physical splendors. Drawing from Revelation 21, he describes the holy city but insists heaven is heaven because 'we are able to stand in His presence', and that same presence can be experienced now. Using John 3, he explains Nicodemus's encounter with Jesus, where Christ tells him he must be born again to 'see' the kingdom of God. 'See' means perceive with the mind, so the new birth gives spiritual understanding. Reverend Lynch then urges believers not just to receive the Holy Ghost but to 'stay full' of it, because the more of the Spirit you have, the more of God’s kingdom you will comprehend. He illustrates with the story of a 3D picture: at first you see nothing, but by staring, the hidden image appears. 'The longer you look, the more you will see.' He closes with Exodus 33, where Moses refuses to move without God’s presence: 'If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.' The sermon’s purpose is to call believers to linger in God's presence now, to experience 'a little heaven on earth,' and to seek a deeper, abiding relationship with God beyond a shallow experience.
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