Fifth Sunday of Easter: Revelation 21:1-8

Eastertide

The last portion of Revelation overflows with hope and provides a beautiful image of God bringing renewal to everything. This passage challenges widely held misunderstandings of heaven.

Respond:

  • People tend to live out the dominant story in their life. It could be a story that you tell yourself or a story that has been handed down to you. In the Bible, there are people who are so captivated by the story of God that they seem to dwell as much with God as with this world.

    • What is the dominant story/script in your own life?

  • John of Patmos looks with anticipation to a day when God fully dwells with his people and the work of renewal comes to completion. 

    • How does this vision give you hope in your specific circumstances and challenges here and now?

  • What practices do we need to put in place in order to more fully dwell in the hope that God has for us?

2022Jonathansermon, pastor josh, sundays, eastertide