What if your perspective on eternity could completely reshape how you handle disappointment, frustration, and conflict today?

In this powerful message, Pastor Woody Morwood unpacks how a biblical understanding of eternity reframes our daily lives—moving us from despair to durable hope. Through key passages like Colossians 3, Romans 8, and 2 Corinthians 4, this teaching challenges us to lift our thinking beyond temporary struggles and anchor our lives in the eternal promises of God.

You’ll discover:

• Why hope declines when eternity is ignored
• How modern culture substitutes “manufactured hope” for real, lasting hope
• What Scripture actually says about future glory and present suffering
• How to navigate frustration, disappointment, and relational conflict through an eternal lens
• Why fixing your mind on what’s eternal changes everything about how you live right now

This message is part of the What We Believe series and focuses on one central truth:
When eternity shapes your perspective, hope becomes your foundation.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, discouraged, or overwhelmed by life’s realities—this teaching will help you rediscover a hope that is firm, secure, and anchored in Jesus.

Primary Scriptures:

• Colossians 3:2
• Ecclesiastes 3:11
• 1 Corinthians 2:6–10
• Romans 8:18–25
• 2 Corinthians 4:16–18
• Colossians 1:20–21
• 2 Corinthians 5:19
• Hebrews 6:19–20
• Ephesians 3:20–21

Quotes & Theological References:

• C.S. Lewis — Mere Christianity
• Scot McKnight (theological commentary on heaven and eternity)

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What do you actually believe about eternity?

If honest, a lot of us have picked up ideas about heaven that aren’t really rooted in Scripture. Maybe it’s images of clouds and harps… or just the assumption that eternity is distant, unclear, or even uninteresting.

But what if we’ve been missing something bigger?

In this message, Pastor Aaron McRae wants to help us see that eternity isn’t just about what happens after we die—it’s about what God is doing through Jesus to restore all things.

Looking at John 20 and the resurrection of Jesus, we begin to see a clearer picture:

Eternity is not about escaping this world—it’s about the renewal of it. And at the center of it all is Jesus.

As we walk through this, I want to challenge and encourage you to consider:

• What does the Bible actually say about life after death?
• Why does the resurrection matter for our future?
• What does it mean that we will be with Jesus—and like Him?
• How should our view of eternity shape how we live right now?

Because when we see eternity clearly, it changes how we live today.

Primary Passages:

• John 20:24–29
• 1 Corinthians 15:20–23
• Revelation 21:1–5
• Revelation 22:3
• Hebrews 9:27
• Luke 23:43
• 2 Corinthians 5:8
• Philippians 1:23
• Romans 6:3–4

Additional Biblical References:

• Genesis 1–2
• Exodus 25–40
• 1 Kings 6–8
• John 15:1–5
• Romans 8:11
• Matthew 6:10
• Matthew 28:18

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What do you do when God feels silent?

This message explores Holy Saturday—the space between the cross and the resurrection. A day of waiting, doubt, and disappointment… just before everything changed.

Through Scripture and story, discover how the resurrection of Jesus turns fear into courage, guilt into freedom, and waiting into living hope.

The question is simple:
How will you respond to what Jesus has done?

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