What the Bible Really Says About Heaven

has been made possible by the generous support of viewers like you. (upbeat music) Welcome to All In With Pastor Jordan Easley. Today's message is about to begin and we invite you to prepare your heart and mind to hear an inspiring message from God's word. We hope and pray for God to speak to you today as you seek to live your life. All In For Jesus Christ. And now from First Baptist Church in Cleveland, Tennessee, here's Pastor Jordan Easley. (congregation applauding) Have you ever asked the question, what's heaven gonna be like? Has anybody ever wondered that before? Listen, if you go up to any person on the street and this could be a church person or not, a saved person, a lost person, but if you were to ask them the question, what is heaven gonna be like, you're gonna get all kinds of answers. I mean, you'll get humorous answers, you're gonna get some crazy answers, you're gonna get some heartfelt answers. Some people say, you know, when we get to heaven, we're all just gonna be sitting on clouds. That's what we're gonna do. We're gonna sit on clouds and we're gonna play harps and we're gonna wear diapers

and we're gonna eat angel food cake, amen? And that's the picture that many people have. But then there's other people you say, "Hey, what's heaven gonna be like?" And they've got different kinds of stories. I had one pastor friend that actually said, "Hey, I think heaven's gonna be like a never-ending family reunion." I looked at him and I said, "Well, what's out of the family?" Because that matters. Amen, I mean, think about you know people, y'all know what I'm talking about. But the truth is, most people don't reject the idea of heaven at all. They just don't actually know what the Bible says and doesn't say about this place. They're just guessing. They're just hoping. They're using their imagination. But here's something I can tell you with clarity today. You don't have to guess what heaven's gonna be like. You don't have to wonder. You don't have to use your imagination because God didn't leave this place called heaven, vague or blurry. God gives us information that we need and he reveals those things to us. He described it, he pulls back the curtain just enough for us to see what we need to see

in order for us to have the hope that we need to have. See, when you see heaven, the way that scripture reveals it, I believe it should change everything about who you are and how you live. I believe if you see heaven clearly, it'll change how you live, how you suffer, how you grieve, how you serve, how you endure to the end, how you face death. In fact, I believe if you see heaven the way God wants you to see it, you're going to be changed in the way that you face tomorrow. And that's my goal for this series, that we will see heaven the way God wants us to see it. But before we can understand what heaven is, we need to clear up some things regarding what heaven isn't. Because sometimes the biggest obstacle to truth isn't ignorance, it's misinformation. So if you're taking notes today, and I hope you are, this would be a great time to start taking notes. But we're going to be falling under the subheading what the Bible doesn't say about heaven. So write that at the top of the page, and I'm going to give you a lot of information today. You know, many of our ideas about heaven didn't come from scripture, they came from cartoons. Some of you grew up with the same cartoons that I did or the same movies that I watched or social media posts

or even well-meaning people that try to offer comfort in moments of grief. But here's something that we need to understand. If heaven is reduced to a cartoon, you're never going to long for it. And if you don't long for heaven, you're not going to live for heaven. And if you're not living with heaven in mind, you're not going to invite people to join you in heaven. And that is what Jesus commissioned you to do. That is your job on planet earth. It's to bring as many people to heaven with you as possible. So before we talk about what the Bible says about heaven, I want us to clear out some misunderstandings that many of us, even in this church right now, may believe at this point in our story. So I'm going to give you six things that I want you to write down today. Six things that the Bible doesn't say about heaven. Number one is this. The Bible doesn't say that we become angels. Did you know that? A lot of people believe that. I'm going to die, I'm going to become an angel or this or that. You've probably heard phrases like heaven gained another angel today. Have you heard it? Shake your hand. Have you ever heard, "Hey, grandma got her wings?" Well, that's a common thing that we say.

And those words are almost always spoken with love and comfort behind those things. They're meant to comfort people with hurting hearts. But as sincere as people may be when they say that, they're actually not saying something that is biblical and you need to know that. The Bible makes a clear distinction between angels and human beings. And this is the way that it writes. Angels are created beings with a very specific role in God's creation and God's design. They are servants of God and they are messengers who carry out the will of God. In fact, Psalm 104 describes That passage in Psalm 104 emphasizes their role as powerful servants that are fulfilling God's purposes. And then you go to Hebrews chapter one, verse 14, it goes even further explaining the angels are ministering spirits is what the Bible say, sent to serve those who inherit salvation. Now think about what I just said. Angels were created by God. The Bible says, to serve the redeemed. And who are the redeemed? Well, that's talking about us. Those of us who know the Lord. So the Bible says that they serve the redeemed. They're not the redeemed, they serve the redeemed. Does that make sense? Tracking so far?

So here's what that means. Humans don't become angels when we die. No one in this room is ever gonna die and sprout wings. You're not going to change species. You're not going to lose your identity. In fact, scripture says something else that might surprise you. Look at 1 Corinthians six, verse three. The Apostle Paul says, don't you know that we will judge angels? So we talking about those who are say, will judge angels. Right here, Paul's talking to ordinary believers, people just like us. He's talking to the church, the saints of God. And he's reminding us of our future role in Christ. And that verse tells us something that we need to understand today. And that is, redeemed humanity has a higher calling than angels. You're like, man, I'm thinking angels are way up there. They are. But the redeemed saints of God will be even higher. Now that doesn't mean that angels aren't incredible. They're incredible. Angels are powerful and they are obedient and they serve God so faithfully. But angels were never redeemed. They've never known the grace of God like you and I know the grace of God. They've never experienced forgiveness of sins or restoration or adoption. They've never been made co-heirs with Christ.

And the Bible says, if you're saved, you have been. So this idea of dying and becoming an angel, it wouldn't be an upgrade. It would actually be a step down. Imagine telling an Olympic gold medalist, hey, someday you're gonna be promoted to becoming a water boy. I mean, just imagine that conversation. I mean, that wouldn't be an upgrade, right? That would be a downgrade. Now, the water boy matters. I'm not hating on water boys. If you're a water boy, come on, kudos. Your role is important. But it's not the same calling as an Olympic gold medalist. Now, that's what happens when we say that people become angels. Angels are incredible servants of God. But scripture says, redeemed humanity has a higher calling. Then we're not being reassigned downward. No, we're being raised upward. And that's the picture that God gives us in his word. Now, I'll conclude this point with this final thought. You ready? In heaven, we don't lose our humanity. And some people don't realize that. But here's what God says. We don't lose our humanity. Here's what's gonna happen. We're going to see our humanity redeemed.

Our humanity will be redeemed. We don't become something less. We become everything that God intended for us to be. Fully restored sons and daughters of God who are reflecting the grace of God and the glory of God, literally forever and ever and ever. Amen? The Bible doesn't say that we become angels. So that's kind of the myth busters, bust number one. All right? Now, let's go to number two, if you're taking notes. The second thing I want you to see is that the Bible doesn't say heaven is boring. Did you know that? The Bible never says that. I don't know why that's such a, you guys don't seem shocked by that. I am shocked by that. When I was a little kid, even though I was saved, I grew up in church. I was a preacher's kid. I learned all the things pretty early. For whatever reason in my mind, I always had that thought that heaven is going to be very boring. And maybe I'm just, I don't know. I don't have to tell you this. I was wired differently. I had a lot of energy growing up, a little ADD, maybe a little bit.

I was the kid crawling under the pews during church services most of the time. But for whatever reason, the more I heard about heaven, the more I thought, it's going to be boring. It's going to be forever. I mean, think about how long we're talking about, y'all. Like, eternity's going to be a long, long time. And in my mind, I'm like, nothing can be fun, that long, nothing. I mean, that's what I thought. I'm going to, I'm living my whole life. I'm going to live my life for Jesus. And then I'm going to die. And I'm going to go to heaven. And I'm going to be bored out of my mind for eternity. That was my childhood thought. And let me just say, a lot of people have that thought. Maybe you don't say it out loud. But somewhere along the way, we've picked up this image of heaven that seems boring. We imagine as one long, never-ending church service. There's no laughing, there's no excitement. If you have any fun, you're gonna get in trouble. (audience laughing) I got a lot of trouble at church. And even though we would never say that, even though we've never actually processed that out loud,

I just think that many of us live with that thought that, man, eternity is going to be boring. If you ever had that thought, I want you to hear this, that idea did not come from the Bible. That idea did not come from God. In fact, the Bible paints a completely different picture of what heaven's gonna be like for us one day. In fact, this is what it says in Psalm 16, verse 11. It says, "You reveal the path of life to me "in your presence is what abundant joy. "At your right hand are eternal pleasures." Man, I like that verse, y'all. 'Cause those aren't boring words. The Bible right here doesn't promise moderate joy. It doesn't tell us that one day we're gonna experience tolerable happiness. No, it says that we are going to experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures. Anybody like joy? Anybody like pleasures? Imagine it on a whole 'nother level. And that's important because that's what God is saying. God's saying, I'm going to give you these things that you already liked on a whole 'nother level. And the good thing is, it's God. He's the one that provides it. See, God doesn't borrow joy from someone else. We have to remember that God is the inventor of joy. He created joy. In fact, he created all the good stuff in your life.

God created laughter and color and music and beauty and celebration and creativity. He created relationships. All of this started with God. So think about it, it wouldn't make sense for heaven a place that's gonna be full of his unhindered presence to be less joyful than the broken, jacked up world that he created on here on planet earth. So here's a thought that you need to have in your mind today. Every single good thing you've ever experienced in this life. Every single great thing that you've ever experienced in this life is just a preview. It's just a snapshot. It's just a small sample of something that is so much better. You know what a sample is? It ain't the full mill, right? You been to Costco? Come on. (congregation laughing) Some of y'all had meals at Costco. You go from boot to boot to boot. I understand, I know these people. But you get that little taste and you're like, "Oh, that's pretty good." It ain't pretty good, y'all. It's gonna be unbelievably good. Years ago, I was having a conversation with one of my former pastors. A guy named Ed Young, he's a pastor of Second Baptist

in Houston and much older than me has a lot of wisdom and I really valued his perspective. One day, he and I were talking about heaven. And he phrased it in a way that really made a difference in my understanding, my perspective of what eternity is gonna be like. He asked me this question. He said, "Jordan, I want you to think about the greatest meal that you've ever eaten in your life. The greatest meal." And it took me a second. I'm thinking through all the steaks and the seafoods and the Mexican foods and all the things. I'm thinking, man, I've eaten a lot of good food. But then I locked in on my favorite meal. And he said, "Now, I want you to think about that. I want you to taste it. I want you to go through that experience in your mind." You got it? And I'll say, "Yep." He goes, "If I were to ask you to rate that meal from one to 10, I'm not even gonna ask you what it is because I assume that it's a 10." Is that right? Yeah, of course it's a 10. It's the best meal I've ever had. He said this. He said, "The reason it's 10 is because on the earth, 10 is the highest your taste buds are designed to experience." He said, "You can't experience anything higher

than what you're thinking right now." He said, "You can't experience an 11 right now. You know why? Because your senses are capped on the earth." But one day in heaven, this is what he said. He said, "That lid is coming off. And every single sense that God has given you your taste, your touch, your smell, your sight, your hearing, all of those things are gonna be experienced at levels this world simply can't produce or even understand." So right now you're thinking one to 10. Imagine if that 10 was raised to a hundred. Now imagine that it goes through a thousand. Imagine that it goes to 10,000 or a million. Now imagine that a million is a small number. And now the taste, you're able to experience numbers that this world can't even process. He said, "That's what heaven's gonna be like." So we call joy, joy today. And we think, man, this is the best we can experience. And you know what? You're right on the earth. It's the best you'll ever experience. You'll never experience joy like heaven on the earth. That's because you have a fallen body. You live in a broken world. You're living under the effects of sin. But scripture tells us there's coming a day where we go to heaven and in heaven, it will be deeper, it will be richer, it will be fuller,

it will be unrestrained. And we will experience all the things on a level that this world can't even think about. Listen, right now we sometimes think there is no way that heaven's gonna be that good. and yet the Bible teaches that every single moment you've experienced of deep laughter, every single moment you've experienced a peace or awe or pleasure that you've experienced here on the earth, all of that is a sample. It is a Costco booth sample of the greatest meal that you have ever seen or experienced in all the world. So that tells me that heaven is not the absence of joy, it is the culmination of joy, it is the best experience that you can even think of. And the reason that we will finally be able to experience that joy, check this out, it's not because of what we'll be doing, it'll be because of who we will be with. The joy you experience will be because of who you're with and understand, sin will be gone, pain will be gone, fear will be no more, shame will disappear, and we will live in the unhindered presence of Almighty God, that's why it's gonna be so good. Imagine that joy without interruption, pleasure without any guilt, peace without any anxiety, that's not boring, y'all, that's breathtaking. And if you know Jesus Christ, guess what, that's what's in your future, that's what you have to look forward to.

So don't let anybody tell you that heaven's gonna be boring, if they say it's boring, they haven't read the Bible. Let me give you the third myth that we are busting wide open today, you ready? The Bible doesn't say we float around as ghosts. Y'all laugh, but there are people who believe that. We're gonna die and then we're gonna experience, for all of eternity, this wispy, weightless, foggy, spirit only existence, right? We're not gonna have any bodies, there will be no substance, we're just gonna float around like this forever, holy mist. And you know what, that's not the picture that comes from the Bible either, here's what the Bible teaches, you ready? The Bible teaches bodily resurrection, not eternal ghosthood, bodily resurrection, not eternal ghosthood. In fact, in 1 Corinthians 15, Paul says this, says the resurrection body is sewn perishable and raised imperishable, sewn in weakness and raised in power. He doesn't say that we're going to lose our bodies, he says that one day our bodies are going to be transformed. In fact, in verse 44, he says, our bodies will one day be raised a spiritual body. No, what does that phrase mean? Well, Paul uses that phrase spiritual body and he does so meaning not that our bodies would one day be non-physical.

No, when he says that, he means that our bodies will one day be spirit empowered. We won't be non-physical, we'll be spirit empowered, a real body fully animated and perfected how by the spirit of Almighty God. Let me put it this way, think about the difference between a candle and a light switch. You have that picture in your mind? So you have a candle, both of them are in the same room. A candle, it gives off light when it's lit, but that candle eventually burns down. The light from that candle, it flickers from time to time. And you know what, that candle will eventually burn completely out and be nothing. Well, a light switch on the other hand, when it's connected to power, you flip it on and it floods the room with light. It does it instantly, it does it consistently. I mean, it's a completely different experience than a candle, same room, same purpose, but they have a completely different power source. Now, that's a picture I wanna plant in your mind today when you're talking about what our resurrected bodies will be like. That's what resurrection does to the human body. See, our current bodies are like the candle. That candle, our bodies are weak, they're fragile, they're burning down and eventually these bodies that God has given us, they're gonna completely burn out.

Now, on the other hand, our resurrection bodies are gonna be like the light switch. We will be fully connected to the power of God's spirit one day. And our resurrected bodies are gonna be strong and glorified and incorruptible, and they will burn forever and ever. And if you want an example of that in the Bible, the clearest proof I can give you for that illustration is Jesus himself. Think about Jesus after the resurrection. You've heard the stories, you've read the scriptures. What happened when Jesus came back? Jesus didn't float through the clouds like a ghost, did he? No, he walked and he talked, he ate fish. He had breakfast with his boys on the beach. He said, if you don't believe me, touch me, all right? That's what Jesus said when Jesus was resurrected. In fact, let me give you a verse, Luke 24, 39. Jesus is talking. He said, look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself, touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones So when you think about Jesus resurrected, let me tell you, Jesus' resurrected body was physical, but it was perfected. It was recognizable, but it was glorified. It was different, and it was the same. And here's the hope that we have today. You're ready?

His resurrection is the pattern for ours. His resurrection is a model. It's a picture of yours. See, heaven isn't less physical than the earth. It's actually more physical. It's more solid. It's more alive. It's more real. Heaven will have no decay. There will be no disease. There will be no weaknesses. There will be no limitations. So we are not trading our bodies for clouds. We are trading our broken bodies for resurrected bodies that have no flaws. Anybody looking forward to that day? Hello? (congregation applauding) Listen, I'm only 45 years old. I woke up with a sleep injury this morning. I'm looking forward to that day. You get a crick in your neck. You're like, man, I can't wait for heaven. Amen, I can't wait. I'm gonna experience it on a whole 'nother level. And the more I read about what these resurrected bodies are gonna be like, the more exciting heaven really is. Hey, let me give you number four. You're ready for this one. The Bible doesn't say everyone automatically goes to heaven.

We need to know this one. The Bible doesn't say that everyone automatically goes to heaven. Now, this might be the most common and the most dangerous assumption that people make on the earth. Many people believe that if someone is good enough, if someone is wise enough, if someone is kind enough or sincere enough, that heaven is sort of this default destination that people would just arrive at someday. In fact, there's a lot of people in the Bible who believe that. We look at life almost like it's this big scale and we believe if the good things in our life outweigh the bad things in our life, there's certainly this good God in heaven is gonna open the door and let us in because we've been so good. But the Bible actually teaches that, not that good people go to heaven, the Bible teaches forgiven people go to heaven. There's a lot of good people in hell and there's a lot of good people who are gonna miss heaven because they were never forgiven by Christ. Here's what the Bible says in Ephesians two verse eight. For you are saved, how? By grace through faith and this is not from yourselves. It's God's gift, not from works so that no one can boast.

Here's what the Bible teaches us, you ready? Heaven is not earned, it's not earned, it's received. It's not a paycheck for you being a good boy or a good girl. It is a present that only comes from the person of Jesus Christ. I imagine someone buys you an expensive gift, really expensive gift. They beautifully wrap it, they address it to you, they present it to you, they extend their arms and when you extend your arms to receive the gift, you immediately reach for your wallet and you say, no, no, no, no, no, allow me to pay for the gift. Now in that scenario, by you doing that, that wouldn't be expressing humility, that would be an insult to the other person, right? Because the giver has already paid the price. So by you offering to pay the price, it's an insult to them. And that's what happens when we try to earn our way to heaven. Jesus has already paid in full, the price that had to be paid and he paid it at the cross. So grace, the grace of God says you don't pay, you receive. Why? Because Jesus has already paid your debt. Why would you pay a debt that's already been paid? You wouldn't. So trying to earn salvation through good works, it's trying to like climb a ladder that never reaches the roof.

You can be sincere, you can try a little bit harder, you can climb higher than the people on your right and on your left, but you're still gonna come up short. See, grace doesn't hand you a taller ladder. Grace opens up a door and says, come on in. And that's what Jesus did for us. Jesus paid the debt that we couldn't pay. He opened the door and said, come in, come in, this is for you. And that's why this assumption is so dangerous. Think about this for a second. If everyone automatically went to heaven, then the cross would be unnecessary. Have you ever thought about that? If being good enough was actually good enough, then Jesus didn't have to die. But the gospel says this, the gospel says heaven is available to anyone. Not by merit, but by faith. Not by what we've done, but by trusting what Christ has already done for us. So heaven's not a reward for the righteous. Man, it's a gift offered freely to everyone who will receive it. So believing that everyone that dies automatically goes to heaven as a default destination, man, if you believe that, you're believing a lie. There's a lot of lies that we believe But the Bible says that saved people go to heaven, not just good people. All right.

Number five is this, the Bible doesn't say that loved ones watch over us from heaven. Did you know that? That's a tough one. Maybe even controversial. Because a lot of people live every single day of their life believing that they have loved ones that are watching over them every single moment of every day and they're doing that from heaven. And the truth is that belief usually doesn't come from bad theology. It comes from a deep desire for comfort. You know, when we lose someone we love, it feels almost reassuring to us to imagine them watching over us every day and really cheering us on from the sky. But scripture actually points us in a different direction. In fact, I would say it points us in an even better direction. See, the Bible says our comfort as believers, it doesn't come from departed loved ones. Our comfort comes from one place and that is the person of the Holy Spirit. In fact, when you look at the Holy Spirit and the roles of the Holy Spirit, he's actually called our comforter. This big part of his job is to bring comfort to your heart and comfort to your soul. The Bible never says that is the job of departed loved ones. And so there's a lot of people believe that

when believers die that they're watching over us, but the Bible gives us a different picture and it shows us they're not watching over us, they're actually in the presence of Jesus himself, which I think is way better than watching us, amen? Second Corinthians 5.8 says this, we are confident and satisfied to be out of the body and where at home with the Lord. Now notice the attention in that verse. The attention is not on earth, it's not on unfinished business in this world. It's not even on observing loved ones below. The attention of that versus this, they are at home with the Lord. I mean, when you look up that phrase and how it's worded in the context, man, at home with the Lord gives us a picture of our loved ones who knew Jesus and know Jesus, of them being fully satisfied in that moment and fully at peace and fully focused in one direction. And that is on the person of Jesus Christ. Man, that's where we want our loved ones, right? We want them to focus on him. Imagine sending your kids off to a place they've always wanted to go. Maybe it's a dream wedding or a long-awaited reunion or an event that they've been looking forward to forever. Man, you don't want your kids to do that and to go there and have them stand in the corner watching what's happening back at home on FaceTime.

You don't want them to think about all the problems back at home and thinking about all the issues and all the drama back behind them. You picture them completely absorbed into joy that's in front of them, right? Where they're not distracted and they're not worried and they are fully present in the moment that they have been long-awaited for their entire life. Man, I think that's such a better picture of biblical heaven. You have believers who've gone before us and those believers aren't scanning the earth anxiously. They're not looking at all the issues and they're not bogged down by all the drama. No, they are captivated by the glory and the majesty of Jesus Christ. And here's the hope that's hidden in this truth. You ready? It's not that our loved ones care less. It's that our loved ones are experiencing something so much better. There's no concern in their soul. There's no sorrow. There's no fear. There's no longing. There's no disappointment. Our comfort doesn't come from someone looking down on us. Our comfort comes from Christ walking with us. And Christ is walking with you right now. And that comfort comes from knowing

that our loved ones who know Christ, they are with Him even as these words come out of my mouth. Our loved ones, my loved ones, your loved ones who know Jesus, they are worshiping King Jesus. They are in His presence experiencing the abundant joy, the eternal pleasures that we talked about just a second ago. But they are at home. Let me give you one more and then we're done. You ready for one more? Come on, number six. The Bible doesn't say heaven is up there forever. The Bible doesn't say that heaven is up there forever. Now, most people imagine heaven like that. Heaven is somewhere far away, high above the clouds, distant and detached, detached from real life. People say, man, earth is what we endure. Heaven is where we will escape to someday. But scripture actually tells a different story. See, the Bible doesn't say heaven stays far away. It says that heaven, of what that day will be like. He said, "I also saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God." Look, God's dwelling is with humanity, and He will live with them. Now notice the direction of those verses. We don't just float away from creation. No, God moves towards it. It doesn't abandon the world that He made. No, He restores it. He restores it and makes it right. Several years ago, I was talking to my brother-in-law and he told me, "Hey, my parents, man, their house just burned down." He said, "It is a mess." I was like, "Just burned a little bit." He's like, "No, it burned a lot. Like, their house burned to the ground, not partially damaged, not a smoke stain, but completely destroyed." And he showed me pictures.

I mean, every single room, I mean, every wall was destroyed, where memories were made, all these things, the family stories, the pictures, all the things were gone, reduced to ashes. And after the fire, he said, "My parents are in the middle of making a decision. They have to make a choice. Do they just bulldoze the site and move on and completely forget all the stuff and start over with something brand new or do they restore it?" And they chose restoration. They rebuilt the house. It's stronger and it's cleaner and it's better than it ever was before. Same address, same foundation, just completely renewed. And then when I hear those kind of stories, I'm just reminded that is the picture that Scripture gives us for God's plan for creation. The goal of the gospel has never been to escape it. The goal of the gospel has always been to restore it. It's restoration. So when you think about going to heaven forever, God's not going to take you to some strange, unfamiliar place where nothing feels recognizable. He's going to renew the world that you were made for. A world where heaven and earth are finally joined. A world where God's presence will fill everything without distance and without barriers, without separation, heartbreak. And that's what the Bible does in defining this place called heaven. That's why the Bible doesn't end with souls drifting upward. The Bible ends with a city coming down. God moving in, creation being healed and humanity finally feeling like we're home. Heaven isn't us leaving earth forever. It's earth made new. It's God with its people. It's life the way that it was always meant to be. In the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, a cup of water can be the difference between life and death. Well, this month I got to walk where the need for water is greatest. While we were there, we were preaching and we were worshiping. And we were praying with thousands of believers at the Pefa Kimbo Church. We held children in an orphanage that we support who have almost nothing. We sat with widows who walk miles a day just to find water that isn't clean. But on this trip, we also celebrated something a little bit different. A brand new water well in the Cabrera Slum commissioned with our partners that together we church First Baptist Cleveland and Swahiba Networks. And together we joined forces to bring this clean water to families who have literally never had clean water in their lives. You know, in John 4, Jesus said, "Whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again." That's the water that saves souls. But he also calls us as believers to give a cup of water in his name. And that's the water that saves lives to every all-in

partner who gave. So that this well could exist. Let me just say thank you. Today people are drinking fresh water, clean water, because you said yes. But there's more wells to dig, more villages that are waiting, more lives to save. And so my question to you is, will you continue to go all in with us? If so, follow the prompts on the screen right now to partner with all in today. [Music] Hey, we never want to end our broadcast without giving you the opportunity to know Jesus and do the opportunity to save your. If you'd like to make the decision to trust Jesus and want to know more about what it looks like to follow Jesus, get in touch with me right now. Follow the instructions at the bottom of the screen so that we can pray for you and also put information in your hands right away. Today we celebrate your decision and look forward to being a part of your personal journey of going all in with Jesus Christ. This episode of All In with Pastor Jordan Easley has has been made possible by the general We hope today's message encourages you as you strive to live your life fully committed to Jesus Christ. (upbeat music) (upbeat music)