Andover Community Church: Sharing Life

Ep 5 [Heaven Series] - Jesus’ ’down to earth’ view of Heaven

Who did Jesus say would experience Heaven? Today we go straight to the words of Jesus himself and how he turns people's expectations of Heaven upside down. We discover that people who live today like they will in Heaven bring Heaven down to earth.

Explore Matthew 5:1-12 with us using these questions: 
What's the Context? 

What's the Point? 

What's the Difference? 

What's the Tweet? 

What's Next? 

Ep 4 [Heaven Series] - Something new is coming

In this episode we talk about a future promise of the world one day being renewed, restored, and a place free from death (see 1 Corinthians 15:53-57). Sounds far-fetched? Here's why we might believe it and why it makes what we do today matter so much...

In this podcast we use 5 questions to unpack what a text from the Bible has to say:

What's the Context? 

What's the Point? 

What's the Difference? 

What's the Tweet? 

What's Next? 

 

 

Ep 3 [Heaven Series] - How hoping in heaven can get us through difficulty

Have you ever met somebody who is suffering but still full of hope? Those kinds of people inspire us, don't they? 

Today we head into the book of 1 Peter to find some encouragement written to suffering people over 2000 years ago which still teaches us how to hope in heaven when life pulls the rug out from under our feet. We'd love to hear your reactions from this episode over on our Community Facebook Page 

As in previous episodes, we're using 5 questions to draw out everything we can from 1 Peter 1:1-9:

What's the Context? 

What's the Point? 

What's the Difference? 

What's the Tweet? 

What's Next? 

Ep 2 [Heaven Series] - Life is hard, can we hope for better?

In today's episode we're talking about how the world is 'groaning' for something better. If you're going through tough stuff, then this episode has you in mind, and we hope it brings you some hope today.

Regardless of where you're at, our view of Heaven can dramatically transform our perspective on the way things are right now. 

We explore Romans 8:18-25 using these 5 questions: 

What's the Context? 
What's the Point? 

What's the Difference? 

What's the Tweet? 

What's Next? 

 

Let us know what you thought about this episode on our Community Facebook Group! 

Ep 1 [Heaven Series] - Where does hope come from?

Chris Porter and Becky Banks find out where hope comes from according to what's written in the ancient letter to the Colossians. We ask 5 questions in this episode you can use every time you engage with the Bible: 

What's the Context?

What's the Point? 

What's the Tweet? 

What's the Difference? 

What's Next? 

We hope you enjoy the episode. Come and tell us what it's made you think about over on our Facebook Community Group. 

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[Famous Last Words] Words of Challenge

[Famous Last Words] Words of Hope

[Famous Last Words] Words of Reassurance