The OAG Podcast is a mashup of our Sunday Messages, our Adult Sunday School class, and other miscellaneous content or Bible Studies from OAG.
The OAG Podcast is a mashup of our Sunday Messages, our Adult Sunday School class, and other miscellaneous content or Bible Studies from OAG.
Summary: Paradise is the immediate, grace-given welcome into Jesus’ presence, where creation is healed, joy is full, and purposeful life goes on forever.
Series: Heaven
Title: Part 2: Pictures of Paradise
Date: 10/19/25, 10am, Sunday Sermon
Speaker: Pastor Tom Van Kempen
Approximate Outline:
00:00 - Welcome & Why Heaven Matters
02:10 - “Today You Will Be with Me” (Luke 23:43)
06:05 - A Lei of Welcome: Grace, Not Works
09:30 - Acceptance & True Peace (Shalom)
13:20 - No More Tears, Sickness, or Fear
17:05 - Eden Restored & Created Order
21:50 - Beauty as Hints of Home (Rev 21–22)
26:45 - The Third Heaven: God’s Presence (2 Cor 12)
31:55 - The Promise, Not a Fantasy
36:30 - Prayer & Response