Eternal Perspective: Motivating New Covenant Ministry - Kelly Hazelrigg

Main message: Believers can have confident hope in the midst of earthly suffering because God has prepared a future of resurrection, presence with the Lord, and eternal reward. Until then, they are called to walk by faith and live to please Christ.

Key points:

• Our present bodies are like temporary tents, but God promises a permanent glorified body.
• The Holy Spirit’s presence in believers is God’s pledge that future resurrection and glory are certain.
• Though we are absent from the Lord now, we can be of good courage because we will one day be at home with Him.
• In this life we walk by faith, relying on God’s Word, prayer, and fellowship rather than sight.
• Believers will appear before Christ’s judgment seat, not for condemnation, but for evaluation and reward.
• Our ambition now and forever should be to please Christ with faithful stewardship of everything He has given us.

Scriptures mentioned: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Corinthians 15:50-58, John 6:63, John 3, John 14:16-17, Romans 8:9-11, Galatians 5:22-24, Acts 7:55-60, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Ephesians 6:7-8, Romans 14:10-12, 1 Corinthians 3:5-8, Matthew 19:27-30, Revelation 20, 2 Corinthians 2:12, Matthew 6:19, Matthew 19:21, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Hebrews 6:10, Revelation 19