Reserved In Heaven For You

Introduction

I.	We have all been interested in things that are reserved for us.
II.	Those things which are reserved for us may be as inconsequential as a piece of clothing put on “lay-a-way,” a time to eat at a restaurant or an airplane flight.
III.	The most important reservation that I know of is the “imperishable inheritance” which is reserved in heaven for God’s children. I Pet. 1:3-4.
IV.	In this lesson we shall consider important thoughts concerning this reservation.

Body

I. 	We must fulfill the requirements for the reservation.
A. 	We must call on the name of the Lord.  Acts 2:21, 36-38.
B. 	We must work that which is good.  Rom. 2:1-11.
C. 	We must seek the righteousness of God through faith in Christ.  Phil. 3:8-11.
D. 	We must add to our initial faith the characteristics which make our calling and election sure.  II Pet. 1:5-11.

II. 	We must pass through a transition from this life.
A. 	If we are no longer alive at the time Christ comes, we shall be raised from the dead.  I Cor. 15:35-49.
B. 	If we are alive at His coming, we shall be changed.  I Cor. 15:50-58.
C. 	We shall be caught up to meet the Lord in the air.  I Thess. 4:13-18.
1. 	We should be living right and encouraging one another.        I  Thess. 5:1-11.
2. 	We must not let the day of the Lord find us unprepared.       II Peter 3:1-13; (Matt. 25:1-46).
a. 	We should be looking forward to obtaining our “reservation” in heaven.  II Peter 3:13.
b. 	The life we live is not for time, but truly for eternity.

III. 	We shall have rest when we receive that which is reserved for us.
A. 	We rest from our labors.  Rev. 14:13.
B. 	Problems of this life will be gone.  Rev. 21:1-7; 22:1-5.

Conclusion

I. 	Have you made your reservation?
II. 	Obey the gospel, do righteousness, be ready for the return of Christ so that He does not catch you as a thief catches the unprepared.
III. 	Render obedience today.

Prepared by:
	David Arnold
	August 25, 1996