What will heaven really be like, and how should the promise of eternity shape the way I live today?

• The Power of Envisioning the End: Robert Lewis continues the theme of “sacred ground”—reflecting on death and eternity—as essential to a well-lived life. He illustrates this with the story of Alfred Nobel, whose accidental obituary inspired him to reshape his legacy. Similarly, men are called to think ahead to their end and live accordingly.

• Two Worldviews, Four Outcomes: Building on the previous week, Lewis recaps the two metaphysical worldviews (traditional religious vs. secular scientism) and the four outcomes people commonly choose regarding the afterlife. Most Americans believe in an afterlife, but their assumptions vary widely.

• Heaven Described as Dynamic, Relational, and Rewarding: Lewis dismantles the dull, caricatured views of heaven (clouds, harps, robes) and instead offers six compelling biblical insights:

  1. A place of resolution – where life’s injustices and mysteries are clarified.

  2. A place of altered states – where we receive transformed, physical-yet-glorified bodies, capable of operating in new dimensions.

  3. A place of personal rewards – where how we lived matters eternally; faithfulness is honored with real commendation and reward.

  4. A place of new status and position – where people’s earthly faithfulness determines their roles and responsibilities.

  5. A place of adventure and creation – not a static eternity, but one full of exploration, challenges, and creativity.

  6. A place of endless surprises – experiences beyond our imagination, prepared by a generous and relational God.

• Not Everyone Will Go There: The Bible is clear that there will be judgment. Heaven is not universal, and not everyone will enter. The big question isn’t just how good you are—but whether you recognize your need for help.

• Sobering and Motivating: Lewis calls men to be honest about where they stand in relation to eternity, challenging the idea of being “good enough” and urging listeners to grapple with grace and truth.

• 1 Corinthians 9:26 – Living with aim and intention.

• 1 Corinthians 13:12 – “Now I know in part; then I shall know fully...”

• Ecclesiastes 12:14 – “God will bring every deed into judgment...”

• 1 Corinthians 15:19 – “If only for this life we have hope in Christ...”

• John 14:2 – “I go to prepare a place for you.”

• 1 Corinthians 3:12–15 – Works tested by fire, rewards given.

• Matthew 19:27–30 – Rewards and positions in the kingdom.

• 1 Corinthians 2:9 – “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard...”

• Matthew 25:31–46 – Separation of the sheep and the goats.