A Moment of Hope

David and Marilynn Chadwick with Jenn Houston
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Begin your day with a "Moment of Hope." This podcast is a compliment to David and Marilynn's weekday devotional - providing deeper insights and encouragement. Featuring Jenn Houston.

  1. 1d ago

    Five Minutes After You Die: A Sober Warning

    by David Chadwick What will happen five minutes after you die? Today's topic is truly a sober warning. While there will be many wonderful things that take place after death for those who follow Jesus. There is also a sober reality of what death looks like for those who are far from God and have not put their trust in the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ. Solid, biblical preaching must always include a warning. A "woe," as it is sometimes called in the Bible. The prophets practiced it. As did Jesus. Jesus made it very clear in John 14:6 and other places that he is the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him, and outside of his grace, there is an eternal separation from God. When you awaken from death, it will be in heaven, where you will stand before the judgment seat of God (Romans 14:10). Please note this: for those who love Jesus, they will never experience the judgment of this dreadful seat, for our judgment has already been made secure through Jesus. Upon receiving Jesus as Lord, we are declared "not guilty" from all our sins. Christians please "Jesus" before the Father and are welcomed into heaven. But for those who have rejected Jesus or have been faux followers of him, pretending to be "religious" without a true, living, dynamic relationship with Jesus, these people will spend eternity in hell. The measure to which you do or do not embrace the fullness of the message of Jesus's grace will determine your eternal destiny. Look forward to heaven, believer in Jesus! But take seriously the call to warn those around you of what may be awaiting them. For those of us who have placed our trust in Jesus, the first five minutes after death will be glorious, beyond all description in beauty and splendor. But for those who don't accept his gift of salvation, may today serve as a loving but sober warning for you to get right with God. Please run to Jesus. Receive his forgiveness. Develop a personal relationship with him. If you do, you will never fear death again! Death becomes the entrance into Jesus's glorious presence and into eternal life with him and our loved ones who have gone to him before us.

  2. 2d ago

    Five Minutes After You Die: It Was Worth It

    by David Chadwick What happens five minutes after you die? You will have an immediate awareness of your surroundings. You will see Jesus face to face. You will experience eternal, perfect peace. It will be like awakening from a deep, restful sleep. What else? You realize it was worth it. What was worth it, you might ask? All that you walked through in this life! How? You will see the providence of God working in your life. You will find out why he let certain things happen to you. You will see the full picture. You will no longer see in part and know in part. You will fully understand and fully know the fullness of God and the glorious presence of fellowship with Jesus! This is so hard to comprehend on this side of eternity while we are still living in the midst of so much pain, uncertainty, hurt, and brokenness. When we are experiencing so much chaos, it's hard to even comprehend that it has a purpose. But the Bible says that God is working all things together for our good (Romans 8:28). I have often joked that I think the most often spoken word in heaven is "Oh!" as God reveals to each of us how he was working out his purposes in our lives for his glory. That is what Romans 8:18-24 means when Paul says that everything here that is groaning in pain will have it all alleviated in heaven. That our current sufferings pale in comparison to the glory that is coming. It's what Paul meant in 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 when he said our present difficulties are "light and momentary" in comparison to the eternal glory of heaven. Think about it: our pain has tremendous purpose in light of God's eternal plan. God always has purpose in the pain. In the victories. In the trials. In the successes. In the tragedies. All things are working for our good and his glory in this world. In the first five minutes in heaven, we will say, "Oh! It was worth it! It was ALL worth it!"

  3. 3d ago

    Five Minutes After You Die: There Will Be Perfect Peace

    by David Chadwick Peace is such a powerful word. It's not just the absence of chaos. It's wholeness in the midst of a storm. It's rest. Quietness. Tranquility. In fact, one of the biblical definitions for one of the Greek words for "peace" implies being exempt from the rage and havoc of war. What is something else that happens five minutes after you die? You will be in perfect peace! The Bible is very clear that in this world, we will have trouble (John 16:33). But in the same verse, he promises us peace. He promises undisturbed wholeness in the midst of the burdens, afflictions, tribulations, and anguish of this world. Our world throws us empty promises on a regular basis. Promises of temporary "peace" and comfort through carnal solutions. Take this medication. Eat this food. Buy this drink. Watch this tv show. Date this person. Land this business deal. Fill your immediate desires. But the peace that Jesus gives us is a very different peace than the world offers (John 14:27). The peace of Jesus exists outside of our earthly circumstances. It is untethered to this carnal world. It shines in the face of destruction. Jesus's peace is untouchable to the enemy's schemes. Someone once described it as, "joy in chaos. Peace that makes no sense." The peace that Jesus offers in this broken world is leading us to the ultimate, eternal peace we will find in heaven. That's what Revelation 21:4 clearly states when it says, "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more." In an instant, all fear, heartbreak, and grief will melt away. They simply won't exist anymore. From the reality of perfect peace, I think we will move toward worship. Profound, unabashed, relentless worship. Did you know that right now, thousands upon thousands of angels are presently worshipping God? They cry out, "Holy, holy, holy" and "Worthy is the Lamb seated on the throne." As are the saints who have gone before us. We will join in on that chorus! Our worship will create extraordinary, eternal joy in our hearts. There will be no religion in heaven, just an eternal relationship with the King of kings and the Lord of lords, which will motivate more and more worship for all eternity. Heaven will resound with perfect peace.

  4. 4d ago

    Five Minutes After You Die: See Jesus Face to Face

    by David Chadwick What happens five minutes after you die? You will have immediate awareness of your surroundings. Eternity is real. Both heaven and hell are real. The Gospel of Jesus is real! And because of that, do you know what else will happen? You will see Jesus face to face! When Stephen was being stoned in Acts 7:55-56, he looked into heaven and saw Jesus standing before the throne. It says that Stephen, "full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God." Pause for a moment and imagine how powerful this vision must have been. I find Stephen's vision to be fascinating. It is almost as if Jesus were giving this faithful steward of the gospel a standing ovation for his courage and boldness during his final breaths. Let's look at some other Bible verses that also stir up a great anticipation of seeing Jesus face to face one day. 1 John 3:2 says, "Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is." Or how about 1 Corinthians 13:12? It says, "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known." Now try to imagine, as best you can, Jesus's face. Full of love. Tenderness. Mercy. Kindness. Compassion. His eyes locked in with yours. A gaze of tremendous intentionality. His smiling face. Arms reached out. You finally realize you are surrounded by perfect grace. The face of Jesus that greets us in eternity will be a face that shouts, "Welcome home!" And maybe a standing ovation like Stephen received? Dear friends, this world is not our home. Heaven is. 2 Corinthians 5:1 clearly states, "For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." May we all eagerly await the day when we see Jesus face-to-face and that becomes fully realized.

  5. 5d ago

    Five Minutes After You Die: Immediate Awareness

    by David Chadwick Death is often people's greatest fear. But as followers of Jesus, who carry the hope of heaven, we need not fear death. 1 Corinthians 15:55 says, "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" Over the next couple of weeks, we are going to take some time to look at what happens five minutes after you die. People all over seem to be fascinated with near-death experiences and life after death, so let's take a look at this topic together. Each day, we will study one specific reality of what will happen after we die. Join me on this journey. Five minutes after you die, you will have immediate awareness of your surroundings. Please note here that this is assuming you are a believer in Jesus. In John 11:25-26, Jesus said that he is the resurrection and the life and that those who believe in him, though they die in the physical, they will never die. Never means never! This must mean that believers in Jesus will have some sort of immediate awareness of heaven and its surroundings. In Luke 16:19-30, Jesus talks about a rich man and a poor man named Lazarus. The rich man cared about nothing other than himself, even though the poor man resided outside his gates every day. Both men died. The poor man was taken to Abraham's bosom, also known as paradise, but the rich man went to Hades. "Being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side" (Luke 16:23). Verse 26 describes a great chasm fixed between the two men. This passage clearly shows that both men, upon death, were immediately aware of their surroundings. With the thief on the cross, Jesus said that "today" he would be with him in paradise. This, once again, shows an immediate presence with Jesus forever in the glory of heaven. When our eyes close for the final moment here on earth and we breathe our last breath, it will be more like falling into a deep sleep and then awakening in heaven's glory. You will be beautifully aware of all that's going on around you. This is why, as followers of Jesus, death should not be feared! It's more like going to sleep and then awakening soon thereafter, with an immediate awareness of our Creator God! Please make sure you will awaken in Abraham's bosom, heaven, and not in Hades like the Rich Man!

  6. Aug 7

    The Hope of Heaven: Purposeful and Meaningful Work

    by David Chadwick Today, we conclude our two-week study on heaven. The hope and majesty of this eternal reality is made known to anyone who puts his or her faith and trust in Jesus Christ. Work is important to the Lord. Colossians 3:23 says, "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men." 2 Thessalonians 3:10b says, "If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat." From the beginning of time, and even after the Fall, God has designed his children to work hard. Work here on earth can certainly be wonderful. It feels good to accomplish a task. Whereas Satan has taken God's intention for labor and made it arduous, exhausting, and destructive, God's original design was for work to be a good gift. Did you know that there will also be purposeful and meaningful work in heaven for us all? Isaiah 65 talks about how in the new heavens and the new earth, joy and gladness will be everywhere. Verse 21 says, "They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit." Clearly work will continue in heaven. The difference between work in heaven and work on earth will be the absence of thorns and thistles that make work toilsome and hard. What came as a curse to make work hard here simply won't exist in heaven. As Jesus walked this earth, he implied that those who do a good job overseeing his possessions here will be given an even larger responsibility in heaven. He even suggested in Luke 19 that we will help oversee cities in heaven! Isn't that interesting to think that there will be cities in heaven, stretched throughout his universe? There will be continued creativity, hard work, and a sense of lasting accomplishment as we joyfully serve and worship the Lord and sit under his eternal oversight. All that we enjoy here will be eternally enjoyed in heaven. Cling to the hope of heaven! Jesus is coming back soon!

  7. Aug 6

    The Hope of Heaven: Eternal Relationships and Friendships

    by David Chadwick Eternal relationships and friendships will be a special part of the new heaven and new earth. Jesus implies in Luke 16:9 that we will have friends in heaven. Jesus basically tells his followers to use earthly riches to build relationships, knowing that it will form eternal bonds. All of our family and friends who love Jesus will be in heaven. We will also make new friends like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, and all of the kings and prophets in the Old Testament. We will befriend the saints and disciples like Peter, Paul, John, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and others who have loved our Lord through the ages. The martyrs will become our friends. As will the millions upon millions of angels. They will never die. They will always be there, standing with us and for us. Never again will there be betrayal, treachery, slander, gossip, and hurtful actions. There will only be eternal love and acceptance among us. It's hard to even comprehend how perfect perfection will be. This world is so broken, and it is easy to become complacent and to forget what will happen on the other side of the squalor of this world. Might we be able to travel around the solar system together? Explore the vastness of God's newly created order? Share eternal memories with those we love the most? Who knows? But perfect joy and peace will be ever-present. The joy of the Lord will finally be our permanent strength (Nehemiah 8:10). One final thought: in heaven, we will worship forever before Jesus and relish in his gift of eternal life to us. The people surrounding us in this regular worship will be the people we love the most! It will be so wonderful.

  8. Aug 5

    The Hope of Heaven: A New Heaven and a New Earth

    by David Chadwick There will be a new heaven and a new earth. God's Word promises it. God says, "For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind" (Isaiah 65:17). Revelation 21:1 says, "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more." Why is this interesting and important? Because it implies that our eternal home will be much like it is now, but all things will be new. There will be no hint of Satan's presence. None of his accusations that he has long whispered over our lives. Satan will have no power to rule, reign, or wreak havoc on us ever again. No sin embedded in the crevices of creation. Do you think the new heaven will be more expansive than it is now? Perhaps. And think about the new earth. Perhaps it, too, may be more expansive. Full of awe, wonder, and endless beauty. The earth will no longer have the curse of sin staining it. No more thistles and thorns. No more tornadoes or hurricanes. No volcanoes or tsunamis. Everything will operate perfectly. All will be restored. I looked up "all" in the dictionary. It means "all!" And here is another thing: The earth will be even more beautiful and glorious than it is now. Will there be new stars and galaxies more spectacular than those presently created? Do you think we will be able to move between these two dimensions whenever we want? Will we have a home in heaven (John 14:2) and here on earth? Will we be able to do things without any hindrance that our present bodies don't allow us to do? I can't speak for you, but I love new adventures, and this sounds like an extraordinarily wonderful adventure. I can't wait to experience the hope of heaven with my wife, children, grandchildren, family, and close friends. Heaven should be the most expectant part of our lives!

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Begin your day with a "Moment of Hope." This podcast is a compliment to David and Marilynn's weekday devotional - providing deeper insights and encouragement. Featuring Jenn Houston.

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    David and Marilynn Chadwick with Jenn Houston
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
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