SERMON IN A SENTENCE: God loves his heavenly city, and you should too.

SERMON NOTES

Introduction

Context

1. Heaven is God’s Dwelling Place [Psalm 87:1–3]
     a. Sinners and the City [Ascription, cf. Num. 16:1–35, 26:9–11; 1 Chron. 9:17–19, 26:1–19, 6:16–33]
     b. God and the City [Psalm 87:1–2, cf. 2 Sam. 5:7; Psa. 78:68, 70; 1 Kgs. 6:38; Psa. 132:13; Gen 1–2; Ezek. 28:13–14; Gen. 3:1–15; Rev. 21:10–11; Psa. 102:16–18; Heb. 11:10, 16; Deut. 21:19; Prov. 31:23; Am. 5:10, 12, 15; Ru. 4:2]
     c. Glory and the City [Psalm 87:3, cf. Deut. 12:5; Jn. 1:14; Heb. 1:1–3; Jn. 2:19–21; 2 Cor. 6:16; Eph. 2:19–22]

2. Heaven is Your Birthplace [Psalm 87:4–6]
     a. Rebels and Redemption [Psalm 87:4–5, cf. Jos. 2:1–24; Jer. 31:33–34; Psa. 89:10; Isa. 30:7, 51:9–10; Gen. 11:1–9; Mic. 4:1–8; Zech 2:11–12; Mal. 1:11; Gen. 12:3; Isa. 2:2–3, 25:6, 56:6–7; Rev. 7:9–10; Eph. 2:13]
     b. Records and Registration [Psalm 87:6, cf. Eph. 1:4–5; Gal. 4:26; Luk. 10:20; Phil. 3:10, 4:3; Heb. 12:23; Rev. 3:5; Jn. 3:1–14]

3. Heaven is a Lovely Place [Psalm 87:7]
    a. Everyone [Psalm 87:7a, cf. Ja. 1:2; Jn. 16:33; 2 Tim. 3:12; Acts 14:22; 1 Pet. 4:13; 2 Cor. 4:17–18]
    b. Everything [Psalm 87:7b, cf. Gen. 2:10–14; Psa. 46:4; Ezek. 47:1–12; Isa. 12:3; Jn. 4:13–14; Rev. 22:1–2]

Conclusion