What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven? A Visual Guide to Experiencing God's Kingdom among Us

by Skye Jethani

Publisher:

Brazos Press

, 2023

Many Christians think about heaven as a distant place we go after we die. But what if it's a very real kingdom available to us right now, here on earth?

In What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven?, Skye Jethani unpacks what Jesus really said about heaven and how it can transform our faith today. The fourth in Jethani's popular What If Jesus Was Serious? series, this guide includes the author's hand-drawn illustrations in each chapter.

Jethani explores the importance of the kingdom of heaven in Jesus's ministry, message, and parables. In doing so, he redefines the popular understanding of heaven as a celestial home for the dearly departed and reimagines our role in God's kingdom here on earth. This book shows what Jesus and his first followers knew about heaven that we get wrong and helps us recapture what it means for God's kingdom to be present on earth right now.

From the Back Cover

We often think about heaven as a distant place we go after we die.

What did Jesus and his first followers know about heaven that we get wrong?

Heaven is often depicted as a celestial home for the dearly departed. But what if it's a real kingdom available to us right now? Through his exploration of the importance of the kingdom of heaven in Jesus's ministry, message, and parables, Skye Jethani helps us recapture what it means for God's kingdom to be present on earth.

"If your experience of Christianity has been impoverished or even, at times, miserable, this book will offer aid and a luminous, sturdy hope."
--Tish Harrison Warren, Anglican priest; author of Liturgy of the Ordinary and Prayer in the Night

"Skye has written a Christ-exalting, clear, and compelling vision of the new heavens and new earth. An important book."
--Derwin L. Gray, cofounder, Transformation Church; author of God, Do You Hear Me?

Contents

Contents

Introduction: Redrawing Our Map of Heaven
Part 1: The Kingdom of Heaven Has Come Near
Part 2: The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like . . .
Part 3: Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven
Part 4: I Am Going to Prepare a Place for You
Part 5: The Kingdom of the World Has Become the Kingdom of Our Lord

Product Details

• Title: What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven? A Visual Guide to Experiencing God's Kingdom among Us
• Author: Skye Jethani
• Publisher: Brazos Press
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781493443994, 9781587436192, 1587436191, 1493443992
• Resource ID: LLS:9781493443994
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-09-27T08:07:38Z

About Skye Jethani

SKYE JETHANI is an author, speaker, consultant and ordained pastor. He also serves as the co-host of the popular Phil Vischer Podcast, a weekly show that blends astute cultural and theological insights with comical conversation. He has been a sought after consultant for groups facing challenges at the intersection of faith and culture like The Lausanne Movement, The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and the Interfaith Youth Core. Skye has authored three books, The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity, WITH: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God, and Futureville. Skye and his wife Amanda have three children: Zoe, Isaac, and Lucy and reside in Wheaton, IL.