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    Beyond Heaven's Door
    Beyond Heaven's Door
    Beyond Heaven's Door
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    Beyond Heaven's Door

    By Max Lucado

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    Thoughts of heaven can be unsettling. Life with no end? Space with no bounds? Are we supposed to feel good about these things?

    Bestselling author Max Lucado assures us that we can. There is much about heaven that we don't yet understand. And while thoughts on our final destiny may stir questions, they needn't stir our fears.

    In Beyond Heaven's Door Max takes us on a journey from finding certainty in our destination to God's great promises of the hereafter. Open the door and catch a glimpse of the joy that awaits you in heaven—and find hope for today in the process. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateFeb 11, 2013
    ISBN9780849964299
    Beyond Heaven's Door
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    Max Lucado

    Since entering the ministry in 1978, Max Lucado has served churches in Miami, Florida; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and San Antonio, Texas. He currently serves as the teaching minister of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. He is the recipient of the 2021 ECPA Pinnacle Award for his outstanding contribution to the publishing industry and society at large. He is America's bestselling inspirational author with more than 150 million products in print. Visit his website at MaxLucado.com Facebook.com/MaxLucado Instagram.com/MaxLucado Twitter.com/MaxLucado Youtube.com/MaxLucadoOfficial The Max Lucado Encouraging Word Podcast

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      Max Lucado is a master at explaining complicated Biblical issues in a profound, interesting way.

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    Beyond Heaven's Door - Max Lucado

    CONTENTS

    1    Admission at the Door

    2    A Strict Dress Code

    3    Fix Your Wardrobe

    4    Color Matters

    5    The Brand-New You

    6    The Ultimate Triumph

    7    Groaning in the Tent

    8    Like Jesus

    9    A Day of Rewards

    10    The Crown of Life

    11    The Crown of Righteousness

    12    The Crown of Glory

    13    A Day of Sweet Surprises

    14    Oh Happy Day

    15    No Regrets

    16    Seeing Jesus

    17    The Amazing One

    18    The Perfect Priest

    19    Who Jesus Is

    20    While We Wait

    Notes

    at the Door

    ADMISSION at the Door

    Not all those who say You are our Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven.

    MATTHEW 7:21

    I MAKE no claims to being a good golfer, but I readily confess to being a golf addict. If you know of a twelve-step program for the condition, sign me up. Hi, I’m Max. I’m a golfaholic. I love to play golf, watch golf, and on good nights, I even dream golf.

    Knowing this will help you appreciate the extreme joy I felt when I was invited to attend the Masters Golf Tournament. A pass to the Masters is the golfer’s Holy Grail. Tickets are as scarce as birdies on my scorecard. So I was thrilled. The invitation came via pro golfer Scott Simpson. Each player is given a certain number of passes, and Scott offered Denalyn and me two of his. (If there was ever any question about Scott’s place in heaven, that gesture erased the doubt.)

    So off we went to Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, where golf heritage hangs like moss from the trees. There you find the green where Nicklaus sank the putt. The fringe where Mize holed the chip. The fairway where Saranson hit the approach shot. I was a kid in a candy store. And like a kid, I couldn’t get enough. It wasn’t enough to see the course and walk the grounds; I wanted to see the locker room. That’s where the clubs of Hogan and Azinger are displayed. That’s where the players hang out. And that’s where I wanted to be.

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    But they wouldn’t let me.

    To be turned away from seeing golf history is one thing, but to be refused admission into heaven is quite another.

    A guard stopped me at the entrance. I showed him my pass, but he shook his head. I told him I knew Scott, but that didn’t matter. I promised to send his eldest child through college, but he didn’t budge. Only caddies and players, he explained. Well, he knew I wasn’t a player or a caddie. Caddies at the Masters are required to wear white coveralls. My clothing was a dead giveaway. So I left, figuring I’d never see the clubhouse. I had made it all the way to the door but was denied entrance.

    Many people fear the same will happen to them in heaven. They fear being turned away at the door. A legitimate fear, don’t you think? We’re talking about a pivotal moment. To be turned away from seeing golf history is one thing, but to be refused admission into heaven is quite another.

    That is why some people don’t want to discuss heaven. It makes them nervous. They may be God-fearing and church-attending people but still nervous. Is there a solution for this fear? Need you spend the rest of your life wondering if you will be turned away at the door?

    According to the Bible, it is possible to know beyond the shadow of a doubt that you have eternal life (1 John 5:13 MSG). How? How can any of us know for sure?

    Curiously, it all has to do with the clothing we wear.

    Dress Code

    A STRICT Dress Code

    Friend, how were you allowed to come in here? You are not dressed for a wedding.

    MATTHEW 22:12

    JESUS TOLD the parable of

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