Brookfield Church of Christ
May 17 2026 Sun p.m. - Evening Service
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- What is one of the Most (if not THE most) subject people do not want to hear in Church?What do people general think about Jesus?FACT #1:Jesus talked about Hell more than anyone in the BibleMore than Paul, Peter and all the Prophet of the Old testament combinedHell (Gehenna) Explicitly MentionedGospel of MatthewMatthew 5:22, Matthew 5:29–30, Matthew 10:28Matthew 18:8–9, Matthew 23:15, Matthew 23:33Gospel of MarkMark 9:43–48Gospel of LukeLuke 12:5
Luke 12:5 ESV But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!Teachings About Eternal Fire / PunishmentGospel of MatthewMatthew 7:13–14Matthew 7:19Matthew 8:11–12Matthew 13:40–42Matthew 13:47–50Matthew 18:34–35Matthew 22:11–13Matthew 24:48–51Matthew 25:30Matthew 25:41Matthew 25:46Gospel of LukeLuke 13:24–28Luke 16:19–31 (Rich Man and Lazarus)Teachings Using “Outer Darkness,” Weeping, or TormentGospel of MatthewMatthew 8:12Matthew 13:41–42Matthew 13:49–50Matthew 22:13Matthew 24:51Matthew 25:30Warnings of Judgment and DestructionGospel of MatthewMatthew 3:10–12 (spoken by John the Baptist concerning Christ’s judgment)Matthew 7:21–23Matthew 10:15Matthew 11:20–24Matthew 12:36–37Matthew 15:13Matthew 16:26Matthew 21:41 ESV They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.”Gospel of JohnGospel of JohnJohn 3:16–18John 3:36John 5:28–29John 8:21–24John 15:6 “If anyone does not abide in me, he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.”Gospel of LukeLuke 3:17 (John the Baptist speaking of Christ’s judgment)Luke 10:10–16Luke 12:46–47Luke 13:1–5FACT #2:Jesus did not speak about Hell as a MetaphorMark 9:43–48 ESV And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’FACT #3Jesus taught that Hell was EternalIt is a place of permanence - not a temporary discomfort.Matthew 25:46 ESV And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”What adjective is used for both punishment and righteous?Can’t use that word on 1/2 the sentence. Same word, same line, same meaningFACT #4Jesus described Hell as a place and state of awarenessLuke 16:22–23 ESV The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.Is the rich man conscience?Has the rich man been erased?Has the rich man blinked into nothingness?FACT #5Jesus taught that Hell is a place of reflectionLuke 16:25 ESV But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.FACT #6Jesus taught that Hell is a separation from God2 Thessalonians 1:9 ESV They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,Every good thing you’ve experience in liveEvery moment of peaceAll words of encouragement when you needed it the most is from GodJames 1:17 ESV Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.FACT #7Jesus did not talk about Hell as a way to push people away - but to wake them upChild running towards oncoming trafficYou’re not trying to dramatize the childFACT #8Jesus teaching about Hell was aimed primarily towards “religious” people Luke 12:5ESV
Matthew 21:41ESV
Mark 9:43–48ESV
Matthew 25:46ESV
Luke 16:22–23ESV
Luke 16:25ESV
2 Thessalonians 1:9ESV
James 1:17ESV
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