Why Should I Care About Heaven and Hell?
Why do heaven and hell matter? Senior Pastor David Rose unpacks 1 Corinthians 3:10–17, where the Apostle Paul uses the image of a building to describe how our lives are shaped by eternal realities. The foundation is already laid — Jesus Christ. But what we build on that foundation is not all the same. Some build with gold and silver; others with straw. All of it will be tested.
Eternity is not just a far-off destination. It speaks into how we worship, serve, and love right now. The God who saves also examines how we respond to His grace. Pastor David walks us through that with gospel-centered hope. What you build matters. Whether it’s gold or straw, your work will be tested. Eternity isn’t distant or abstract — it’s inseparable from our everyday lives.
Key Takeaways
- God builds His church on Jesus Christ alone. (1 Corinthians 3:10-11)
- God will judge everyone’s work. (1 Corinthians 3:12-13)
- God will reward the faithful. (1 Corinthians 3:14-15)
- God resides within the faithful. (1 Corinthians 3:16)
- God will bring justice to the wicked. (1 Corinthians 3:17)
The Gospel
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Reach outThe Gospel – the good news of Jesus Christ – begins with recognizing that we are all in desperate need of a proper foundation. We cannot lay our own foundation or build a separate path to God. The path is already there— Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 3:11). He lived the perfect life we couldn’t and died the death we deserved, and He rose again to secure our salvation (1 Cor. 15:3–4).
We don’t earn our way to God by building well. We’re brought near by grace. But grace never leaves us where it finds us. Faith in Christ reorients our priorities, reshapes our motives, and gives us work that will last beyond this life.
Pastor David presses this point: your salvation is secure in Christ — but your life still matters. The fire will come, and not everything will remain. Some will enter glory with little to show. Others will carry the beauty of faithful labor into eternity.
The Gospel is not simply about rescue. It’s also about purpose. You were saved not just from judgment, but for God’s glory.