Oak Hollow church of Christ

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Heaven

Garrett Bookout

8 Sermons

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Garrett Bookout continues exploring the Bible’s teaching on our eternal home. Moving beyond the introductory contrast of views, the lessons will examine the rich biblical hope of bodily resurrection and life on a gloriously renewed earth where God Himself dwells with His people.

Drawing heavily from Genesis, Isaiah, Romans 8, 1 Corinthians 15, 1 Thessalonians 4, and Revelation 21–22, the class will present heaven not as an escape from the physical world but as its redemption and perfection. Participants can expect thoughtful study on what our resurrection bodies will be like, what daily existence in eternity will involve, and how the curse of Genesis 3 is ultimately reversed. The series aims to deepen our longing for eternity while making the hope of heaven more tangible, relational, and thrilling.
  • JUN 28, 2026
    The Earth Destroyed? - Class 8
    Garrett Bookout
    In this eighth installment of the *Heaven* series, Garrett Bookout tackles the common theological question of whether the physical planet earth will be completely annihilated at the end of time. Reviewing the timeline of the series, Bookout reminds the class that just as our future resurrected bodies will be tangibly physical rather than ghostly or ethereal, our eternal destination will also be physical. By analyzing the terminology of "destruction" and "newness" across Isaiah 65–66, 2 Peter 3, and Revelation 21, Bookout argues that "destruction" in the New Testament often means a radical, cleansing transformation rather than absolute annihilation into nothingness. He contrasts the original pre-Flood world with the post-Flood world to illustrate how a realm can "perish" and yet structurally remain the same planet. The class concludes with a look at Revelation 21, illustrating that eternity consists not of humans floating up to a disembodied heaven, but of God descending to dwell with humanity on a universally restored, uncursed earth.
  • JUN 14, 2026
    The Restoration of All Things - Class 7
    Garrett Bookout
    In this session, the focus transitions from the nature of the resurrected body to the actual location of our eternal existence. Garrett Bookout presents the biblical case that heaven will not be a purely non-physical spiritual realm, but rather a renewed, physical earth completely cleansed of its curse. Drawing from Genesis, Acts 1, and Acts 3, the lesson highlights how the biblical theme of redemption is not about throwing creation away, but fixing it. The class culminates in a comparative analysis of major Bible translations to show that God’s ultimate goal is a universal restoration of everything broken by sin.
  • JUN 07, 2026
    1 Corinthians 15:35-58 - Class 6
    Garrett Bookout
    In this sixth installment of the *New Heavens and New Earth* class series, Minister Garrett Bookout leads a study on 1 Corinthians 15:35-58. This lesson serves as a transition week, concluding the class's focus on **"what we will be"** in the resurrection before moving on to **"where we will be"**. Bookout addresses the nature of the resurrected bodily existence, unpacking Paul's agricultural metaphors, historical comparisons between Adam and Christ, and the linguistic meaning of a "spiritual body". The lesson emphasizes that our earthly physical actions carry eternal significance because our bodies are destined for a glorious, imperishable transformation rather than a purely ethereal or meaningless deletion.
  • MAY 31, 2026
    1 Corinthians 15:12-35 - Class 5
    Garrett Bookout
    In this fifth installment of the series, Minister Garret Bookout focuses on the first major phase of the study: "What we will be". Specifically addressing the doctrine of bodily resurrection, the lesson navigates Paul's letter to the Corinthian church to combat a ancient form of skepticism—the belief in an afterlife that completely excludes a physical body. Using Paul's strict logical progression, Bookout shows why separating Christ’s resurrection from our own is impossible, defines what it means that Jesus is the "firstfruits," details the cosmic timeline of Christ’s reign over death, and explains the profound moral impact our future bodies have on how we live right now.
  • MAY 24, 2026
    Our Resurrection - Class 4
    Garrett Bookout
    In Class 4 of the "Heaven" series, minister Garrett Bookout continues exploring **what we will be** in eternity, with a strong emphasis on the bodily, physical nature of the resurrection. He shares his personal shift from viewing heaven as an ethereal, ghostly existence to understanding it as a fully physical, resurrected life modeled after Jesus’ resurrection. The lesson examines key passages (1 Thessalonians 5:23 and especially 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:10) to show that believers will receive new, strong, immortal bodies rather than existing as disembodied spirits. The class also includes thoughtful discussion on practical questions such as whether we will know loved ones who are lost and how God will remove all sorrow in eternity.
  • MAY 17, 2026
    The Resurrection of Jesus - Class 3
    Garrett Bookout
    In Class 3 of the "Heaven" series, minister Garrett Bookout teaches on "the resurrection of Jesus" as the foundation and pattern for the future resurrection of believers. He contrasts the common cultural view of heaven as an ethereal, disembodied spirit existence with the biblical emphasis on a "bodily, physical resurrection". Drawing from the Old Testament (bodily resurrection imagery) and especially the New Testament, Bookout shows that what happened to Jesus’ body is what will happen to Christians — our lowly, frail bodies will be transformed into glorious, immortal, physical bodies like Christ’s. The lesson examines key passages (1 Corinthians 15, Philippians 3, Romans 8) and walks through Gospel resurrection accounts to demonstrate that Jesus’ resurrected body was real flesh and bones: visible, touchable, able to eat real food, and capable of sudden appearance. The class ends with hope-filled application: believers can look forward to a restored, physical existence free from sickness, frailty, and death.
  • MAY 10, 2026
    Resurrection in the Old Testament - Class #2
    Garrett Bookout
    In the second class of the “Heaven” series (May 10, 2026), Garrett Bookout teaches on **Resurrection in the Old Testament**. He explains that the belief in a future bodily resurrection was already well-established among many first-century Jews (especially the Pharisees) before Jesus ever taught on it. Drawing from the Old Testament, Garrett shows that God has power over life and death, that He raised people in the time of Elijah and Elisha, and that the prophets (Ezekiel 37, Isaiah 26, Daniel 12) gave Israel a clear hope of dead bodies being physically raised from the dust/graves to new life. He emphasizes that resurrection in Scripture is not merely “going to heaven as a spirit,” but the re-embodiment and glorification of God’s people.
  • MAY 03, 2026
    The New Heavens and New Earth
    Garrett Bookout
    In the first lesson of the "Heaven" series, Minister Garrett Bookout introduces a biblical study of heaven, sharing his conviction that eternity involves a renewed and redeemed earth rather than a disembodied existence in the clouds. He contrasts common traditional views with Scripture’s redemptive story.