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I Can Only Imagine: The Only Way Home - Baptist (John 14:1-6)

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Bart Millard's father Arthur, dying of cancer, finds peace because he found the way. "I Can Only Imagine" expresses the hope of those who trust Jesus: eternal life with the Father. Baptist evangelism centers on John 14:6: Jesus is the only way to heaven. This is the message—not moralism, not religion, but Christ. "No one comes to the Father except through me" defines the gospel's exclusivity and urgency. Arthur found peace because he found Jesus; Bart imagines reunion because Jesus is the way home. This is the good news we preach.

Topics & Themes

evangelismonly wayheavengospelurgency

Scripture References

John 14:1-6

Emotional Tone

hopepeacejoy

Audience

adults

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