Welcome to the Eternal Perspective Series! In this 15-part series, David goes in depth into the truths of eternity and how to live a life that is successful in the eye's of God so that you can have confidence when you meet Him face-to-face.

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David Cwir - Living in Light of Eternity

God wants us to succeed in life! However, success is often seen through the eyes of the temporal rather than the eternal, which results in misguided pursuits. Our focus should be to make our life count not only for today, but forever. Check out this week’s message to learn more about how God defines success and how adopting an eternal perspective is key to living a successful life in His eyes.

David Cwir - Preparing for Eternity: Did You Learn to Love?

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šThere is a Judgment Day that has been appointed since the foundation of the world (Acts 17:31). Scripture calls the decisions made on that Day eternal judgments (Hebrews 6:2), which means that there will never be any changes, exceptions, alterations, or revisions to those decisions once they are made. In other words, the decisions made on that Day will determine how we spend the rest of eternity! Therefore, it would benefit us tremendously to learn about what God says about eternal judgments so that we will know how we will be judged on that Day. Check out this week's audio message to learn more about the one key that will give us confidence on the Day of Judgment:

David Cwir - Beholding the Kindness and Severity of God in Light of Eternal Punishment

It’s quite fashionable these days for Christians to deny the existence of hell and the notion of eternal punishment. The teachings of Jesus have never been very popular with the religious folk. Good thing Jesus was never concerned with being acceptable to the “cool kids.” If you’d like to hear David preach on one of the most controversial and “unhip” topics in Christianity, you can download his message at the following link:

David Cwir - What Must I Do to Inherit Eternal Life? The Cost of Following Jesus

"Why bother talking about hell?" Jesus discussed Hell frequently in the Gospels. He didn’t see describing the torment and the fact it was never-ending as a lack of compassion, He saw it as an essential to reaching us as the Good Shepherd. Jesus’ teaching on hell was motivated by love, since all He did and taught was out of a heart of compassion. That begs the question: Are we doing the best service to people today by not mentioning hell from our pulpits? Is that true love? Check out this week’s audio message if you would like to learn more about why it is important to discuss eternal punishment and some of the negative repercussions of certain teachings that are becoming popular in many streams of Christianity:

David Cwir - The Eternal Repercussions of Falling Away from the Faith

One of the greatest hindrances to people coming to know the will of God is the fact that when they read the Scriptures, they read what they believe rather than believe what they read. I (David) grew up believing that “once saved, always saved,” until I realized that teachings from Jesus Himself and almost every New Testament writer completely contradicts that doctrine. Although controversial to some theological schools of thought, you will see that a thorough investigation of scripture eliminates such controversy. If you are interested, you can download the message at the following link:

David Cwir - Overcoming the Fear of the Fear of The Lord

“The Fear of The Lord” is something that is rarely talked about these days, which is often rooted in people’s difficulty reconciling the love of God with the Fear of God. As a result, people tend to rationalize the Fear of The Lord away in an attempt to resolve this seeming paradox. This is partly due to the misconception that the Fear of The Lord means to be scared of God, when in reality, people who fear The Lord are scared to be AWAY from God. In fact, the Fear of The Lord is a key to greater intimacy with God which is one reason why Jesus even delighted in the fear of The Lord (Isaiah 11:1-3)! If you would like to hear more about the Fear of The Lord and why there is a lot of glory on it, you can download this week’s message at the following link:

David Cwir - Heaven is for Real

There is a misconception that thinking about Heaven too much is somehow detrimental, which is implicit in the popular, yet misguided exhortations such as, "Don't be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good." This statement may sound good to the religious mind, but it is completed contrary to clear Biblical imperatives that state just the opposite (e.g., Colossians 3:1-4). C.S. Lewis had it right when he said "It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this. Aim at Heaven and you will get earth 'thrown in': aim at earth and you will get neither.” If you want to hear more about Heaven, you can download David's message at the following link:

David Cwir - The Judgement Seat of Christ

The most important day of our entire lives will be when we meet Jesus Face to Face. What matters most about our life is what Jesus will think when we stand before Him on “That Day.” Unfortunately, many are unaware that they will have to give an account for their life here on earth. This misconception often comes from the erroneous idea that all future judgment is eliminated because of salvation, which is completely contrary to scripture. Fortunately, we don’t have to meet Jesus unprepared as there are many scriptures that tell us how to live our lives for eternity. If you would like to hear more about how to prepare for “That Day,” you can check out David's message “The Judgment Seat of Christ” at the following link:

David Cwir - Living Without Regret

There is no second chance once you have died and stand before the Lord. People will experience a deep eternal regret if they did not live in the full energy of what the grace of God made available to us—the grace to be completely abandoned to God. Fortunately, Scripture is clear as to how to live a life without regret so that we can be confident and unashamed before Jesus on That Day. If you would like to hear more about “Living Without Regret” you can download David's message at the following link:

David Cwir - Fulfilling The Call of God on Your Life

One reason for being here on earth is to build God’s Kingdom. God ordained certain works for us to do, and we will be judged before His throne for whether or not we walked in His plan for our life—not for how well we executed our own plans. In other words, you will not be judged according to what you did, but rather according to what you were called to do! The question is: will we fulfill what was planned for us? Will we walk in what God has ordained for us to fulfill? Or will we mess it up or miss our assignment altogether? If you would like to hear more about keys to “Fulfilling the Call of God on Your Life” you can download David's message at the following link:

David Cwir - Keys to Finding and Fulfilling Your Destiny

Everyone has a God-given destiny and each of us were created for a specific purpose. The question is: Are you fulfilling your destiny? In this week’s message, David talks about the keys to finding and fulfilling your God-given destiny as well as some of the major areas of entanglement that hinder people from fulfilling the calling upon their lives. If you would like to hear more on how to discover and walk-out your calling, you can download David's message at the following link:

David Cwir - Living Out Your Assigned Destiny

There is no better place than to be in God’s will, doing what He has created you to do. True contentment will only come when you are walking in your God-given destiny. Otherwise, you will live your life “grasping for the wind” and never find true fulfillment. Not only does finding and walking in our purpose result in true satisfaction, it will also protect us from envy and selfish ambition. If you would like to hear more about finding true contentment in God’s call for your life, you can listen to David's message “Living Out Your Assigned Destiny” at the following link:

David Cwir - Impacting Lives for Eternity through Multiplication

"We often equate faithfulness with being steadfast, consistent, dependable, reliable, loyal, true, trustworthy, devoted, and truthful. But if we look at Jesus's teaching, He equates faithfulness with something else—multiplication. Whatever God gives to us, He expects us to multiply and present back to Him." This quote by John Bevere is true (see Matthew 25:19-23); In regard to our personal life, we can spread the Kingdom as much or as little as we would like—the choice is ours. If you would like to learn more about how you can advance the Kingdom of God by multiplying what Jesus has entrusted you with, you can download David's message at the following link:

David Cwir - Living Life According to The Spirit

Christian ethics is not a behavioural requirement that says “now that you have positional righteousness with God, and you have come to new life in the Spirit, here are the Christian rules...[fill in the blank].” Scripture is clear that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. However, it is also clear that we are to seek and pursue righteousness as New Covenant believers (e.g., Matthew 6:33; 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:22). The question becomes: if we are no longer under law, how do we seek righteousness and develop Christ-like character without getting into works of the law? The answer: by walking in the Spirit (Galatians 5:18). If you would like hear more about life in the Spirit, you can download David's message at the following link:

David Cwir - Storing Up Treasures in Heaven

Eternal rewards are a very important part of our eternal destiny. In fact, Jesus talked more about eternal rewards more than any other person in the entire Bible. Why? Because “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). In other words, He knew that if we put the rewards before us as a goal for our life, that we would live for the eternal rather than for the temporal. Because of their importance, it should be one the passions of our life to take eternal rewards seriously and to know that if Jesus offered them, they are not irrelevant, idle, or meaningless: They are real and they mean a lot. If you would like to learn more about eternal rewards, why they are important, and how to invest in eternity, you can download this audio message at the following link: