Pastor Alistair Begg describes what happened after the thief on the cross who repented of his sins and asked Jesus to take him with Him to heaven actually appeared at the Gate of Heaven. Begg is a bit tongue-in-cheek but he uses the illustration to make a fundamentally important point.

Enjoy!

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WANT TO TALK MORE ABOUT EASTER AND WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU? 

I was 41 years old before I recognized my need to confess my sins to Jesus and ask Him to be my Lord and Savior for eternity. He did and I wouldn’t trade one second of my life since He did for any slice of time beforehand.

If you have questions, if you have doubts, and you have a few minutes for an honest, from-the-heart, completely and totally off-the-record, non-judgmental conversation about you and Jesus, email me at mark.tapscott@hillfaith.org. We can meet anywhere on the Hill or closely by the Hill at your convenience.