The Possession of Eternal Life

This is the Introduction to the Sermon. You will receive the full manuscript sermon in Word format when you purchase. Title: “The Possession of Eternal Life” Series: A Life that Lasts Forever Introduction: Paul David Tripp writes: [1]“Most of us have no pilgrim experience, so perhaps the closest thing in our experience to the journey of a pilgrim is rustic camping. I am persuaded that the whole purpose of camping is to make a person long for home! On that first day in the woods, putting up the tent is exciting, but three days later your tent has unpleasant odors you can't explain. You love the taste of food cooked over an open flame (that's ash!), but three days later you are tired of foraging for wood and irritated by how fast it burns. You were excited at the prospect of catching your dinner from the stream running past your campsite, which is reported to be teeming with trout, but all you have snagged are the roots on the bottom. You're now four days in and your back hurts, there s