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• Normally we don't think much about the afterlife, but since the terrorist attacks, that's no longer true.
  -Illustration: In this illustration, Miller tells of a time he asked his congregation what they thought about heaven, and when the majority replied that they didn't think of it, he tried desperately to convince them that life is uncertain.

• Many of the ideas people have about heaven are absurd.

• You'll have a new experience of God.
  -Illustration: Miller tells the story of an actress named Vanity, who was beaten by her father as a girl, but later in life found God to be loving, at which point she filled her thoughts with him, rather than with painful memories of her childhood.
• You'll experience a new community.
• You'll experience a new you.

• Do you know if you're going to heaven?
• Do you hope in heaven?
  - Illustration: Miller recalls the time he and his wife purchased their first new car — everything was shiny and new—but several years later, it was in bad shape and didn't provide the excitement that it had on the first few days; however, heaven lasts forever.

• To focus more on eternal life, ask God: "Increase my desire for heaven."