Church is not a building. It is the people of God carrying His Spirit into everyday life. The true church is formed by hearts transformed through grace, not by brick or stone. Many were taught that attending a service defines faith, yet Scripture says we are the living temple where His presence dwells. Gathering with believers can be encouraging when the message points to the finished work of Christ, and there is nothing wrong with choosing to attend a local church. What matters is the message we hear. Many teachings blend law and grace and leave people burdened instead of free. If a message says God loves us while still requiring performance to keep His approval, it draws us away from the true Gospel. Grace reveals what Jesus accomplished forever. The church is who we are every day, carrying His love, His truth, and His freedom to the world.

Episode 131 wraps up our five-part series Living in What is Already Here, a journey into the truth that Jesus has already made all things new. In this final conversation, we revisit the heart of each part and bring the message home with clarity and confidence. From the beginning of the series, we explored what it means to be in Christ and how being a new creature is not something we work toward but a reality we live from. We learned that the new heaven and the new earth are not future destinations. They are the present experience of those who carry the Spirit of God within them. Heaven is the nearness of God revealed in us. The new earth is the transformed people who share His life everywhere they go.

This episode calls believers to be aware of the moment they already live in. God is not waiting to do more. He has already finished the work. Too many believers chase what they already have, but when we understand our identity and inheritance, everything shifts. We stop striving and start living. We stop waiting for someday and step fully into the now. This is where grace is alive, where peace is real, and where the life of Christ shines through us.

Daniel 2:35 NASB1995

When Scripture speaks of a new earth, it is revealing something far deeper than a change in landscape or scenery. It is not about removal of mountains or replacing the rivers, but about the renewal of hearts and the transformation of lives. The new earth is the revelation of a people who have been made new in Christ, born of His Spirit, and brought under a new spiritual order built on grace. This is not a grace that merely forgives, but one that completely restores. It flows from the very heart of God’s kingdom where love reigns, mercy overcomes judgment, and righteousness becomes the natural fruit of a life anchored in Him.

Heaven represents the divine authority of God.

When heaven and earth align, heaven’s authority is revealed through God’s people. His kingdom is not only something we wait for but something that lives within us. Every time we choose love over bitterness, mercy over judgment, and obedience over fear, we reveal a glimpse of this new earth. It is not about geography but about spiritual reality, a community of people made alive in Christ and shaped by His grace.

The new earth is God’s dream for humanity fulfilled in His Son. It is His presence dwelling in His people and His kingdom revealed through ordinary lives surrendered to Him. In Christ, we are no longer bound by the old order of striving and law; we now live under the gentle power of grace. And as we walk in that grace, heaven touches earth through us, and the new earth, God’s renewed people, becomes visible in the world.

All Scripture taken from the NASB1995

Genesis 6:11-12

Genesis 11:1

Exodus 19:5

Isaiah 34:1

Jeremiah 22:29

Micah 1:2

Matthew 5:5

Revelation 12:16

Psalm 66:4