Today we share our first “The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly” sermon review as part of the Revealed by Fire podcast segment. We discuss an element of the April 2025 sermon entitled “Family Game Night: Winning in the End” by Pastor Mark McClelland of Willowbrook Church in Huntsville, Alabama. The sermon topic is heaven. We focus on the portion of that sermon addressing whether pets will go to heaven.

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00:00 Introduction

00:30 Opening prayer

01:03 Why we're reviewing sermons

05:51 1st clip: Pets in heaven

10:34 2nd clip: Love for pets

16:09 3rd clip: Praying for a dog's bowel movement

18:50 4th clip: Celebrating a dog's bowel movement

19:30 5th clip: Examining dog droppings

24:16 6th clip: Can't imagine going to heaven without pets

30:08 7th clip: Why the pastor preached about pets

33:15 8th clip: Tying Isaiah to pets

33:43 9th clip: Hinging on happiness

35:50 Overarching thoughts / seeking and speaking truth

38:34 The accountability of teachers and leaders

50:17 A Biblical answer to the pets-in-heaven question

55:27 Closing prayer

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