1. The Hope of Renewal
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What if the ache you feel in moments of beauty and loss is actually pointing to something real? In this opening session, John Eldredge introduces the breathtaking hope of the coming restoration—the promise woven into the fabric of life and echoed in Scripture. From moments of profound beauty to seasons of sorrow and longing, our hearts recognize the whisper of something more. This session invites you to reframe your understanding of eternity, not as an eternal church service in the clouds, but as the renewal of all things—your life, your story, the earth itself.Jesus called it the "palingensia"—Genesis again. Not destruction, but restoration. Not escape, but the return of Eden. This is the hope that anchors the soul (Hebrews 6:19). If we dare to believe this is what’s coming, then beauty, joy, and desire are no longer cruel teases—they’re promises. And nothing is lost.Learn more in the Wild at Heart Daily Reading “The Renewal of All Things” and explore related readings like “Nothing Is Lost” and “Redemption, Not Destruction.”This is where hope begins.Related resources:• 📘 All Things New book• 📖 All Things New Study Guide
2. Creation Made New
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What if your most treasured memories, most beautiful places, and even lost loved ones weren’t gone forever—but waiting to be restored? In this session of All Things New, John Eldredge shares the deeply moving promise of the renewal of the earth itself. This isn’t escapist theology—it’s the gospel hope Jesus offers in Matthew 19: the palingenesia, the recreation of the world. Through poignant personal stories and biblical teaching, John invites us to relocate our ultimate hopes in the coming restoration of all things. When you understand that heaven comes to earth and nothing is truly lost, your longings begin to make sense, and hope becomes an unshakable anchor for your soul. This message reframes our understanding of grief, memory, and the goodness we’ve said goodbye to—and reveals that it all has a future in God’s story. Everything we love is being held for us and will one day be given back, renewed and made whole.→ To go deeper, read All Things New (book) and use the All Things New Study Guide.→ Read more on this promise in “Nothing is Lost”, “Including the Animal Kingdom”, and “Redemption, Not Destruction”.
3. Your Story Told Rightly
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What will it be like to be fully restored? In this session of "All Things New", John Eldredge explores the breathtaking promise of our personal renewal—body, soul, and story—at the coming of God’s kingdom. With Scripture’s assurance that creation itself is waiting for the revealing of the children of God (Romans 8), we discover that our restoration is central to the great renewal of all things. Every wound healed. Every loss redeemed. Every story told rightly.From physical healing to the internal freedom we long for, John paints a vivid picture of what it will mean to be you, fully alive. With powerful imagery and deeply personal reflections, this session invites us to hope again—for vindication, for reward, and for the life we were always meant to live. Imagine seeing your loved ones whole. Imagine being unburdened of fear, shame, and sorrow. This is the anchor hope meant to carry us through life’s hardest battles.The restoration of all things includes your story. Nothing is lost. Every secret act of love, every faithful choice, will one day be celebrated. And when you see Jesus crowned as King—vindicated after centuries of being misunderstood—you too will be vindicated. Your story matters. And it will be told rightly.Related resources: • Book: All Things New by John Eldredge • Study guide: All Things New Study Guide • Daily Reading: “Nothing is Lost” • Daily Reading: “Our First Love” • Daily Reading: “Including the Animal Kingdom”
4. What We'll Do in the New Earth
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What will we actually do for eternity? This session shatters the common myth of heaven as an endless, static worship service and opens our imagination to the biblical promise of reigning, creating, and living fully on a restored earth. John Eldredge explores chapters 7 and 8 of All Things New, revealing that eternity is not a cloudy afterlife but a tangible continuation of God’s story—with us fully restored, evil vanquished, and the Kingdom made real on earth.Drawing from Revelation 19–22 and Isaiah 65, this session gives fresh meaning to eternal life. God’s promise isn’t the obliteration of this world but its renewal—where evil is judged, justice is done, and we take our place as sons and daughters, co-ruling with Christ. You’ll discover that your gifts, passions, and longings were never random. In the coming Kingdom, you’ll create, build, lead, and celebrate—doing everything you were made to do, in a world made new.From crafting music to planting vineyards, from preparing feasts to ruling cities, the new earth is bursting with purpose. The story doesn’t end—it continues, gloriously.Related resources: • Book: All Things New by John Eldredge • Study guide: All Things New Study Guide • Daily Reading: “Redemption, Not Destruction” • Daily Reading: “Choose the Kingdom” • Daily Reading: “Including the Animal Kingdom”
5. The Power of Our Hope
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In the final session of "All Things New", John Eldredge brings us into the heart of our deepest longing: the return of Jesus and the coming restoration of all things. Based on chapters 9 and 10 of the book, this session invites us to set our hopes fully on the breathtaking promise of the Kingdom—where nothing is lost, justice is done, and love endures forever.This isn’t wishful thinking. It’s the anchor of the soul (Hebrews 6:19), and it changes everything. When we know our hearts, our relationships, and our lives will be fully restored, we can live with courage, joy, and endurance—even in the face of loss. John encourages us to let go of the cynicism and dullness that cloud our vision and instead ask Jesus to awaken our imagination with pictures of the life to come. Heaven isn’t the end of the story. The return of Christ ushers in the beginning of the most beautiful chapter yet.What are the first three things you’ll do when you enter the Kingdom? You were made to hope—and your hope is safe.Related resources: • Book: All Things New by John Eldredge • Study guide: All Things New Study Guide • Daily Reading: “The Restoration of Everything” • Daily Reading: “An Anchor for the Soul” • Daily Reading: “Nothing Is Lost” • Daily Reading: “Confident Expectations”
Group Discussion Questions
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Group discussion questions for the All Things New Video Series