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READY FOR THE GREAT RETURN
1. PREPARATION
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THERE IS A POINT WHEN
IT IS TOO LATE
Phrase 1 “our lamps
are going out” v. 8
Phrase 2 the door
was locked v. 10
Phrase 3 `I don't
know you!' v. 12
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THERE IS NO REASON TO DELAY
God is ready to help you right
now. Today is the day of salvation. – 2 Cor.
6:2
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THERE IS A DECISION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE
“Believe in the light while there
is still time; then you will become children of the light." – John
12:36
– Romans 10:9-10
– Romans 6:4
2. PATIENCE
[ JESUS’ RETURN IS SURE
"Men of Galilee, why are you
standing here staring at the sky? Jesus has been taken away from you
into heaven. And someday, just as you saw him go, he will return!"
– Acts 1:11
[ JESUS’ TIMING IS
UNKNOWN
"So stay awake and be prepared,
because you do not know the day or hour of my return.” –
Matt. 25:13
The day of the Lord will come
as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a
terrible noise, and everything in them will disappear in fire, and the
earth and everything on it will be exposed to judgment. – 2 Peter
3:10
[ JESUS’ PROMISE IS
TRUE
“And be sure of this: I am
with you always, even to the end of the age."
– Matt. 28:20
3. PERSEVERANCE
[ AS WE WAIT WE WORSHIP
Since we are receiving a Kingdom
that cannot be destroyed, let us be thankful and please God by
worshiping him with holy fear and awe. – Heb. 12:28
[ AS WE WAIT WE WORK
[ AS WE WAIT WE WITNESS
“When the Holy Spirit has come
upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me
everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth." – Acts 1:8
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