HOW READY ARE YOU FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD?

 SUNDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 2022.

Topic: HOW READY ARE YOU FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD?

MEMORIZE: " Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not." (LUKE 12:40).

SCRIPTURE READING: LUKE 12:32-48.

“Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.  And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”

EXPOSITION:

HOW READY ARE YOU FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD?

1. THE QUALIFIED

a. Must have a sonship relationship with God or new birth experience v32.

b. Must be heavenly minded putting priority to heavenly investment and reward vv33, 34. Not earthly minded.

c. Must be burning and shining for the Lord v35.

d. Must be in constant expectation and waiting for the Lord's coming v36.

Pray on each of the points above so that you will be truly ready👆

2. THE IMMINENCE

a. Believers waiting for the Lord and neither for the Great Tribulation nor the Antichrist vv36,37,43,46. 

b. Nobody knows the time vv 36, 39, 40, 46.

c. It will happen when people least expect v 40. If the Great Tribulation and the coming of Antichrist will precede the Rapture, then, believers will only need to relax and watch for the Antichrist. This is a devilish doctrine.

Pray that you will not be deceived into carelessness through false doctrine🙏

Ask for grace to be in constant watchfulness and readiness🙏

3. THE SURPRISES

a. Some of God's children and servants will descend into carelessness and worldliness at His coming v. 45.

b. These careless children of God will be sentenced to hell where unbelievers and sinners will be v46. No eternal security. 

c. Careless or backslidden Christians at the coming of Christ will be condemned to a hotter part of hell compared to those who never repented vv 47, 48.

PRAYER POINT: Lord, help me and don't permit me to backslide at any time in your mercy🙏

Pray that God will awaken the Church members to the imminence of His coming and ever readiness for His coming🙏.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – Ezekiel 40-41.

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