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We must be Prepared
We should be excited and expectant like we are little kids waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve
What are we Waiting For?
What are we preparing for?
Jesus to return?
What does that fully mean?
What does the Kingdom of God really mean?
Tonight I want to talk about the big picture, the big story that each one of us is a part of.
Tonight we are going to talk about God’s story to us so that we can better understand not just why we are to be prepared, not just how to be prepared but also the full reason why we should be genuinely excited!
Lets Pray
God’s Story
In Luke we are talking about Jesus’ death resurrection and his eventual return which we are waiting for, but I think to really understand all of this we have to start from the beginning.
Where do we go if we want to start at the beginning?
Genesis, lets turn to Genesis
Creation
God created and it was good, good, very good
Naked and no shame
Fall
eyes opened, knew they were naked shame
They heard the sound of the Lord walking in the Garden
and they hid (shame, broken with self)
She did it!
(Broken with each other)
Creation did it!
(Broken with creation)
Cursed is the ground, you must work, pain to eat.
So we have the consequences of Adam and Eve choosing something outside of God.
In the action to accept the fruit they said no to God and God’s rule over their life.
That choice had lasting consequences we experience today.
Pain entered the world and Adam and Eve were disconnected from a perfect relationship with God, each other, themselves and with creation.
But that isn’t the end of the story
Promise
God’s People
deut 26
Plan
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Jesus
Disciples/Church
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Jesus’ return
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What We Wait For
Rev 21
Jesus enters on white horse
We should be up waiting like a kid waiting fo
Child like faith
shift from don’t be worried about worldly things in ch 11 to being spiritually prepared for Christ’s return
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Kingdom
First coming
Purpose(49-53)...
Second Coming
We are not to be lazy, self-indulgent about our time but rather profitable and ready to serve the Son when he appears.
Do you know Christians who don’t seem to be prepared for Christ’s return?
I was that person unprepared.
Sometimes I still feel that way.
People are punished not for doing wrong but for not doing right
It is important that servants be active in doing his will
It is up to each of us to seek God’s will.
We know what it should look like but we must seek for what that looks like in our world, in our circles!
IN our lives!
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Entry is not based on outward appearances nor all who claim to know the Lord
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