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Key Verse: Mark 13:35-37

35 Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows,[c] or in the morning— 36 lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.

Main Points

• We don’t know when Jesus will come back so we must be ready at all times. Our lives should be focused on staying faithful to Jesus until that day and helping others prepare for that day. Jesus promises eternal life for those who stay ready and faithful even in the midst of hard times. 

Roots

Matthew 24-25

Matthew 24:36-46

Matthew 24:13

Mark 13:35-37

Revelation 3:2

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Many Christians today struggle with living balanced Christian lives. How do we live out our daily lives while still anticipating Christ’s return? This challenge isn’t new to our generation. In fact, the apostle Paul addressed similar struggles with those in the early church in 1st and 2nd Thessalonians.

Finding balance between living for today and anticipating Christ’s return isn’t always easy. However, by following Paul’s practical guidance, we can live meaningful and balanced Christian lives that honor God while staying ready for Christ’s return.

Remember that God has eternal plans for you. He hasn’t forgotten or left you behind. Continue in your daily work, love others actively, and maintain your spiritual disciplines. This balanced approach honors God and prepares us for Christ’s return.

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Have you ever wondered about the Holy Spirit? Maybe you've heard people talk about this mysterious part of God, but you're not quite sure what – or who – the Holy Spirit really is. Today, we're going to explore the Holy Spirit together in a way that I hope we can apply in our lives.

Roots

Genesis 1:1-2
Genesis 2:7
Exodus 31:1-11
Judges 14:6
1 Samuel 16:13
Ezekiel 37:9
Ezekiel 47:1-12
Matthew 3:16-17
Matthew 28:18-20
Luke 3:21-22
Luke 4:1-14
John 1:1-19
John 3:1-16
John 4:14
John 7:37-39
John 14:26-31
John 15:1-17
John 16:13
John 20:21-22
John 1:1-3
John 1:29-34
Acts 1:4-8
Acts 2:1-41
Acts 4:31
Acts 10:38
Romans 8:1-17
Romans 8:26-27
Romans 12:6-8
Romans 15:13-19
1 Corinthians 2:6-16
1 Corinthians 3:16,19
1 Corinthians 12:1-27
1 Corinthians 14:1-40
2 Corinthians 3:14-18
Galatians 5:16-26
Ephesians 1:13-14
Ephesians 2:18
Ephesians 4:4-6
Ephesians 5:18-21
Ephesians 6:18
Colossians 1:15-19
2 Timothy 1:14
Titus 3:4-7
2 Peter 1:20-21
1 John 4:7-16
Revelation 4:5
Revelation 22:1-5

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Matthew 7:7-8

7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Main Thought

You will find what you seek. Choose what you seek very carefully. 

Choose Between a Prostitute and a Beautiful Bride

Roots

Matthew 7:7-8

Philipians 4:8

Revelation 17:1-6

Revelation 17:14

Revelation 19:1-9

Isaiah 62:5

Revelation 21:9-27

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Key Point
Followers of the Lamb must act as faithful witnesses, confronting evil by boldly sharing their testimony about Jesus. They might have to give up their lives for this cause. Yet, the greatest reward awaits us when He returns, and we'll sing about victory in Jesus.

Focus Verse
Revelation 12:7-10
7 Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the salvation and the power
    and the kingdom of our God,
    and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,
    who accuses them before our God day and night,
    has been hurled down. 11 They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.

Roots

• Joshua 1:9
• Daniel 11:33
• John 15:18-21
• Hebrews 12:1-2
• 1 Peter 2:20-21
• 1 Peter 4:12-16
• Revelation 1:5
• Revelation 2:13
• Revelation 2:10-11
• Revelation 2:26-29
• Revelation 3:11-13
• Revelation 6:9-11
• Revelation 7:9-17
• Revelation 11:7-12
• Revelation 11:17-18
• Revelation 12:10-11
• Revelation 14:1-5
• Revelation 15:2-4
• Revelation 20:4-6

Other Sources

Crossway ESV Study Bible: Introduction to Revelation / Key Themes

Open Doors
https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/countries/

The UK Parliament House of Commons Library https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2024-0017/

Christianity Today The 50 Countries Where It’s Hardest to Follow Jesus in 2024
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2024/01/christian-persecution-2024-countries-open-doors-watch-list/

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More than anything else the Lamb wants people to love God and love each other. Some refuse to do so by:

• Rejecting God or having a hard heart towards him
• Committing idolatry by putting things in the place of God
• Persecuting followers of the Lamb
• Powerful people oppressing weaker people  
• Those who are blessed who don't help the poor
• Religious leaders who help themselves but lead people astray  
• Putting barriers between God and people

Because of these things, the Lamb opened the 7th seal of the scroll to initiate events that bring about God’s judgement on those who refuse to love God and love people.

Roots

Revelation 5:1-5

Revelation 6:9-11

Exodus 7:20-25

Exodus 9:22-25

Exodus 10:14-15

Exodus 10:21-23

Jeremiah 9:15

Jeremiah 23:15

Amos 5:6-7

Habakkuk 2:20

Joshua 5-6

Revelation 6:9-11

Ezekiel 33:1-6

Joel 2:1

Matthew 11:20

Matthew 18:2-7

Luke 17:1

Matthew 23:13-39

Matthew 26:24 

Mark 14:21

Luke 6:20-26

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In Chapter 6 the people of the earth all asked a question about who can stand when the wrath of the God and the Lamb comes. The answer is in chapter 7 when we are told that those who follow the Lamb will be able to stand in his presence and receive his spiritual protection. Join me and my friend Amos Jones as we discuss this topic. 

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Topic
The Lamb Opens the Seals of the Scrolls and begins to dispense God’s justice. Those who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb can stand in his presence. 

Roots

Leviticus 26:18-28

Proverbs 20:8

Ezekiel 14:12-23 

Matthew 6:10

John 14: 3

1 John 3:8

John 1:29

Matthew 24:29-30

 Zechariah 6:1-8 

Revelation 1:17-18

Romans 12:19

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Key Point

The ironic message of Revelation is that a slain Lamb defeats a dragon. He conquers sin and brings eternal life to a fallen world. He alone is worthy to take the scroll of God’s will and carry out its directives because he was slain and with his blood purchased for God people from every tribe and language and people and nation. 

Roots

Revelation 5

Ezekiel 2-3

Daniel 12

Revelation 10:8-10

Genesis 49:9-10

Isaiah 53

Psalm 22

Proverbs 20:22

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John the Baptist Announces the Lamb of God Has Arrived

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”

35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” (John 1:29-36)

Roots

John 3:16

1 John 1:5

Romans 6:23

Genesis 4:4

Genesis 22:1-11

1 Chronicles 21:18-27

2 Chronicles 3:1

Exodus 12:1-13

Exodus 26:33

Leviticus 16

Hebrews 9-10

Isaiah 53

John 1:29-36

Romans 5:6-8

1 Peter 1:2

Matthew 27:51

1 John 4:14

2 Corinthians 5:19

1 John 5:11-12

Matthew 28:19-20

Acts 2:38

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