The Last Days

Part 3: Pastor Michael Dascoli

11-15-2020

Please follow along in your Bibles in Matthew 24-25.

How to prepare for Jesus’ return

The Sermon of Noah: Matthew 24:37-42

1: A flood is coming

2: God has provided a way of escape

3: Those who trust God stepping into Jesus will be spared

How to prepare for Jesus’ return: Matthew 25

Parable 1: The 10 Virgins (V 1-13)

2-word application: Know Jesus

How to know Jesus and Jesus you

1: Have you confessed with your mouth Jesus to be the Lord of your life?

2: Do you believe Jesus is the only way of salvation?

“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” Romans 10:9-10

3: Has your life changed since accepting Christ?

“…if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away;

behold, all things have become new.” 1Corinthians 5:17 NKJV

4. Do you hear God’s voice?

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.”

John 10:27-28

5. Do you believe you are saved by grace and not personal goodness?

(see Ephesians 2:4–9)

6. Has God’s Word come alive in you? (see John 8:31–38)

7. Do you love God’s family—the Church? (see John 13:34–35)

Parable 2: The Talents (V 14-30)

2-word application: Serve Jesus

The True Story: Sheep and Goats (V 30-46)

2-word application: Love people

Let’s Pray:

-What is God’s Spirit saying to you today?

-How must you respond?