The End

Sermon 5

Matthew 24:37-39 NASB

I. Preoccupation with the world, the flesh, and sin.

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Genesis 6:11-12 NASB

2 Peter 2:5 NASB

Hebrews 11:7 NASB

1 Peter 3:19-20 NASB

"Nothing is killing the family any more today than people living improper and imbalanced lives because they believe their kids will be the next Michael Jordan, Joe Montana, Mia Hamm, or Carrie Underwood. Spiritual wisdom has been kicked out the door of Christian families' homes as they follow their kids through life. Minister, get a grip! Get perspective and give your people some perspective. I love play. I love recreation. I love sports. However, it is far down on my priority list. It will never make it above the priorities mentioned above.” - Ronnie Floyd

Luke 17:22-37 NASB

2 Peter 1:19-2:22 NASB

1. There are not only false religions, but there are so many false prophets in what the world considers Christianity.

‌2. There are those who deny the deity of Christ.

‌3. There are those who deny the inerrancy of scripture.

‌4. There are those who deny salvation by grace alone through faith alone in CHRIST ALONE.

‌5. There are those who deny commands to live holy; and rather, they teach doctrines of demons which say that you can live like the world (and should) and still be a follower of Christ.

1 John 2:15-16 NASB

1 Peter 1:16 NASB

2 Corinthians 6:14-18 NASB

II. Paying close attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons.

1 Timothy 4:1-11 NASB

2 Timothy 3:1-9 NASB

2 Timothy 1:13 NASB

1. We need to hold firm to sound teaching.

‌2. We need to avoid false teachers and teachings.

‌3. We need to passionately warn others of the judgment to come and the way of escape that is offered.

‌4. We need to encourage one another.

Hebrews 3:13, 10:23-25 NASB

The End

Sermon 4

Colossians 3:1-3 NASB

Matthew 24:3-41 NASB

Mark 13:1-31 NASB

Luke 21:5-36 NASB

Luke 21:24 NASB

I. Some things have already happened.

What does the fact that some things have already happened mean, and cause us to do?

1. It means that God (as always) keeps His word.

2. It should cause us to trust every word and obey every charge concerning who we are to be; and what we are to do.

II. Some things are currently happening.

Matthew 24:4-14 NASB

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the number of disasters over the last 50 years has increased fivefold.

In the US, Eight out of the 10 years with the highest number of natural disasters occurred in the last decade.

What does the fact that some things are still happening mean, and cause us to do?

1. It means that God isn't done and the end is still coming.

2. It should cause us to devote our lives more and more everyday to living for the Kingdom of God.

III. Some things are yet to happen.

Luke 21:24-36 NASB

What does the fact that some things are yet to happen mean, and cause us to do?

1. It means that God coming soon.

2. It should cause us to live in spiritual alertness and intensity, with biblical fidelity, so we have the strength needed when difficult days come.

The End

Sermon 3

Colossians 3:1-3 NASB

Pre-Tribulation Rapture: This view maintains the rapture occurs when Jesus comes secretly to gather the church prior a seven-year Great Tribulation that precedes the return of Christ to earth.

Mid-Tribulation Rapture: This is similar to the pre-tribulation view except that it locates the rapture after the first three-and-half years at the point when the Antichrist assumes power.

Pre-Wrath Rapture: This position argues that the rapture will occur toward the end of the tribulation before the outpouring of God's wrath with the bowl judgments (Rev. 16) prior to the return of Christ.

Post-Tribulation: This view sees the rapture as occurring simultaneous to the return of Christ at the end of the Tribulation.

Revelation 20:2-7 NASB

Premillennialism places the coming of Christ before the millennium, which they see as the personal reign of Christ on the earth.

Postmillennialism places the coming of Christ after the millennium, which it conceives as a spiritual presence of Christ working in and through His church to give a golden age, a period of unexampled prosperity in its ministry.

Amillennialism denies the reality of a thousand-year reign, either in the sense in which the premillennialist or the postmillennialist conceives it.

Zech 6:15 NASB

Matthew 24:42-46 NASB

Futurist - This view holds that, with the exception of chapters 1-3, all the visions in Revelation relate to a period immediately preceding and following the second advent of Christ at the end of the age; therefore, the seals, trumpets, and bowls refer to events still in the future. The beasts of chapters 13 and 17 are identified with the future Antichrist, who will appear at the last moment in world history and will be defeated by Christ in his second coming to judge the world and to establish his earthly millennial kingdom.

Historicist - This view centers on history and its continuity as seen in Revelation.

Preterist - According to this view, Revelation describes what was happening in the time of the author; it is a contemporary and imminent historical document dealing with the evil Roman Empire.

Idealist - Symbolical - This method of interpreting Revelation sees the book as being basically poetic, symbolic, and spiritual in nature.

1. Stay spiritually alert.

Colossians 3:1-3 NASB

Matthew 24:42 NASB

2. Stay sincerely devoted to Christ.

2 Peter 3 NASB

The End

Sermon 2

Colossians 3:1-3 NASB

Mark 2:27 NASB

Luke 14:26-35 NASB

1 Thessalonians 4:17 NASB

Rapture - Harpazo

Rapture Theories:

I. Pre-Tribulation Rapture

II. Mid-Tribulation Rapture

III. Pre-Wrath Rapture

IV. Post-Tribulation Rapture

Revelation 20:2-7 NASB

Millennial Positions:

I. Premillennialists

A. Dispensational Premillennialism

B. Historic Premillennialism

II. Postmillennialism

III. Amillennialism

Dispensational Premillennialism - Clement, Polycarp, Ignatius, Tertullian, Cyprian, Tyndale, some Anabaptists, Moravians, Mennonites, John Wesley, Ryrie, Walvoord, Graham, Criswell, Moore, Mohler, Swindoll and MacArthur.

Historic Premillennialism - George Ladd, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Millard Erickson, Craig Blomberg, Beasly Murry, Grant Osborne, Wayne Grudem, Anthony Hoekema, and Robert Gundry

Postmillennialism - David Whitby, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Wesley, Charles Hodge, A. A. Hodge, Augustus Strong, B. H. Carroll, G W. Truett.

Amillennialism - Origen, Augustine, John Wycliffe, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Zwingli, B. B. Warfield, L.Berkof, G. Beale, W. Hendriksen.

2 Timothy 4:1-5 NASB

Revelation 1:1-3 NASB

Ephesians 4:11-16 NASB

2 Timothy 4:8 NASB

Matthew 24:42-51 NASB

The End

Sermon 1

Colossians 3:1-4 ESV

Matthew 24:1-3 NASB

Luke 21:20-24 ESV

Matthew 24:42-50 NASB

1 Thessalonians 4:1-4 NASB

I. The Condition in the beginning.

Genesis 3:1-19 NASB

Romans 5:12 ESV

1 John 3:4 NASB

Romans 6:23 NASB

II. The Crisis at the end.

2 Timothy 3:1-9 ESV

37% of Christian pastors possess a biblical worldview and the majority, 62%, hold a hybrid worldview known as Syncretism.

"It's just further evidence that the culture is influencing the American church much more than Christian churches are influencing the culture." George Barna

Only 12% of Children's and Youth Pastors hold a biblical worldview. And among Teaching Pastors, the level of biblical worldview is a mere 13%.

"A person's worldview primarily develops before the age of 13, then goes through a period of refinement during their teens and twenties. Therefore, from a worldview development perspective, a church's most important ministers are the Children's Pastor and the Youth Pastor." - Barna

Syncretism: The blending of ideas and applications from a variety of holistic worldviews into a unique but inconsistent combination that represents their personal preferences.

Lowest of all is a category that might have been expected to top the list: beliefs and behaviors related to the Bible, truth, and morality. Only 39% of all pastors have a biblical worldview in this area.

Ephesians 2:2 NASB

2 Corinthians 4:4 NASB

1 Peter 5:8 NASB

Anchored to Truth

1 Corinthians 10:1

1 Corinthians 10:6

1 Corinthians 10:11

2 Kings 18:6

1. He will be the stability of your times.

Isaiah 33:6

2. Be faithful where you are.

2 Chronicles 32:1-8

a. Be Faithful at home.

Deuteronomy 6:5-9

1 Samuel 1:9-11

1 Samuel 1:19-28

1 Samuel 2:11

b. Be faithful at church.

Malachi 3:10

2 Corinthians 9:6-7

1 Corinthians 15:58

c. Be faithful in the community.

John 1:10-11

Luke 4:14-32

John 1:6-8

d. Be faithful to share the Gospel

2 Chronicles 32:9-15

Isaiah 45:22

Acts 1:8

e. Be faithful to prayer.

2 Kings 19:14-19

Anchored to Truth

1 Corinthians 10:1-11

2 Kings 18:1-6

1. He will be the stability of your times.

2 Kings 18:7-8

Isaiah 33:1-6

Psalm 62:2 & 6

Matthew 7:24-25

Colossians 2:1-11

Ephesians 2:19-22

The Church, Part 89

Luke 9:22-26 NASB

Luke 9:57-62 NASB

Luke 14:25-35 NASB

Acts 28:30-31 NASB

I. To be who you are supposed to be in Christ, requires sacrifice and sincerity even in prolonged trials.

Romans 12:1-2 NASB

Luke 10:25-37 NASB

Philippians 2:1-11 NASB

2 Timothy 1:5 NASB

II. When you live sacrificially and sincerely, God gives you special blessings in His Kingdom.

Mark 10:17-31 NASB

Acts 1:1-14 NASB

Acts 1:4 NASB

Acts 1:12 NASB

Acts 1:8 NASB

Acts 28:30-31 NASB

Philippians 3:7-14 NASB

The Church, Part 88

Acts 28:23-27 NASB

Isaiah 6:9-10 NASB

Romans 1:18-32 NASB

I. There are many who will hear and not truly receive/surrender to the Gospel.

Matthew 7:13-14 NASB

2 Peter 2:1-11 NASB

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 NASB

Acts 28:28-30 NASB

Romans 10:14-11:16 NASB

II. There will be a day when the door of salvation will be closed.

Matthew 24:37-39 NASB

Isaiah 6:11-12 NASB

Matthew 24:42-51 NASB

The Church, Part 87

Acts 28:23-25 NASB

I. Divine appointments must be capitalized on.

Acts 9:1-9 NASB

John 12:27 NASB

John 18:37 NASB

II. Dedicate yourself to passionately and fully sharing Jesus.

1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000

1 in 302,575,350

1 in 10 to the 157th power

Colossians 3:17, 23 NASB

1 Corinthians 10:31 NASB

Mark 16:15 NASB

Matthew 28:19-20 NASB

Colossians 3:1-4 NASB

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NASB

2 Corinthians 5:20 NASB

Psalm 126:6 NASB

John 15:8 NASB

Philippians 1:12-20 NASB

Philippians 2:14-16 NASB

Philippians 3:7-10 NASB