What Time Is It?
October 25, 2009 Morning Service
Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK
Rick Boyne
Message Point: We don’t know the day or hour that Jesus will return, so we better be ready.
Focus Passage: Matthew 24:36-44
Supplemental Passage: 2 Peter 3:9 NASB The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
Introduction:
I. Days of Noah
a. Living it up big
b. Making money, not concerned with God
II. No time to change
a. If you are a Christian, and not living for God, there will be no time to make it right. Your salvation is secure, but will you be ashamed when He comes? You won’t be able to ask Him to wait…
b. “Wait, Lord, I want to win a soul for you! My brother, my father, my spouse, my kids, my friend, neighbor, my co-worker!
c. “Wait, Lord, I want to obey you and be a tither
d. got bitterness in my heart toward someone
e. looking at porn right now, let me turn it off
f. stamp foot) let me put this out!
Invitation: Are you ready? Is your life in order? How about your family and loved ones? Will Jesus find you faithfully serving Him, or flirting with the world?