Plan for: Thanksgiving | Advent | Christmas
This sermon encourages Christians to remain faithful and prepared for the return of Christ, trusting in His role as a good shepherd and His promise of coming back, even though the exact time is unknown.
How many of you here today like to be prepared and ready for things? You’re the type of person that’s packed and ready for a trip a full week before you’re supposed to leave. You’ve got your meals all planned out and your groceries ordered up. Your linen closet is stocked and ready to receive the next national toilet paper shortage. You think ahead and you’re ready for whatever situation may arise.
The rest of you here today aren’t really ready for much, in fact, you probably just barely got here today. You pack the night before a trip, you’re completely dependent upon Google Maps, and you’re living from one toilet paper roll to the next… It’s a dangerous way to live.
The reality is that there are all kinds of people in the world who live at different places all along the preparedness spectrum. No matter where you find yourself today, Jesus has called us all to live a faithful and ready life IN HIM as we eagerly await His return. And the good news is that we won’t need toilet paper and grocery plans where we’re headed, so you can leave those behind and focus your energy on the coming kingdom.
No matter where you find yourself today, Jesus has called us all to live a faithful and ready life IN HIM as we eagerly await His return.
Our main passage for the day is Luke 12:32-40 and this passage is nestled in a larger section of Luke where Jesus has, “resolutely set out for Jerusalem ... View this full sermon with PRO Premium