sermon aug 10 2026

Luke 12:32-40

Luke 12:32–40 ESV

“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. “Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

Upside down Kingdom Principle —> Assurance doesn’t mean complacent

Call to Listen: Jesus assures the “little flock” of the Father’s care and calls them to vigilance.

Sermon Outline:

Promise vs. preparation—assuming provision doesn’t excuse complacency

The image of servants waiting for their master—discipline, faithfulness, readiness

Living in expectation of the unexpected.

Application: Encourage faithful waiting, generosity, and active service in light of Christ’s return

—> Our faith provides us with assurance not comfort.

—> we know that God is with us now and forever but that doesn’t mean we don’t have to work.

—> we must stay ready both for the return of Jesus and against the forces of Evil, those that would try to rob us of what we have.

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