20th October 2019, AM

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and he wins million several times. He wins millions and millions of dollars. I guess meet at Branson at the luckiest man on Earth and he becomes a man of great influence. Z-Best Norwich impacts the way he lives in the present his knowledge of the future impact the way he lives in the present. I don't suppose that would be very true. If I need is going to be a terrible flood in a certain part of the country in 5 years time. I probably wouldn't buy a house that If I knew you was going to happen with brexit, I'm sure they're very popular at 9. Maybe start stocking up. Why wouldn't start stocking up on supplies?

Or if I needed someone I love was going to die tomorrow. It would certainly change my plans for today.

Knowing the future impacts the way we live in the present. How to church we are working our way through a book in the Bible called leak which is a account of the life of Jesus.

I'm In this passage today that we're about to read Jesus tells us about the future. It is a tricky passage on this and I've been struggling with it all week. But the big message is very clear. Knowing the future impacts the way we live in the present. Angie's tells us in this passage what the feature is. Alex is going to come up and read the passage which is Luke chapter 17 verses 22 37. Some page 1051 of the blue Bibles that you around the unusual. This is the big number 17 in the Bible and the little number 20. Luke chapter 17 verses 20 to 21 * 20. What's a 57 police? One song being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come Jesus replied the coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed nor will people say he is or there is because the kingdom of God is in your midst. Then he said to his disciples the time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the son of man, but you will not see it people will tell you very is or hideous. Do not go running off after them for the son of man and his day will be like the lightning was flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. But first you must suffer many things be rejected by this generation. Just as it was in the days of Noah. So will it be in the days of the son of man people were eating drinking Marion and being given a marriage off to the day Noah entered the Ark and the flood came and destroyed them all. It was the same in the days of lot before eating and drinking buying and selling planting and building but the day lot left Sodom fire and sulfur rain down from heaven. I'm destroyed them all. It'll be just like this on the day. The son of mine is reviews on that day new one who is on on the heist talk with possessions inside. She couldn't get them likewise who won in the field should go back for anyting remember Lot's wife. Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it and whoever loses her life will preserve it. I tell you on that night two people will be in one bed one will be taken and the other left two women will be grinding corn together one will be taken and the other left. We are Lord. They asked he replied where there is a dead body there on the vultures will gather.

Thank you, Alex. I think of you and praying for us as we read this together. So the big question that is beyond us for the Jewish need is here by the starting best 20. Just needed the Pharisees means the same thing look they were looking at right now. When will the kingdom of God come when will the kingdom of God, stupid question? So what do they mean by the kingdom of God was the phrase that keeps popping up in every time he's right here at this kind of stuff. If its uses to describe the pace by God's rule is gladly accepted and the Jewish people have established his kingdom with milk. She might I see David Freese I drive in a process. They thought that it was going to come about with a display of signs nanosphere. Jesus is literally just heal 10 men of a chronic leprosy, but I kind of sun isn't specific specific.

Angie has had repeat detained in him. The kingdom of God is near. This question isn't some gentle inquiry they're asking is more like a saying then where are the songs that were expecting? I just told them. You weren't up service in the way. You were expecting the songs you're looking for are wrong. You're looking right at it. But you can't see it. I am my father has all the kingdom of God in your midst. Teen substance God's kingdom has arrived in Jesus. Unfair chasing a time and time again to ignore him. It's like a tree looking right through him like right through all the signs. He's done right through all the people. He's transformed. I know you won't ignore him.

Are fixated on the idea that they haven't how things should be open to God's plan for his kingdom. So Jesus and his disciples aside and explained the kingdom of God is in some way here and in some way it's still to come. Parchman is now I'm positive it is not yet. And Jesus has brought the kingdom of God to ask but there's more of it to come. So she just teaches them about this one day when it will fully come the day that he will return to us. Jesus himself often is the son of man and he cool with this. Was your message the days of the son of man the fool coming of God's Kingdom. And Jesus says when it comes it will be as obvious as a lightning flashing across the sky. Everyone will know about it.

Decent us everything we could know about this day, but he does tell us enough that we live right now and lots of it. Knowing the future should impact the way we live in the present.

What did he tell us about the speech today so that we can change the way that we live now, it will be disruptive. Cheapest workouts to episodes in the Old Testament accounts of God's judgments against the rebellious people going against his ways and count Scott bring severe judgments against the people who are involved. But never and his family and lots and his family are saved by God's gracious hands, so it ain't face judgment. bus 26 says this just as it was just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the son of mine. Did you see how they're what people will be doing when that day comes they'll be eating drinking marrying. Future fakers then our wedding day will be walking down the aisle as a husband looks Loving You anticipating that lives together ahead of him. A couple really making that vows to spend their lives together. But Jesus says he will come and disrupt this will interrupt over. Others will be doing deals doing business summer. We preparing big ideas for the growth of a company of this pain to build extensions that property.

But hasn't arrived.

Jesus disrupts things before all this arrives. Day comes it will be a disruption to the normal goings-on of life. One day. He will turn and whatever are we are in the middle of whatever I'm in the middle of it will simply stop.

He weren't in sure my plans are completed.

I-70 fine this changes my perspective on my plans the business even building before two years times. Jose's I'll get things. but one day Jesus will come again on all of that will be insignificant.

First day it will be disruptive. Secondly, it will be destructive. See the utter destruction depicted by this account by this Jesus the flood the foreign sofa. These are days at depicting what it will be like on the day of the son of man.

I wonder how these pictures fit in with your idea of Jesus return.

These are two examples that Jesus himself uses and he picks the pic. Day. And he says he'll be just like this on the day of the son of man. These events never and no I'm not random events of Vengeance or Revenge. They are fair acts of judgment on in both cases Judgment of a good God. Against the people who have gone against his good ways. It will be disruptive. It will be destructive and it will be divisive. They'll be two sharing a bed together. Nothing closer to safety with face judgment. Thought you're busy day harvesting to lifelong neighbors got a cold milk. They bring that seed in a jar and chat side-by-side grinding the corn together. Hey you in the morning tired of two colleagues. I'll just finishing up at work in about skins that cause and Families. Adidas returns I'm one will be taken away to go to the safety. The other will face adjustment.

They might be possible to negotiate a plus one. The separation is not based on family background on occupation on skin color on count to crack some people, you know, it's division that will come. Is the Byzantine dicey long for Jesus to come and I do not.

Thank you. We saved by Jesus. I know she will face his judgment that we all deserve.

Now this is one of the most painful trees that your teachers, but he never photos from it. He tells us to warn us.

Never understand me remotes for believing his history away from the husband's you love them because there would have been nothing left for them in the days following judgment. I mean it from elsewhere in the Bible that God delays this coming he's patient in bringing this jumping so that we have time to tell people But God is Not subject to my timing. He will bring this division.

Jesus rides as seen through see planets tonight. I'm down intentionally blank. Because we are in a life-and-death situation the day that he returns will be disruptive destructive and divisive. Old will know about it that point you'll be too late to enter his kingdom.

So, how do I respond to these hard hard-hitting truths what we saw the future impacts the way we live in the presence will do a school holiday coming up when you leave coming up. I will change the way I live to get today maybe on energize to push through these last few days. He likes to stay down as I see these kind of things coming. No, not feature impact the way I got my luck today and knowing the future of what Jesus said just said should impact the way that we live today.

Pumps your someone here who identifies as being part of the kingdom of God. You recognize Jesus as God and you record yourself a Christian. Jesus today is saying to us.

if I value anything the iron so much that I would rather stay with it then leave it behind but used to destroy as I go with him for eternity, then I'm over invested in the Here and Now If I call you anything that I own so much. I'd rather stay with it then leave it behind but you just to destroy I'd like everything fraternity. Then I'm over invested in the Here and Now.

Don't be so invested in this world that you are distracted from the kingdom living on working for the kingdom involves a radical reshaping of our priorities. It's not wrong to enjoy the things that God has given us, but it's so tempting to live, but now I know that isn't it. Don't leave one fit in the kingdom of God and one in the world. Jesus says hold these things likely be willing to let go. Let's read bus 31. I'm not dating. No one who is on the housetop with the Jacksons inside should get go down to get them. Likewise no one in the field should go back for anyting. Remember Lot's wife.

Jesus here. I just asked not to be attached the things of this world when he returns it will all be lost or destroyed.

houses of that song that says rain down the outside and when he returned Jesus the Same to run back inside if you're on the rooftop run down the stairs away from the things that run down the stairs on the outside they going to be destroyed.

Likewise no one in the field should go back for anything. He saying if you would do that about your your heart things. And you feel that you place a greater value on those things? Turn on God's Kingdom. Lot's wife value the things of her life of this life and say she turned back. Tool Time

Even if your most treasured possession is just inside the front door Chester. Thank God I can get it. It seems to be destroyed.

Tell me what do you ready value? What patches are you most excited about? Tio Productions drag you away from living and working for God kingdom.

I've been thinking and deliberate thinking maybe you could say obsessing over the last month or so about what the best deal is my boyfriend. I bet she's been over 10 hours of my life trying to work out the best deal what a ridiculous investment in this life.

Yeah, I could just do it and just call me five. I've been so absorbed in getting my fiber connection. Elected the Kingdom Hearts all around me. I could have been using that time to share the gospel with my friends chat life with my friends.

And Jesus gives us the answer date the people like me who are too focused on the here and now let's read verse 33.

Grandma tries to keep their life will lose it and whoever loses their life will preserve it.

Kia says be willing. So it's the life you are living travel lights recognize that one day your material possessions will one day be destroyed. I'm that for invest in Eternal things think about Noah all credibility in front of his.

Embassy of huge resorts in to the God's kingdom there He was pretty right when I got to fill that judgment that you promised on the people that time. I wonder what you need to hold more like me to. New laptop. Video game. That's fine arts men's clothing. Did you become so involved in that particular hubby that you've got that you lost the big picture? Maybe reputation amongst pays the most importance to you. Oh these things lightly and you'll start to gain Jesus perspective.

Racine the disciples that Jesus was taking this to you went on to heed his advice. Overwhelming desire was it the people around them would come to know Jesus. They enter God's kingdom to themselves. Many if not all lost their lives. Because they sold God's kingdom with a greater value than the things of yourself.

I want to buy the checks whether we should be more willing to challenge each other as we become invested in the Here and Now. If all properties in life, stop us from living and speaking to Jesus if they stop it spreading his kingdom something you should change. How many can help each other reshape those properties so that spray we could spur one of the run to live this way. Why don't take some time this afternoon to do that. Tell someone place to you where you are investing in the head and now I lost them to help you work out what it means to change.

Got you here this morning and you would not say your Christian. You are really truly welcome here. Thank you for coming. I understand. This message is offensive. Nothing has changed in this message has offensiveness when it was said to today it was offencive then and it's offensive now. icert. Very simple question Did Jesus tell the truth was Jesus telling the truth? If he's actually telling the future here. Turn accuse the impacts the way that you live today. If it is true that she completely flipped your wealthy upside down. It is not true. Maps to waste of time. If it is true, it's an ultimate importance. It will determine where you spend eternity.

Peter says that answer your trans Keith will be going about that busy lives. That's me on with things and he will come and disrupt it all. So don't let the business of Life stop pee from stacking back to see the big picture. It's a good thing your hair today investigating Jesus claims. I do. Hope you keep investigating. I pray you won't be like FaceTime see if you snort the salt shortstop not recognizing that Jesus is the one they've been looking for the one who can satisfy the one who reveals got. Because Jesus is who you need. He's revealed himself in history and he will come again to judge every human. If you enter his kingdom accepting him as your savior and you'll be taken to be with him forever when he returns. He freely and warmly invites you today to be weapon.

So you rather you all Jesus tells you the future. How will it change how you live today?

Take a minute now to consider that question and then we're going to put some questions on the screens discussing groups to think about that one question. How would it change how you live today?