Sermon Tone Analysis

!!! “god’s wakeup call”

*(Part 6)*

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Where sin is acceptable

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What kind of servant are you?

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Do what God wants?

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Gather the Children.

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Watching, Waiting, Preparing

 

Today:  Look Up!!!

 

In the midst of worldwide calamity it is not a time for true believers to shrink back.

It is not a time to run away and hide.

It is not a time to be fearful or terrified.

Quite the contrary it is time to lift up our heads and look up.

We are on the precipice of the Lord’s return.

*Luke 21:1-4 (NKJV) * 

And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, 2and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.

3So He said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; 4for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had."

At a time when she should have been saving for her retirement she was aware of the true meaning of life.

*Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) * 

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

What are you seeking?

Where is your treasure?

What is your source?

Who is your God?

We are living in the times of the end.

Our priorities must be in alignment with what God wants not what we want.

This passage in Luke is teaching on the return of the Lord.

It is also an admonition of the responsibilities of the believer.

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*Luke 21:5-9 (NKJV) * 

Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said, 6"These things which you see--the days will come in which not /one/ stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down."

7So they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, but when will these things be?

And what sign /will there be/ when these things are about to take place?" 8And He said: "Take heed that you not be deceived.

For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am /He,'/ and, 'The time has drawn near.' Therefore do not go after them.

9But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end /will not come/ immediately."

*Jesus’ warnings to the “last days” believer*:

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#. *Don’t be DECEIVED.

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*Luke 21:10-18 (NKJV) * 

Then He said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

11And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

12But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute /you,/ delivering /you/ up to the synagogues and prisons.

You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake.

13But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony.

14Therefore settle /it/ in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; 15for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.

16You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put /some/ of you to death.

17And you will be hated by all for My name's sake.

18But not a hair of your head shall be lost.

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#. *Don’t be FEARFUL.

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*Luke 21:19 (NKJV) * 

By your patience possess your souls.

*James 1:2-4 (NKJV) * 

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

4But let patience have /its/ perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

*James 5:7-8 (NKJV) * 

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord.

See /how/ the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

8You also be patient.

Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

*hupomone, Greek 5281, Strong’s*  /hoop-om-on-ay'/; from Greek 5278 (hupomeno); cheerful (or hopeful) /endurance, constancy/ :- enduring, patience, patient continuance (waiting).

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#. *Be PATIENT.*

*Luke 21:20-38 (NKJV) * 

"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.

21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her.

22For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

23But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people.

24And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations.

And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

25"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.

27Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

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#. *The DAY of the Lord is a DAY of VENGEANCE.*

The day of the Lord is a day of vengeance.

It is a time of God’s great judgment, a time of “Great Tribulation.”

God’s wakeup call is a time for believers to wakeup and realize what God is doing and that He is bringing all prophecies into fulfillment.

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#. *It is a God’s WAKEUP CALL for the BELIEVER.*

This will be the culmination of God’s restoration process.

We are already witness to the beginning of the end.

These are the events the prophets of old longed to see.

 

*Joel 2:28-29 (NKJV) * 

"And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.

29And also on /My/ menservants and on /My/ maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

*Malachi 4:1-3 (NKJV) * 

"For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, and all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble.

And the day which is coming shall burn them up," Says the Lord of hosts, "That will leave them neither root nor branch.

2But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves.

3You shall trample the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do /this," /Says the Lord of hosts.

*Luke 21:28-33 (NKJV) * 

28Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."

29Then He spoke to them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.

30When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near.

31So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

32Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place.

33Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

The admonition is NOW.

Lift up your eyes; look up, for the coming of the Lord is near even at the doors.

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#. *Jesus gave us these WARNINGS not to FRIGHTEN us but that we might KNOW and WATCH.*

*Luke 21:34-36 (NKJV) * 

"But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.

35For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

36Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man." 

 

 

Finally Jesus warns

 

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#. *Don’t let the CARES of this WORLD keep you from WATCHING and PRAYING.*