Matthew 24
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Matthew 24
A great fight..
Music you hear when the hero is coming
Rocky theme :00-:15
Good bad ugly ..clint :05-:14
Indiana Jones :07-:14
star wars 0:00-:13
there goes my hero :59-1:12
lose yourself. .29-.45
Be ready!
In order to be Ready
No one leads you astray
Matthew 24:3-8 (ESV)
3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray.5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars.
You stray if you dont
Read your Bible
1 John 2:27 (ESV)
27 But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
Lense jpg
John 14:26 (ESV)
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
You stray if
Think your way is the right way
Titus 3:9 (ESV)
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.
You stray if
You have earned it
Titus 3:4-7 (ESV)
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
John 1:17 (ESV)
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Suburban
You stray if
People around you shy away from Christ
Matthew 18:7 (ESV)
“Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!
Matthew 16:23 (ESV)
But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance[a] to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
You stray if
Not practicing what you preach
Romans 8:5 (ESV)
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
You stray if
Living in fear
Matthew 24:6b-8 (ESV)
See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.
Do not be alarmed
You stray if
Following unbiblical teaching
Isaiah 5:20 (ESV)
Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter!
In order to be Ready
Let Love rule
Matthew 24:9-14 (ESV)
9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
1 Corinthians 13:7-8a (ESV)
7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends.
“Stegae” (στέγη) is an ancient Greek word for the roof of a house or building. The word “bears” (στέγει) translates a verb made from that noun. It literally means to cover or roof-over something.
It came to have a figurative meaning too because of how a roof protects the house and those in it. A good roof holds up against rain, and keeps out the heat of the sun and cold winter winds. It keeps out unwanted things like insects, hungry animals, and falling leaves.
The basic idea in 1 Corinthians 13:7 is that this true kind of love bears up under the weight of the things we need to be sheltered from. The NIV translates it as, love … “always protects”
This right kind of love bears up under the challenges that come along.
– It doesn’t cave in to pressures to do something wrong, or to be unfaithful to friends.
– It doesn’t resort to complaining or whining when things don’t go its way.
– It holds up against moral storms and rough circumstances the way we hope the roof of our house holds up against the elements.
Under the shelter of this kind of love there’s a refuge. There we find a place where people respect one another and are learning to be kind. It’s a place where we don’t let the memory of one another’s past faults intrude. It bears up through temptations and trying times.
Love is our protection
Psalm 136:1 (ESV)
136 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
It will be hard
Matthew 24:17-21 (ESV)
Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19 And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
In order to be Ready know this!!!!
Jesus is Coming
Matthew 24:29-31 (ESV)
29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
(Devil went down to Georgia)
Revelation 19:11-21 (ESV)
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come, gather for the great supper of God,18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great.” 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.
No one knows
Matthew 24:36 (ESV)
36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son,[b] but the Father only.
In order to be Ready
Follow and Serve
Matthew 24:47-51 (ESV)
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,[c] whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants[d] and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
(just wait until your dad gets home)
Come to the alter…