New Life Croydon - Online Service - 14/06/2020

good morning new life is great to have you with us this morning we are going to have a great time in God's presence today is a very special day because we are going to be sharing communion together so I want you to encourage you to use these next few minutes if you haven't done already to get some bread some wine some juice because we're gonna be doing that shortly while you're doing that I'm gonna say hello to a few people we thought be great this morning you still at 92 some of the people in our fellowship just a very small number who are some of these people have been struggling a little bit with illness and sickness some of them are or older folks this is not a full list so for that call out your name please don't be offended but there's some people we just want you to know that we love you were caring for you so I want to say good morning to Christine Sherlock - Debbie - Terry and his family - Pat - Stan and Gloria Tom and Elia Elmer John Prescott layers and Betty Valerie and Beryl Lorraine's materi and all those other people were watching I I'm just gonna say it good morning to a few of you because we won't wait to know we care about you this is like the time when we first arrived at new life before the service starts walking around saying alone we can't do that I have the privilege I can see some of your comments so well again there's so many people it's so great to see so many people signed in this morning so my parents are watching good morning to them and to Kaiser - Naomi Amanda - the halls - the tangos Chris James the ganders Hurley Vader and his wife that the weekers amazing us let's scroll back a little bit of a few earlier ones this morning Brenda you look great to have you with us Bowers there are so many of you tuning in right now just remember this is the time just to be grabbing your bread and your wine you're going to need that shortly but it's great to have you this is still time to stir to let us know you're watching for Tracy that the engrams so glad to have you with us Mickey kid glad to have you with us the Menace's everyone's jumping on now Miranda and Kofi we love you we miss you god bless your ass the way claims are joining us and Judy played him and the Breyers is wonderful I probably everyone's rushing now to comment side together get a shout out I will be here all morning so I didn't call on day mail god bless you have a wonderful wonderful morning one of the things these as we continue in this period there is a lot of stuff happening now I will encode you look at life lines and the links below go online there is so much and today we are doing something for the first time a few love friends to be doing this is trying this but we're actually trying this for the whole church this morning so normally when we finish our broadcast see it's all over and that could be a little bit old it's all gone but this morning after the service you can go on to zoom and we are having like a zoom hangout this is a game right after church chatting to people the links for that are in life lines you should have been sent that is follow the link and it's just an opportunity to say hello to people to see my brothers faces just to catch up so we're gonna see how that goes this morning and thank you I think Steven and Fiona briars and helping us of that this morning so thank you so much for that you'll also see we mentioned last week next Sunday invite people maybe to watch our service who don't yet know Jesus we can be joined by mark Ritchie you will also see in life lines something that actually we need you to really help us with we are very aware of how blessed by these services but we are aware of a small number of people in our fellowship who don't have access to the Internet but now we have a facility where they can access our services by phone so you please look at the meet about that in life life and do let us know we know some of them but we need you to tell us pastoral care we are trying our our pastoral staff are working really hard there's not too many at the moment but we are trying to contact everyone in the fellowship is to say hello so if we haven't contacted you yet and you're desperate to talk to us there's a link in lifelines again we prayed last week about anything it's been happening around race and the conversation there if you want to talk to us about that improve is about that do do contactors everything else you need to know is in lifelines just one more thing to mention for lifelines on Tuesday and d4m we are going to be joined by JC our Zamora all the way from the state speaking how wonderful is that that's a really amazing thing about to do so please Lobby details everything all the links are in lifelines the final notice is we have a amazing resource available at new life called right now media we are just going to watch a little video about that now which explains a lot more about that that resource so over to the video welcome to our study of the Gospel of John I had fallen in love when at the work of Hall I thought of setting the bok'nor first Corinthians and I believe you will see this is where Jesus taught in Capernaum and you have to understand this scene the Lord is my shepherd and over the next 6 weeks we're going to look deeply into the 23rd psalm right now Mia it's four groups it's for personal devotion it's for parents the full side of parenting is to raise children to become like Jesus it's for kids this is Phil we're digging into the Bible which as we've mentioned is more than just a book it's for tough times so when you recognize that you're trying to have a conversation with your spouse and they're not ready to talk it's not helpful to keep pressing Reb it's for every phase of life if you've made mistakes with money you know what that makes you over twelve and now it's yours we purchased a right now media subscription for everyone in our organization so check your inbox for the digital invitation and download the app for instant access to thousands of biblically-based videos get equipped get inspired [Music] wonderful that is a great resource actually if you check on lifelines there is a link within lifelines for how you can get on - right in our media compare the tip-off is lots of great stuff there your kids to be watching tick you rather at home during this period wonderful well is we're gonna pray we want to pray for God's blessing this morning we also want to pray for our first ship to pray for our nation at this time lots going on so let's do that now in the name of Jesus so father I thank it we can gather like this we may be in different homes but we are united in one spirit that we are together and the Father we thank you for that privilege and father there's a lot of stuff happening in our nation at this time upheaval but father got a thank you but you're on the throne and despite what's happening father God you are worthy of our praise and our worship so father right now as we come together we we set our minds on you we set our affections on you and we we cast our cares upon you Lord everything that's happening Lord everything that's maybe in the week has gotten this down at Owen that's filling our minds Lord God we just cast it aside Lord we we look to you we worship You Father because you this morning are worthy by grace confirm we do continue this to pray for our fellowship at this time that we pray for those who are alone father God we we recognize it's been a long time and father we you just draw near to them will you go barium no your presence father's pray for wisdom farmers as a fellowship or as we enter this long long journey out of lockdown farm or what it looks like for us give us wisdom how we can connect and even the things we're doing today Lord garden things happening this week we speak a blessing Lord I mean he's very special blessing Lord and all those who are working incredibly hard look God to make everything happen in our fellowship and fire we continues to pray for our nation at this time father we want to see an eradication and the coronavirus father we want we thank you the positive size but no God we pray that will cease very soon there's no infections and no fatalities so continue to touch continue to practice those who are working or we don't forget I'll keep workers log of still doing it no God still working hard and Lord as we enter this next phase they'll pray for wisdom for our leaders whisk them for all of us father and the way we live our lives father God does as a church in barbecue to pray for peace Lord God this whole issue around been raised about race and injustice father God we just speak your Shalom into that Lord God your peace and we come against all the enemies seeking to do in the name of Jesus Oh father this morning right now in our homes all across the world we are watching from we are we're gonna worship you in spirit and in truth in the name of Jesus I can't hear you saying this but encourage you let's say amen amen amen so right now we are gonna head across to our worship team we thank God for them they're gonna lead us in worship we say this most weeks don't be a spectator but just like me would we be together let's join in let's worship stand sit lift your hands make a noise let's worship our amazing God [Music] Crazy's rising I return to you oh sorry haha [Music] we love you when we see you we fight ready to face the day in your presence hola feeds I washed away washed away Oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you make us when we see you we must return to face to the dairy in your presence or now fees are washed washed away Oh god [Music] Oh [Music] Oh Oh who saves us praise [Music] ha [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Music] god I look to you I won't be overwhelmed give me vision to see things like you do god I look to you you wear my help comes from give me wisdom you know just what to do [Music] god I look - you won't be overwhelmed give me a vision to see things like you do god I look to you you wear my help comes from give me wisdom you know just what to do forever on my knees I will [Music] god I look to you I won't be overwhelmed give me vision to see things like you do and God I look to you you where my help comes from give me wisdom you know [Music] ah [Music] [Music] forever [Laughter] [Music] [Music] forever my days [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] my lord my rock my dates we're gonna continue our worship we sang our songs and worship if we want to worship God in a way that he's told is and directed us to we're going to share a bread and wine together this morning and I said it's a really important thing to do I was just reading before the service starting them in the book of Acts how they're the early church they gather together but they also used to meet in their homes and they'd share the bread and wine together they might have a whole meal together but so what we're doing this morning is very very biblical we are separated and that can be quite tough for some of you on your own but actually you should take the bread of wine this morning I want you to remember that you are part of the family you are part of the family of Jesus so wherever you are in the world right now we we encourage you to share the bread and the wine together what are we doing we're doing what Jesus asked us to do we're remembering his death his resurrection the the bread symbolizing his body broken for us the wine symbolizing his his blood poured out so what I'm going to do the swimming this is gonna be very simple but I'm gonna pray and then I'll encourage you whether you're with you on your own that's fine if you were your family you've got the children with you share the bread and the wine together so let's just pray father we thank you that we son our worship to you this morning and father this morning we want to remind ourselves that all this is because of Jesus because of his death and resurrection and fire we don't lose sight that Lord maybe maybe never as the song says lose the wonder at the cross and we thank you Jesus for your your body that was broken for us we thank you for your blood that was poured out for us so for forgiveness of sins that we can be right we've got you this morning and far but not just that we are brought into the family of God this morning so this morning we may be in different homes all over Croydon all over the world but actually because of Jesus we are one body one body his body was broken there actually we could be one body this morning and father we as we take the bread of wine this morning we do so we made a deep sense of appreciation a father we also do it looking forward you said to it to us that we should do this until Jesus comes and father it's often been said a new life but this is one less time we share the bread and wine until Jesus comes so father we we take the bread and wine now with absolutely hearts of gratitude sincerity amen so I'm here at home I'm gonna I'm going to share the bread and wine with you Jennifer but what I'll encourage you to do is as we do this I'm going to be quiet as for a minute and in your homes I would even if you're on your own I just encourage you out loud just to give thanks to Jesus it's not a great thought all over the chrome all over the world whether you're watching just just hearts of gratitude rising up to him for what he's done so let's just take the bread now let's take the wine and I'll just be quiet while we do that will you just use this opportunity to give thanks okay ma'am Jesus feel Jesus so far even now as we share the bread and bread and wine together we're doing it's an expression of our gratitude to you an appreciation to human father when we recognize that also as we take the bread of wine that you can minister the life of Jesus to us this morning so far I pray that you will do that right now father we receive the bread of life we receive a fresh touch of Jesus in our lives today well particularly for those who need a touch of God in their bodies in their minds whatever look got in this situation father thank yous it's all because of Jesus and what he did so far we're just Minister your life but as we have taken the bread and the wine or God I pray so Lord God that the life of Jesus will flow through us you pray for testimonies of healing this morning of situations and circumstances turning around because of Jesus so father we thank you thank you for our family Lord we would love to be together this morning but right now a father I just pray for an awareness Lord God that we are family well particularly for any you are a home alone now father God II it can be quite hard but look at us pray to being away in this look our that they are of your presence but also the fact that we are family we they are loved and cared for so father we give you praise this morning amen amen well that's that's a great thing to be able to do to share and read and why well it's my privilege and honor now to introduce speaker this morning Christian Sanna a lot of you know Christian we love Christian greatly for those who don't know Christian he works part-time in the church for us he helps as oversee our connect groups doing a great job there needs worship we love him he loves God's Word so he's going to be sharing God's words with us this morning so bless you Christian we love you good morning new life family I hope you doing well I hope this message finds you and your family doing well this morning well it's my this morning to bring God's Word to you and before we begin let's just take a moment and pray and I will share what I believe God has placed in my heart this morning father thank you for the privilege once again to be able to share your word that to your sheep I pray in the name of Jesus that father you would help me father to share your word with clarity help me to share your word father with father anointing father to be able to proclaim the very Oracles of God and I pray the father you would encourage us build us up strengthen us as we hear your word this morning we give you the praise the glory and the honor in Jesus name so as I said I hope you guys are doing good this morning it's my privilege to share God's word with you and for the brief moment that we're together I want to share on a message that I have I have titled understanding the signs of the time last week John started a message he preached on a message I believe which he titled how long till you know Christ returns you know any and and and the question was around how long regarding you know the timeline of when Christ will return ah yes we do not know when Christ will return but one thing that we do know is that there are signs that are indicating to the soon return of Jesus Christ and in this morning I just want to read from a brief passage and then I'm gonna share a few things that I really believe will help us to be people that are prepared for the soon return of our Lord Jesus Christ the Bible says in Matthew chapter 24 verse 32 and 2:35 I'm gonna read from the New King James Version the the Verte that the Bible reads this he says he says now learn at this parable from the fig tree when it's branch has already become a tender and puts forth leaves you know that summer is near so you also when you see all these things know that it is near another version says and know that he is near at the door verse 34 says it says surely I say to you this generation will by no means pass away to all all these things take place heaven and earth will pass away but my word will by no means pass away as I said you know what I'm gonna preach on a message that I've titled understanding that signs of the time to give you a little bit of a context regarding this text is that Matthew chapter Matthew chapter 24 along with a believer Luke 21 and other parts of the gospel or what you called or what we call and the eschatology eschatology eschatological my apology chapters of the gospel these chapters deal mainly with the the end of time the last days and the days of preceding the return of Christ here we have the disciples in the preceding verses asked Jesus three main questions they asked the Jesus when will the destruction of the temple at Jerusalem be they asked him when what would the sign of the end of the age and the signs of his return be Jesus went ahead in the in the preceding in the preceding verse to explain when the the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem will be I believe this prophecy came to pass if I'm not mistaken I believe is in AD 70 when the Romans came and invaded Jerusalem and basically destroyed the temples the other question that the the disciples asked was when will what would the science of his return and the sign of the end of the age of be and Jesus went ahead to give a list of outline the outline a list of events that would basically precede or will indicate to his a soon return and once he did that he outlined that he comes to 32 to turn to matthew chapter 34 he says disregarding is saying disregarding the signs of that he has just spoken about in the preceding verses he says he says now learn this that now learned this parable from the fig tree that when it's branch has already become tender and puts forth a lever you can know that the summer is near and the verse that I particularly wanna wanna focus on this morning is this he says he says in verse 33 says so you also when you see all these things know that it it meaning the end of the world or the end of this age and another version says and know that he he basically Christ the return of Christ is near even at the door you see one of the three key things about the signs of the times that we have to understand is that the signs of the times are not in themselves as important as what they are pointing to I'm going to repeat that again the signs of the times and the signs preceding the return of Jesus Christ are not as important as as what they are pointing to okay you see one of the key things there are two sort of responses that you know believers could have a regarding that the signs of the times when we see that things that are happening in our water today you know with everything that we're seeing in the world today you know in the middle of a pandemic we're still going through in the middle of a pandemic and on top of the situations that we see with the pandemic we see civil unrest we don't only see civil unrest but we see so many things even just you know you look at the weather the weather pattern you know seems to have shifted in some way some corner global warming but you know we know as believers that it's more than just global warming because underlying those are the things that are happening we believe that these are the signs that Jesus speak about for the Bible speaks about it the pestilence famine the Bible speaks over you know nations rising against nations which basically means ethnos in in the Greek saying ethnic groups of rising against ethnic groups kingdoms against Kingdom you know and so we see all these signs and so the believers could have two responses to these signs the first signs that the believer could have when they see the sign is to panic you know some believers when they begin to see these signs happen and we are looking at the situation in the world are the unrest in the world the problem you know the uncertainty in the uncertainty in our world of today you know some believers even people in general get panic they panic regarding what's happening what's happening to our world as a matter of fact I believe it's in Luke 21 the Bible says it says that in the days that we are living that those another heart of some who fail him looking upon the things that are coming upon the earth and the things that are happening and so the first response that some people over neighbors could have a regarding the signs of the time is to get panic and to peace to panic and to me afraid and this is really not the right response or to the signs that Jesus is giving you see the second response that believers could also have a regarding the signs of the time and the events that we are seeing that precede a return of Jesus Christ and I believe this is the quote that the correct response that believers should have is that these signs should mainly prepare us these signs that should mainly point us to a greater event that is ahead I love what somebody said one time they said he says he says when we don't understand the purpose of the signs of the times we will misinterpret than meaning and miss the lessons they are teaching us come on say that again that one we don't understand that the purpose of the science of the time we will misinterpret their meaning and miss the very lessons that they are meant to teach us you know and so these are the signs that we are seeing on planet earth today these signs that are happening on Earth today they should really and the main focus in the main lessons that these scientists should teach us I'm gonna go through them but they should be pointing us to a greater event they should be pointing us and they should be helping us to prepare to the second for the second return of Jesus Christ you see for most drivers those that drive those that drive maybe you know on the motorway they will understand that science have a few purposes you know when you see signs on the motorway if you're driving on the motorway signs are there basically to put a guide sign our bet director signs the purpose of science perhaps in a motorway when you're driving in a long distance when you see signs the signs aren't there to direct us to a destination you know another purpose that we wouldn't when we are driving you know on a motorway another purpose for put it for these signs is basically to help us to prepare to get on the right lane so that when the time where we need to exit and basically take our exit that we don't cause an accident you know another another another purpose for the signs of moto a scientist basically to enable us to get on the right lane so when you look at the science in general in the natural when we look at science in the natural they teach us how we should response the sign also in the spiritual I think it's important for ransom to look at these signs and to put them in perspective now when we see the signs and we're seeing that things are happening on earth today the first response should not be of fear the first responses should not be of panic the first responses should not be for the believer to get afraid and to begin to lose peace so why because we seen such an arrest on the earth in in the earth today you know God doesn't want his people to be afraid the Bible says it says I believe in also Luke 21 when he speaks of the signs of the time Jesus instructs the disciples he says it says see to it that your heart it will see to it that your heart you know that your heart is not afraid you see to it that you do not become afraid about the things and the surrounding problems of our times that we get so engrossed up by these signs that we get so focused on this sign that that we lose and we miss the very purpose that these the signs are teaching ourselves and so this morning I Vinnie come I just want to look at if you a few lessons and three main lessons that we can learn from the signs of the times that we live in and out and and three main lessons of why these signs and what they are appointing to I think it's important for us to understand so that we have a right perspective of the signs of the time and that we don't lose a perspective and we begin to get afraid and begin to panic and begin to to to focus on the sign and lose a sight of what the signs are pointing to so I want to preach for the remaining of this time together I'm going to speak honor three main lessons that the science of the time should teach us three main lessons that the signs of the time should teach us the first lesson that the signs of the timer should teach us is the lesson of preparedness the lesson of preparedness preparedness the it's the act of being ready in season and out of season preparedness is being ready for something that is coming when we say someone is prepared is mean that that person is ready to face whatever is coming or whatever is ahead when we say someone is ready it means that they are ready to basically undertake a task so the first lesson that this are the signs of the times and the events that we are seeing on planet earth today what should they teach us the number one lesson that it should teach us is preparedness the act of being prepared the act of being ready you see like the signs on the motorway they help us to get on the right lane the signs of the time should help us to prepare to get on the right lane so that when Christ returns oh we don't have to get ready that we are ready whether he comes in the day or whether he comes at night whether he comes in this year or whether he comes in 10 years or we already I think one of the key things in one of the key things that really God wants us to understand is that science should help us science are there to prepare us signs are there to help us to be ready when he returned I love I love a quote by a famous actor that says this he says if you stay ready you don't have to ever get ready it says if you stay ready you don't have to get ready you see when you are ready for something up when you are ready for for for maybe I don't know a visitor when the visitor rings the bell you're able to open for example if maybe you are expecting you're expecting a visitor at home and your house is in a mess you know the moment that the visitor rings the bell it's too late to begin to prepare because visitor is at the door you don't have time to begin to prepare to put the toys away to get the toys and put it in in in the rightful places if you did not prepare before the visitor arrived at you already later the Bible says of Jesus Christ that in in our in our in a main text the Bible says that when we see these signs or when we see all these things that the Bible says he says know that it is near or he is near even at the door so basically these signs are telling us are these signs are telling us that Christ is at the door that Christ that Jesus is not too far that the return of Jesus Christ is not too far in the foreign in the distant future sometimes we like to to push the return of Christ and says well maybe Jesus Christ is not going to come back for another twenty years we do not know that now I'm not saying that Jesus Christ will come back tonight but one thing that I do know is that the signs that we are seeing or maybe the birth pangs as the Bible speaks of them is that they are speaking to us and they are telling us a lesson and they are heralding the return of Jesus Christ and I think it's so important for us to understand that that one God is showing us this science is so that you and I could be prepared you see how do we prepare you and I should basically constantly maintain our relationship with ganda by waiting on God in prayer in worship and the study of the word this is only one of the ways that you and I can remain and stay in the in a state of a preparedness or say in an in a state where we are ready when Christ returns we stay ready by staying back by constantly maintaining our relationship with God by waiting in it but by waiting on him back in prayer in worship and the study of the word when you spend time with someone you know their heart when you spend the time with someone you know what they are about to do you may not know exactly what they are thinking in their mind but you have at least a clues and you have indicators that tell you that this person is about to do this and I believe it's the same now when we are close and we are meant a relationship with God at the return of Jesus Christ will not take the believer by surprise that the return of Jesus Christ will not take the believers by surprise that when Christ is about to return I believe that the Spirit of God would speak to his body and his church in a way that the church would be ready so that he can we can meet Jesus Christ the second lesson that we can learn from me the signs that the second life lessons that God wants us to learn from this sign is the sign it's the actor of watchfulness the first lesson is the act of preparedness the second sign is the act of watchfulness and the act of watchfulness what is watchfulness watchfulness is the act of being a vigilant watchfulness is the act of paying attention what is watchfulness watchfulness is the act of being be careful and diligent watchfulness is basically is key staying attention you see you and I live in an in an ER in a generation of increase the distraction we are distracted by all sorts of things our phone distract ourselves every see a few seconds somebody's sending us a message if you feel second we get a group message if you feel second we get a phone call if it's not a phone call we have Instagram notification if it's not an Instagram Instagram then notification we have Facebook notification if it's not Facebook notification we have emails we had all these different things that basically distract us from keeping our focus upon the main thing you see in this increased state we are becoming more and more and we are becoming less and less my apology vigilant and we are becoming less and less vigilant about things that should really matter you see according to a recent survey done by marketing agency I believe it if I'm not mistaken his Duffy agency it found that that the attention span of human means basically is that what is down from talk was that is down up from 12 seconds to an average of 12 to an average of eight second I believe in two in the year 2000 the average attention span of human beings most 12 a second in our day-to-day the attention span of human being is eight second closer to a goldfish the attention span which I believe is about six second so I'm just telling you the more connect the constant connectivity over time is making us less and less vigilant is making us less and less a we make makes us less and less able to be able to pay attention on those things that really should matter and therefore you know I want to encourage you this morning I came to encourage you this morning that God wants the believer God wants you and I to stay to stay watchful to stay vigilant to say that to keep our eyes on things that really matter you see there's so much that's happening in the world today there's so much things that are happening in the world today there's so much turmoil there's so much a division there's so much this there's so much that and all those things haven't have the power to basically remove attention from the things that that really shouldn't matter what should matter what should matter what should matter what should matter is that Jesus Christ that is soon to return that the things that we are seeing the events of our time and the events of a day should not allow us or should not remove our attention from the things or the essential things that you and I should be keeping our eyes on you know the second lesson as I said that we should really keep like a keeper attention up is to be watchful it is important to be watchful as a matter of fact a believer it Luke Luke 21 again speaks over the Bible says it says it says when you begin to see these things happen not even when these things happen or we're in the middle stages of these things or these signs that the Bible says that that when you begin to see these things happen the Bible says that we should look up and lift up our head so basically it tells us that our vigilance that the more and more you and I the more and more we are coming close so to the return of Jesus Christ that we should be increasingly vigilant vigilant in our spiritual life vigilant in our priorities vigilant in how we live our lives vigilant in what we pay attention to now I'm not saying that we should become ignorant of the things that are happening I think it's important for us as believers not only to be earthly minded but also to be a light in the light in a darkness and in the darkness in the world that we see today now these scientists should know focus we should not become so focused upon the signs that we are seeing now but what we should do we should still have an impact on our life on the world today we should still be the light and still bring the gospel of Jesus Christ that in this dark world the third lesson that I want to speak on this this morning regarding what these signs should teach us or the lesson that these signs or the events of our time are teaching us I've just looked at the first two the first one is a preparedness the second one is watchfulness the third that the third lesson that you and I should learn as believer as we see these events unfold as we see you know an increase of these signs of the end of time happening in the world that the third lesson that we should learn from this is the act of faithfulness the act of faithfulness preparedness watchfulness and faithfulness what is faithfulness and faithfulness is the act of doing what we are supposed to do when we are supposed to do it and how we are supposed to do it I'm gonna repeat that again faithfulness is the act of doing what we are supposed to do when we are supposed to do it and how we are supposed to do it you see one of the key thing is that what God would have us to do as believers as we see these events begin to unfold this if these events should make us more faithful faithful to walk faithful to God faithful toward faithful to preaching the gospel faithful toward faithful to the purpose that God has for our own a particular lines the first thing is that we should be faithful to ganda the closer we get to the return of Jesus Christ that the nearer you and I up approach of the return of Jesus Christ that we should become a more and more faithful faithful to the things of God faithful in a prayer life faithful in loving people faithful in the reading of Scripture faithful in living holy faithful in doing the things that please God the second things of faithfulness in what faithful in preaching the gospel he see the Bible speaks over that God has given us the Ministry of reconciliation what does that mean the Ministry of reconciliation simply means is that God has given us the task of reconciling lost humanity to himself and to present the Jesus Christ that to a lost world that we should be speaking the good news of Jesus Christ to those that are without her to speak the good news or to those that are outside of the faith and those that do not believe you see we should be faithful to the gospel of Jesus Christ that faithful to the kingdom of God the Bible says it says seek ye first the kingdom of God and all his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you what should we be faithful for faithful to the gospel faithful to the kingdom of God faithful to the purposes of God and seeing a lost humanity come to Christ at another area of faithfulness that God would have us to look at this morning is the faithfulness to his purpose and calling in our lives now you and I every person and every believer on planet Earth has a purpose God has called each and every one of us and has given us a purpose for us to accomplish on planet Earth and one day you and I will have to stand before God and give an account of how well we fulfilled that purpose it now that does not mean that everybody is called to do some Christian work and to be involved in Christian ministry no but that simply means is that you know exactly the area of calling that God has called you to be if it is that God has called you to be a mother then be faithful in that area if God has called you to be a schoolteacher then be faithful in that area if God has called you to work in government then be faithful in that era if God has called you to work in ministry and and and and and Shepherd admitted to the Sheep of God be faithful in that area because one day the master will return and will ask us what did we do with the cold which he had given us what did we do with the assignment and what he did what would what did we do with the assignment that he left us to do I think it's so important in our day-to-day as we see all these things are happening as we see all these events unfolding in the water how should i rid of the believer respond responded to this event we should not get interfere we should not get into panic we should not get and become destabilized by all the changing environment and this new world the new normal we should not be destabilized by this new normal but how the world is turning out how things are changing how fast they are changing know how God wants us to respond to the science of the timer God will have us to respond in the way that we should be that we should be prepared in the act of preparedness the act of watchfulness and they act of faithfulness so that there are three lessons that be the science are teaching us they are teaching us that the act of preparedness they are teaching us the act of watchfulness and they are teaching us the act of faithfulness you see in closing I'm just gonna say this recognizing all the signs of the time is not as important as being to prepare the one Christ to return recognizing that the signs of the times is not as important as being prepared when Christ that comes I think one of the key thing is that as believers sometimes we get so focused upon the signs we get so focused what does this sign mean or what does this sign mean what does this event mean in the in the biblical calendar what does this mean in in biblical prophecy we get so engrossed in the science that we miss the very lesson that God is trying to teach us and what is the lesson that God is trying to teach us God is teaching us the lesson in preparedness God is teaching the church and in the world that a lesson in watchfulness F what is going to teaching us in through diesel it through these events that God is teaching us the lesson on faithfulness as we see these events unfold as we see the things that are happening on earth today what you should a response of the believer be is that these Sciences should inform us these Sciences should point us to a greater events that's just ahead of us the return of Christ the return of Jesus Christ on my word I told you with everything that that's happening that is a good news in a bad in the world of bad news to know that Christ will return it to set his kingdom to know that Christ will return and with every evil to know that Christ will return and change and bring peace can I tell you that is good news in a matter of a day in the world of bad news it's so important to speak the gospel and to speak about the return of Jesus Christ why because this is the hope of the believer I hope that you've been encouraged by this message I hope you've learned something from this message as you see as you observe as you see all these things that are happening on earth today how should you and I responded we should respond by being prepared how should you and I respond we should respond by being watchful how should you and I respond we should respond by being faithful in the purpose of God for our life let me pray and then I'm gonna leave you and and get out of your way blessings to you father we thank you for your word we thank you that your word is a light father is a lamp unto our feet and a light onto a path we think you that your word in Isaiah 60 said that darkness will cover the earth and gross darkness the people but God your word says upon your people the glory of the Lord will be seen and I'm praying father in even in this hour as we are seeing all these events unfold and help us your church father to be prepared help us as your people father to be watchful help us as your people father to stay faithful faithful to your purpose at faithful to the kingdom faithful to the gospel faithful to a relationship with you father I pray in Jesus it quit pass up give us the grace father to remain ready to stay ready in season and out of season whether in the day or at night to stay ready and father to be watchful in all that we do father bless your people strengthen your people encourage your people in the name of Jesus we give you the praise we give you the glory and the honor and the people of God has say a man a man and a man I hope you have a wonderful day and I hope this message was an encouragement to you and I pray that we will see each other soon in the name of Jesus have a great day in the name of Jesus they can mine in Christ alone my hope is found he is my like my strength my song this cornerstone this solid ground firm through the fiercest drought and storm what that means when fears are stilled when strivings cease my comforter my boy even the love of cries I stay in Christ our Lord who took on flesh fullness of God in hell this way this gift of love the right [Music] [Music] [Music] he wasn't here either love right I said [Music] Oh [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] No [Music] Oh maybe the power I'll stay you

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Length: 60min 44sec (3644 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 14 2020