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NOT ENOUGH TIME: How to Live in the Last Days

DEC 07, 2024

Worship

Praise Him Forever, Hosanna Praise is Rising, God the Son, Turn Your Eyes, So Faithful

Welcome

How would you live your life if you knew you only have a week until Jesus Christ returns?

Word

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you. 2 For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. 3 While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape. 4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief; 5 for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; 6 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober. 7 For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night. 8 But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

POINT IT OUT!

1. ALERT AS GOD’S WARRIORS

(1 Thessalonians 5:1-7)

2. ARMED WITH GOD’S WEAPONS

(1 Thessalonians 5:8, Proverbs 4:23, 1 John 5:4, 2 Timothy 3:1-2, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, Ephesians 6:17, 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

3. ASSURED BY GOD’S WORD

(1 Thessalonians 5:9-11)

PARAPHRASE IT!

Restate the verse in your own words.

TALK ABOUT IT!

  • What did you like about these verses?
  • What did you learn about God?
  • What did you learn about People?
  • What did you learn about living in the end times?
  • What did you learn about following Jesus?
Works

APPLY IT!

Based on this lesson on “NOT ENOUGH TIME: How to Live in the Last Days, write down your action point to apply what you learned. Make it your “I Will…” statement and follow the S.M.A.R.T guideline to come up with a do-able action point.

 

Simple

Measurable

Appropriate

Realistic

Time-bound

“I Will _____________________________”

SHARE IT!

Who will you share these truths to this week?

PRAY CARE SHARE IN ACTION

Pray for the salvation of loved ones who are not in Christ yet.

Spend time with them and take the time to listen to their concerns.

Connect them to God’s Word and share the good news of salvation through Christ— Who is returning soon!

WEEKLY PRAYER POINTS

I. Thanksgiving

• Worship God for who He is, what He has done, and what He will do in our lives.

II. Country and the World

• Upright and moral governance of public servants; repentance and salvation for government leaders and citizens for a Christ-centered Philippines.

• For the typhoon-devastated communities to recover economically and restored spiritually.

• War in Ukraine to end, loss of lives prevented; tension in the West Philippine Sea to be peacefully resolved.

• Continue to pray for the rest of Israeli hostages to be restored back to their families safely. Pray for Israel and the war with terrorists to end according to God’s purpose and for His glory.

• For the civil war in Syria to end peacefully, protection for Christians and other minorities; that there will be freedom from oppression for Syrians. Pray for the gospel to spread rapidly throughout the country.

III. Church

• CCFers would honor and love God and make disciples.

• Elders, pastors, dleaders, and families (holy, humble, harmonious, happy, heart-working).

• Ministries and churches expansion worldwide.

IV. CCF Facilities

• Worship and Training Center

• Prayer Mountain

V. Personal Concerns

• Deeper intimate relationship with God.

• Righteous living.

• Salvation of family and friends.

Memory verse

1 Thessalonians 5:9-10

9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.

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