THERE IS A DAY (2 Thess 2:1-12)
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PAUL IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM
False teaching about the return of Jesus
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PAUL DESCRIBES A PERSON
His name, his character, his rule and his ruin.
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PAUL REMINDS THEM OF THE PROMISE
1) A PERSONAL MESSAGE (v21) “Tell Zerubbabel…” 2) A POWERFUL MESSAGE (v22) “I will….” 3) A PERMANENT MESSAGE (v23) “I have chosen you” The Kingdom you’re invited to be a citizen of is the Kingdom of a: Personal, Powerful, Permanent God So live with Kingdom PRIORITIES So live from Kingdom PERSPECTIVES So live with Kingdom PURITY…
1. A TOTAL MESS-UP (v1-2) Rich with nothing or poor with everything 2. A GREAT INVITATION (v5-7) a) By name b) With intimacy c) Of devotion d) For the broken e) To hope 3. A COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION (v8-10) Christ-followers who realise what they have been given by God spend their lives giving as much away…
1) ITS APPROACH! (v9-11) Thankfully, Joyfully, Consciously, Earnestly, Persistently, Specifically, Dependently. 2) ITS APPEAL! (v10-13) Lord, Add to their faith; Lord, Increase their love; Lord, Establish their hearts; Lord, Brighten their hope 3) ITS APPROVAL! (2 Thess 1:3, Acts 20:1-2) God answered Paul’s prayers 2 Tim 1:3,11, 1 Tim 2:14, 1 Tim 3:4 Lessons PRAYER: 1)…
1. What is it? “Change” and “Exchange” “Reconciliation is the work of God for man in which God undertakes to transform man and make possible and actual his eternal fellowship with a holy God.” (John Walvoord) The ‘heart’ of the gospel; a key element of At-One-Ment: Sacrifice; Propitiation; RECONCILIATION; Redemption 2. Why is it necessary?…
Awaiting A/V Team to upload… 1. The COMMUNITY of prayer (v23-24) a) Release: Peter and John return to “their own” (v23) b) Report: They tell, others hear (v24) c) Response: “..they lifted their voices together to God” (v24) 2. The CONTENT of prayer (v24-30) a) Sovereignty (v24) Who do you pray to? b) Scripture (v25-26)…
1. An all-encompassing issue Stressed, Tired, Rushed 2. An all-inclusive invitation ALL who are weary and burdened are on the guest list 3. An all-embracing intimacy Come to ME! Find rest in ME! Learn from ME!