Snapshots40 Mark 13:28-37 "Live for the day"
Community Group Questions
1. How would you evaluate your prayer life?
2. Are you bold with telling others about Jesus?
3. What areas in life do you struggle with being a hard worker?
4. In the sermon notes I cited Thomas Brooks and how Christian's can do a better job loving one another, which one of those do you struggle with the most?
5. If the end of tomorrow was your last day, what are some things you would do or say?
We do not know what the
outcome of each day will be. We can plan
Proverbs 16:9 states that "people plan their course but the Lord
determines their steps" In todays
passage we find out a few things about Jesus' coming and what Jesus' counsel is
for us as we wait.
Jesus is Coming
-Take Notice
Vrs 28-29 by observing the
forces of nature like the fig tree we can understand what season is
coming. Jesus is communicating that when
you observe "these things" that He just spoke of you know that the
time is near. Remember the question was
"when will these things take place" (v4)
-Quick and Final
Vrs 30 "This
generation" is a reference not to those He is speaking to but to the
generation that will be alive during the End Times events. So it is not prolonged it is quick and
final.
Vrs 31 Everything that you
know and see as amazing or comfortable will pass away and what will last will
be Him and His Word.
-Sudden
Vrs 32 "No one knows the
day or hour" Not even the Son
- Jesus voluntarily set aside the
information while He was earth.
The next event that we are
waiting for is the event called the “Rapture”
Comes from the word “Rapturo”
the Latin translation of “caught up” in 1 Thess. 4:17
Go over Timeline
What is the Rapture? The supernatural removal of the
church out of this world. The church in
Thessalonica had some questions and problems understanding this so Paul
explained some of the issues.
I Thess. 4:13-18
Vrs
13 “Fallen asleep” is a metaphor for
death (they were concerned about their Christian friends that would miss this
event.)
Vrs
14 Gospel all will take part
Vrs
15 Don’t worry they will be first (their soul is already there)
Vrs
16 “Dead in Christ” will receive their resurrected bodies 1st
Vrs
17 “Caught up” those who are alive and
with the Lord always
Vrs
18 This brings us great comfort
Why do we believe Rapture is next? And before the Great Tribulation
-Kept from wrath. Revelation 6-18 says God’s
wrath 14 times and does not mention the church but church is mentioned 19x in
rev 1-3 6x in 19-22 a return. We are not
meant for wrath
1
Thess 1:9-10, 1 Thess 5:9-11, Rev 3:10
Dan 12:
-Its Imminent -hanging over ones head- 1 Cor 15:51-52
"In
the twinkling of an eye"
The
stage being set but there are no specific signs given in the Bible.
Back to Mark
Vrs 33 Keep on guard. Keep
awake
How do we keep guard and stay awake?
1. Be a person prayer
-Pray against Satan and his demons
-Pray for others salvation and situations
-Pray that you don't fall to temptation
-Pray for the Lord's will in your life
2. Don't be ashamed of the
Gospel.
3. Work hard 1 Cor. 15:10
4. Be obedient. Those who love Jesus are obedient
5. Love- Show others love, if
we as Christians start to love one another and the outside world it would do a
lot of good for the Kingdom.
Loving one another...
Thomas Brookes the Puritan states that one of Satan's
schemes is to have Christians biting and devouring one another. Brookes gives some remedies...
-Dwell on one another’s strengths rather then
weaknesses
-God commands us to love one another
-Talk about the things we agree on rather then the
things we disagree on.
-Maintain your peace with God (obedience)
-Seek to reconcile
-Self judge rather then judge others
6. Live like it is the last
day Vrs 34-37 Surprise. Lesson is we should live as each day is the
last. How does that change the way you
look at your life in regards to Spiritual things? How did you spend your time on this
day?
1 John 2:28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that when
he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his
coming.
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