WEBVTT 00:00:07.660 --> 00:00:12.240 Nearing to the end of times. Today's main scripture 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:17.179 is 2 Timothy 3:1 through 5. But understand this, 00:00:17.579 --> 00:00:20.980 that in the last days, there will come times 00:00:20.980 --> 00:00:25.219 of difficulty, for people will be lovers of self, 00:00:25.699 --> 00:00:30.160 lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient 00:00:30.160 --> 00:00:33.899 to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, 00:00:34.460 --> 00:00:38.320 unappeasable, slanderous, without self -control 00:00:38.320 --> 00:00:43.380 brutal not loving good treacherous reckless swollen 00:00:43.380 --> 00:00:47.560 with conceit lovers of pleasure rather than lovers 00:00:47.560 --> 00:00:51.579 of god having the appearance of godliness but 00:00:51.579 --> 00:00:56.399 denying its power avoid such people do not be 00:00:56.399 --> 00:00:59.420 surprised that this world is getting more twisted 00:00:59.420 --> 00:01:03.689 than ever because of sin We live in a sinful 00:01:03.689 --> 00:01:06.870 fallen world where there is sin and people are 00:01:06.870 --> 00:01:10.209 ruled by it and we must not live in fear but 00:01:10.209 --> 00:01:13.810 in wisdom because we are walking in righteousness 00:01:13.810 --> 00:01:17.989 and we will have a sense of peace knowing that 00:01:17.989 --> 00:01:21.290 Christ is with us and by this we are setting 00:01:21.290 --> 00:01:25.069 our sights not on the earthly things but on the 00:01:25.069 --> 00:01:28.269 heavenly things that come from above. Our second 00:01:28.269 --> 00:01:34.519 scripture is Matthew 24, 42 through 44. Therefore, 00:01:34.819 --> 00:01:38.579 keep watch because you do not know what day your 00:01:38.579 --> 00:01:43.019 Lord will come. But understand this, if the owner 00:01:43.019 --> 00:01:46.939 of the house had known at what time of night 00:01:46.939 --> 00:01:51.019 the thief was coming, he would have kept watch 00:01:51.019 --> 00:01:54.400 and would not have let his house be broken into. 00:01:54.879 --> 00:01:57.840 So you must also be ready because the son of 00:01:57.840 --> 00:02:00.989 man will come at an hour when you do not expect 00:02:00.989 --> 00:02:04.469 Him. Now as for born -again Christians, we must 00:02:04.469 --> 00:02:08.909 stay vigilant. Now that we are His, we have to 00:02:08.909 --> 00:02:13.770 choose to live and walk by faith and in righteousness, 00:02:14.229 --> 00:02:17.849 or we can become just like the world, choosing 00:02:17.849 --> 00:02:21.870 to live for the moment instead of living for 00:02:21.870 --> 00:02:27.409 eternity. Our last and final scripture is Matthew 00:02:27.409 --> 00:02:33.490 24. 3 -14 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the 00:02:33.490 --> 00:02:37.349 disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell 00:02:37.349 --> 00:02:41.590 us, when will these things be, and what will 00:02:41.590 --> 00:02:45.229 be the sign of your coming and the end of the 00:02:45.229 --> 00:02:49.870 age? And Jesus answered them, See that no one 00:02:49.870 --> 00:02:53.270 leads you astray, for many will come in my name, 00:02:53.509 --> 00:02:57.560 saying, I am the Christ. and they will lead many 00:02:57.560 --> 00:03:01.979 astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors 00:03:01.979 --> 00:03:07.340 of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this 00:03:07.340 --> 00:03:11.159 must take place, but the end is not yet. For 00:03:11.159 --> 00:03:14.520 nation will rise against nation, and kingdom 00:03:14.520 --> 00:03:19.120 against kingdom, and there will be famines and 00:03:19.120 --> 00:03:23.000 earthquakes. in various places all these are 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:26.659 the beginning of the birth pains and you will 00:03:26.659 --> 00:03:30.500 be hated by all the nations for my name's sake 00:03:30.500 --> 00:03:35.080 and then many will fall away and betray one another 00:03:35.080 --> 00:03:39.180 and hate one another and many false prophets 00:03:39.180 --> 00:03:44.300 will arise and lead many astray but the one who 00:03:44.300 --> 00:03:48.740 endures to the end will be saved and this gospel 00:03:48.740 --> 00:03:51.520 of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout 00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:55.539 the whole world as a testimony to all nations 00:03:55.539 --> 00:04:00.879 and then the end will come. Judgment day is coming 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:05.759 and in order for the judgment day to be fulfilled 00:04:05.759 --> 00:04:09.699 these things must happen but we are the ones 00:04:09.699 --> 00:04:12.900 who endure because we have something that this 00:04:12.900 --> 00:04:20.019 world craves for, truth. Jesus is truth and the 00:04:20.019 --> 00:04:22.939 light and the gospel is being proclaimed throughout 00:04:22.939 --> 00:04:26.939 the whole world and it will be a testimony to 00:04:26.939 --> 00:04:30.800 all the nations and lost souls will come to be 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:34.339 saved so they can learn to endure this world 00:04:34.339 --> 00:04:38.300 and be a living breathing testimony that Jesus 00:04:38.300 --> 00:04:42.040 Christ saves and the gospel can be proclaimed 00:04:42.040 --> 00:04:45.379 to the ends of the earth. So our points today 00:04:45.379 --> 00:04:51.339 are One, sin. We live in a fallen perverse world, 00:04:51.519 --> 00:04:54.959 a sinful world, but do not be disheartened because 00:04:54.959 --> 00:04:58.220 we are going to be with our savior and live with 00:04:58.220 --> 00:05:02.600 him forever. Two, stay vigilant. Be prepared. 00:05:03.019 --> 00:05:07.100 Be on guard. Be ready to walk out the face instead 00:05:07.100 --> 00:05:12.139 of walking by what we see. Three, endure. We 00:05:12.139 --> 00:05:15.629 must redirect our focus. from the problems of 00:05:15.629 --> 00:05:19.069 the world to the truth, Jesus Christ. So the 00:05:19.069 --> 00:05:21.689 gospel can be proclaimed to the ends of the earth 00:05:21.689 --> 00:05:25.089 and lost souls can be saved knowing that the 00:05:25.089 --> 00:05:27.709 truth is Jesus Christ is the savior of the world 00:05:27.709 --> 00:05:32.750 and he died for you and me. So, if you have a 00:05:32.750 --> 00:05:35.709 personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then 00:05:35.709 --> 00:05:38.509 this message will help you. But if you don't 00:05:38.509 --> 00:05:41.149 have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, 00:05:41.509 --> 00:05:43.329 then I invite you to give your heart to the Lord 00:05:43.329 --> 00:05:46.430 today. To receive him into your heart, go to 00:05:46.430 --> 00:05:50.009 Romans 10, 9 through 10. It says that if you 00:05:50.009 --> 00:05:53.709 confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe 00:05:53.709 --> 00:05:56.850 in your heart that God has raised him from the 00:05:56.850 --> 00:06:00.149 dead, you will be saved. For with the mouth one 00:06:00.149 --> 00:06:03.189 believes onto righteousness and with the mouth 00:06:03.189 --> 00:06:07.000 confession is made onto salvation. If you said 00:06:07.000 --> 00:06:11.019 this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and 00:06:11.019 --> 00:06:14.759 now have eternal life with Jesus. You are saved 00:06:14.759 --> 00:06:18.879 from all your sins, past, present, and future 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:22.519 sins you may commit. This truth is not a free 00:06:22.519 --> 00:06:25.360 past to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus gives you 00:06:25.360 --> 00:06:28.779 power over all wrong choices and empowers you 00:06:28.779 --> 00:06:31.639 to spread the gospel to others. You are saved 00:06:31.639 --> 00:06:34.220 forever and your name is written in the book 00:06:34.220 --> 00:06:36.170 of life!