Nearing to the end of times. Today's main scripture
is 2 Timothy 3:1 through 5. But understand this,
that in the last days, there will come times
of difficulty, for people will be lovers of self,
lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient
to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless,
unappeasable, slanderous, without self -control
brutal not loving good treacherous reckless swollen
with conceit lovers of pleasure rather than lovers
of god having the appearance of godliness but
denying its power avoid such people do not be
surprised that this world is getting more twisted
than ever because of sin We live in a sinful
fallen world where there is sin and people are
ruled by it and we must not live in fear but
in wisdom because we are walking in righteousness
and we will have a sense of peace knowing that
Christ is with us and by this we are setting
our sights not on the earthly things but on the
heavenly things that come from above. Our second
scripture is Matthew 24, 42 through 44. Therefore,
keep watch because you do not know what day your
Lord will come. But understand this, if the owner
of the house had known at what time of night
the thief was coming, he would have kept watch
and would not have let his house be broken into.
So you must also be ready because the son of
man will come at an hour when you do not expect
Him. Now as for born -again Christians, we must
stay vigilant. Now that we are His, we have to
choose to live and walk by faith and in righteousness,
or we can become just like the world, choosing
to live for the moment instead of living for
eternity. Our last and final scripture is Matthew
24. 3 -14 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the
disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell
us, when will these things be, and what will
be the sign of your coming and the end of the
age? And Jesus answered them, See that no one
leads you astray, for many will come in my name,
saying, I am the Christ. and they will lead many
astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors
of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this
must take place, but the end is not yet. For
nation will rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom, and there will be famines and
earthquakes. in various places all these are
the beginning of the birth pains and you will
be hated by all the nations for my name's sake
and then many will fall away and betray one another
and hate one another and many false prophets
will arise and lead many astray but the one who
endures to the end will be saved and this gospel
of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout
the whole world as a testimony to all nations
and then the end will come. Judgment day is coming
and in order for the judgment day to be fulfilled
these things must happen but we are the ones
who endure because we have something that this
world craves for, truth. Jesus is truth and the
light and the gospel is being proclaimed throughout
the whole world and it will be a testimony to
all the nations and lost souls will come to be
saved so they can learn to endure this world
and be a living breathing testimony that Jesus
Christ saves and the gospel can be proclaimed
to the ends of the earth. So our points today
are One, sin. We live in a fallen perverse world,
a sinful world, but do not be disheartened because
we are going to be with our savior and live with
him forever. Two, stay vigilant. Be prepared.
Be on guard. Be ready to walk out the face instead
of walking by what we see. Three, endure. We
must redirect our focus. from the problems of
the world to the truth, Jesus Christ. So the
gospel can be proclaimed to the ends of the earth
and lost souls can be saved knowing that the
truth is Jesus Christ is the savior of the world
and he died for you and me. So, if you have a
personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then
this message will help you. But if you don't
have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ,
then I invite you to give your heart to the Lord
today. To receive him into your heart, go to
Romans 10, 9 through 10. It says that if you
confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe
in your heart that God has raised him from the
dead, you will be saved. For with the mouth one
believes onto righteousness and with the mouth
confession is made onto salvation. If you said
this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and
now have eternal life with Jesus. You are saved
from all your sins, past, present, and future
sins you may commit. This truth is not a free
past to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus gives you
power over all wrong choices and empowers you
to spread the gospel to others. You are saved
forever and your name is written in the book
of life!