Sermon Feb 19, 2012 words w friends Apocalypse Mk 13:32-37
32 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard! Be alert[f]! You do not know when that time will come. 34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.
35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”
As long as I can remember there has been some second coming hype
Late great planet earth
The book – it’s the end times again
The historical list of who got it wrong- wiki list
Now we have - The mayan calendar - ABC News report
Bricks and tablets indicate the end of the Mayan long count calendar on the winter solstice, Dec 20, 2012
the inscriptions say nothing about doomsday.
You calendar ends on Dec 31. It starts again on January 1
Larry Hall
Has plans for a decommissioned silo in Kansas. It will be a 15 story tall luxury banker that can house 50 people indefinitely. This is a modern day Noah’s Ark.
Each apartment will be stocked with 4 years of food. Will have a hydroponic agriculture, fitness room and swimming pool. The full floor apartments sell for $1,750,000.00 and the smaller ½ floor apartments for $900,000.00. --He has already sold 3
What you are going to be hearing this year
Chevy truck superbowl commercial
I spent several years of my life during college - in the middle of this
I don’t want you stuck on the second coming – I don’t want u to waste yr life
That is the purpose of this sermon
Problems with this in its most common form
1. It is a late coming theology
It is not the historic teaching of the church
U won’t find it in the writings of Luther, Calvin, Wesley, Jonathan Edwards
What is? Apostles creed. No movies, no books, no hype
Don’t take my word for it – you check it out
2. It is speculative – it is a- hypax
Baptism for the dead 1 cor 15
3. The concept of escape runs against the biblical story -
James 1- tribulation works patience
Romans 5- we rejoice in our sufferings
Phil 1- given to you the opportunity not only to believe on his name but to suffer for his sake.
Jesus- the time is coming when they will kill you and think that they are doing god a service john 16:2 - In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Jesus himself said, father, let this cup pass from me, yet not my will but thine b done
4. It takes us off of our focus of living now
A looking to the future robs us of the gift of helping others now
It is our job to live as members of his kingdom here and now
Lynn schwenn’s van with the april 24th message
Somewhere there is a church parking lot full of them
2 thess 3:10 paul admonished Christian s to get on w life, get back to work
The battle was finished on the cross.
This is our chance to live for Christ
To live out the principles of his kingdom
The story is told of a man who accompanied Columbus on his expedition to the new world and kept worrying the whole time that he might not get back in time to succeed the old village tailor and someone else might snatch up the job?
Bus in Yellowstone – you know I like this story
The problem with distractions is that it keeps me from focusing on what the real issue is
They are stuck in religious thought instead of walking with Christ
I need to focus on getting the me behind me so I can follow Christ
Conclusioin
The guy from last year- Harold camping
What if he were right
What to do this year on dec 20. Prayer service at our church remind me
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