We Missed It the First Time - Don’t Miss it the Second! Luke 21:34
I. Introduction ()
II. Message - Don’t
Miss His Advent (Luke 21:34)
A. Who Was At Jesus’ First Coming?
Who got to see it? (Luke 2:4-15)
- Joseph and Mary (Luke 2:4-7)
- Some shepherds (Luke 2:8-12, 15)
- The Angels (Luke 2:13,14)
- And some barn animals
- The rest of the world missed it. Not because it was hidden from their
eyes, or particularly confusing, of because people were ill-informed (everybody
knew to the day and hour when Messiah would be born, and would ultimately walk
into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey, etc). It was because they were:
- Too busy
- Distracted with life’s struggles and attractions
- Uninterested
B. The Question this morning is: Who is going to miss His Second Coming?
- The same situation exists today
- Too busy
- Distractions galore - video games, walkmans, cinemas, video shops, shopping centres, telephones, computers, etc.
- No interest (Luke 18:8)!
- But I’m here to tell you that He is coming AGAIN (Heb 9:28), and to ask you, ARE YOU READY?
- We all put a lot of preparation into Christmas
- The planning
- The searching
- The scrimping and saving together to afford the right gifts, and tree, and decorations, and lights
- The cooking
- The expectations - everybody builds up in anticipation of the day - even counting the minutes!
- Well and good, but are you preparing for His Return?
- Just a few references
John 14:3 2) Matt 24:44 3) Titus 2:13
- There are over 10 times more information in the Bible about Christ’s second coming than His first!
- I love Christmas, but I know that I will love His return better!
- We really have no excuse to get caught off-guard (Lk 21:34)
Have you done ANY soul-searching? 2) Have you done ANY planning - or do you leave everything to the last minute? 3) Is there ANY expectation, looking forward to seeing Jesus, as the “blessed hope” that it is?!
- If you have done any of that you would be saved, busy living for God instead of toys anymore!
- But if you are NOT ready…
You need not put off getting saved any longer! Don’t miss the glory of Christ’s return 2) Get the gift of eternal life today - by repenting and receiving Jesus Christ yourself