Signs of the Times (Is COVID-19 a Sign of the End? Anyone ever been in a midnight hour season of life? It was dark down there. 41:43. Hebrews says: 'Without holiness, no man shall see the Lord'. But he answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you'. It's hard to tell the difference now, but one day the differentiation is going to happen - and Jesus, the Judge whom God has ordained by raising Him from the dead, is going to judge! It's a joy to fellowship with you, as we see out the old year and see the new in, to be in the presence of God and fellowshipping with one another. Stay or go? Signs of the Times (Is COVID-19 a Sign of the End? Paul said to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:19: 'The Lord knows those who are His, and let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity'. Now I'm not speaking of this fellowship of course, but in general - and, I have to say, I put my hands up and admit that they wouldn't the first passages of Scripture that I would gravitate towards when preaching the word - probably because often I find them quite awkward. There is a huge difference between encouraging some one and enticing them. We want, Lord, heaven to come down, and glory to fill our souls. If God wanted it open, no one could close it. Titus tells us what it is: 'The grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us' - why? MIDNIGHT (mid'-nit) (chatsoth laylah, "middle of the night" < As we look back on the times of biblical history we can see many events that happen at midnight. Thank you for having me, and I do trust that what the Lord has laid upon my heart will be a help and a challenge to you tonight. Angela cried out to God in the hotel room that day after we found out she was going to miscarry. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. The right thing to do is to go to God, humble yourself and cry out for His help and support. I want to preach to you tonight on "The Midnight Message". We need to praise him when the boat is rocking back and forth. Ha! The word of God is wonderful. You'd need to put five preachers, or five theologians! When we are on the boat and the waves get a little higher than we think they ought to be we start asking the Lord to calm the waters. Offer the sacrifice of praise to Him. Friends, that simply is not true. So the great apostolic missionary team was split. Change ). When problems are overwhelming. Signs of the Times (Is COVID-19 a Sign of the End? ), Christian Youth and Pagan Schools (2 of 18), Disciple-Making Is the Purpose of the Church (2 of 7), Funeral of a Faithful Church Member (1 of 5), CCPA - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content. Now it's not easy to spot the difference, we need to look at the similarities and the differences between these two groups of virgins. A home for polio children, and numerous other social projects. Have you ever performed a miracle? And God is well able to defend those who trust in Him. Paul said in Romans 13: 'Do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. We see in this passage that Midnight hour did 4 critical things. And suddenly that got beat, put in jail and locked in stocks. If you're going to make a resolution this year, and you're a believer, make it this: read the Bible and do it! In days when many are disillusioned and seeking for more, through the ministry of David Legge we seek to provide Bible-based teaching and preaching which will lead you into a deeper relationship with God. - I thought, aren't there other verses where people say 'Lord, Lord'? Download free sermons, preaching outlines and illustrations. The jailer got so scared when the prison doors spring open, he started to kill himself. It’s not a sacrifice when things are good. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you'. Now I'm not saying He didn't repeat them on occasion, but to the hearers that heard it at any given time, the parable was spoken once and they had only one opportunity hear it, they had only one opportunity to grasp the message. They want to be comfortable, and so passages like the one we have read together tonight - what we might name 'the hard sayings of Jesus' - they're not very palatable. 'It's building your life on My sayings', Jesus says, 'My word'. There was no watchfulness with the five virgins that didn't enter. They even had seasons of freedom and independence... but eventually fail to the Roman Empire. It's hard tell the difference now, but Jesus says: 'Then, on that last day, I'll sort out the difference' - but it can be hard to tell between those who think they are entering the Kingdom, and those who Jesus says do. I have a bit of a hunch that if we were writing the Bible, the half of it wouldn't be there at all! No obedience. It's to try and be less theological and be more Biblical - do you know what that means? Do we stop? Genuine prayer. Then they left. Can I read that to you again? It says it's not people who have a profession and say 'Lord, Lord' who enter into the Kingdom of God, but Jesus says 'It's those who do the will of My Father in Heaven'. We find the story in. 'This is a hard teaching, who can accept this?'. I may not be in a good place but I’m glad I’m here.” In your midnight hour, in your darkest hour, sing praises to God. Perhaps Paul would have been killed and half the New Testament would not have been written. I believe what Jesus is teaching in all these parables is that this will be characteristic of the time when He will return, and I believe it's characteristic of the hour tonight that we are in in our society and age. But watch this- when God shows up- the ones that were beating you yesterday will be the ones that are treating your wounds today. So it doesn't stop when you get saved! That is a sacrifice of praise, when we don’t feel like it God said to sacrifice to him the praise of our lips. There is a staggering passage of Scripture in 1 Corinthians 6, and I'll be honest with you, this is one I used to twist to get round: 'Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Preach The Word. They are the largest Christian organization in a state with very few Christians and Churches. Should we leave her back? Here in chapter 25 of Matthew, this parable of the sheep and the goats shows this. ( Log Out / In these passages of scriptures, we see Jesus Christ in a certain place praying to His Father in heaven. © 2020 SermonSearch. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. So let's come together and just seek His face briefly. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. But we must be people of the Spirit, lead by God. That is the fruit of our lips giving thanks unto His name. I don’t believe that they were praying God get us out of here. Pastor Don Carpenter. ), Christian Youth and Pagan Schools (2 of 18), Disciple-Making Is the Purpose of the Church (2 of 7), Funeral of a Faithful Church Member (1 of 5), CCPA - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. I'll tell you something: every parable in Matthew 24 and 25 has those words, every one of them, that he delayed his coming, or after a long time. You've played that game before, haven't you? Watch this sermon on a Roku or Apple TV! Now you can leave. - do you remember reading that? Sometimes wordly systems seem to be opposed to the purposes of God. It is easy to praise him when things are going good. Confident In The Chaos Pt6: A Prayer And Vision For Revival, Confident In The Chaos Pt5: A Trinity Of Positivity, Confident In The Chaos Pt4: The Judged And The Just, Confident In The Chaos Pt3: Stop, Look And Listen, Confident In The Chaos Pt2: Mysterious Ways.
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