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Covid and Christ’s Coming Part 3

 

Sermon Notes

Sunday, August 30, 2020

 

Covid and Christ’s Coming

Sermon Three

 

II Thessalonians 1:1-12 NLT

This letter is from Paul, Silas, and Timothy.

We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. 3 Dear brothers and sisters,  we can’t help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing. 4 We proudly tell God’s other churches about your endurance and faithfulness in all the persecutions and hardships you are suffering. 5 And God will use this persecution to show his justice and to make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering. 6 In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you.

7 And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power. 10 When he comes on that day, he will receive glory from his holy people—praise from all who believe. And this includes you, for you believed what we told you about him. 11 So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. 12 Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of the way you live, and you will be honored along with him. This is all made possible because of the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.

 

 

 

 

Philippians 4:6-7 NLT

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

 

Luke 18:8b

“When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”

 

Galatians 6:9 NLT

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.

 

We are in a strange sort of time. We are all feeling our way through this. Most of us are recreating our jobs, our ministries, our lives. In the presence of it all, God’s plan has not altered or been revised.

He is still in control.

He is putting the pieces of the end times together.

He is still expanding His Kingdom.

And on God’s calendar – His day-timer – there is a day – the day – He has marked off when the Father looks at the Son and says, “Today is the day. Go get your Bride – My church.”

If there is any message I have of the Lord for us today, it would be just this, hang in there and be faithful. These 2 qualities will sustain us until He comes. Not wavering or shaken. Fear has possessed our land. Fear is controlling our lives and our decision making. Fear is creating what we dread. Fear has paralyzed many, and life and living are on hold. We cannot – we must not – put our spiritual lives on hold.

What I’m saying is, don’t give up! We must protect our minds and guard our hearts and fill our mouths with good news.

 

 

 

Worship Set

 

You Cannot Be Stopped

• Chris Quilala, Hank Bentley, and Phil Wickham

 

Verse 1

The dark tried to hide You

And steal You away

Death tried to keep You

Inside of the grave

The enemy fought You

He tried but he lost

You cannot be stopped

Verse 2

When we cried for freedom

You tore down the walls

The weight of our burdens

You carried it all

Our fears and our failures

Hang dead on the cross

You cannot be stopped

Chorus 1

Mover of mountains

Breaker of chains

Jesus has triumphed over the grave

Sing hallelujah

The battle is won

Nothing can stand against our God

 

Verse 3

We stand on Your victory

And shout out Your praise

Miracle maker

You’re mighty to save

Awesome in power

Relentless in love

You cannot be stopped

 

The Blessing

• Cody Carnes, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick and Kari Jobe Carnes

 

Verse 1

The Lord bless you and keep you

Make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you

The Lord turn His face toward you

And give you peace

Chorus

Amen, Amen, Amen

Amen, Amen, Amen

 

Bridge 1

May His favor be upon you and a thousand generations

And your family and your children and

Their children and their children

 

Bridge 2

May His presence go before you

And behind you and beside you

All around you and within you, He is with you

He is with you

 

Bridge 3

In the morning, in the evening

In Your coming and your going

In your weeping and rejoicing, He is for you, He is for you

 

Bridge 4

He is for you, He is for you, He is for you, He is for you

He is for you, He is for you, He is for you, He is for you

 

 

The Old Rugged Cross

• George Bennard

 

Verse 1

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross

The emblem of suffering and shame

And I love that old cross where the dearest and best

For a world of lost sinners was slain

 

Verse 2

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross

Till my trophies at last I lay down

And I will cling to the old rugged cross

And exchange it some day for a crown

 

Verse 3

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true

It’s shame and reproach gladly bear

Then he’ll call me someday to my home far away

Where his glory forever I’ll share

 

Verse 4

And I’ll cherish the old rugged cross

Till my trophies at last I lay down

And I will cling to the old rugged cross

And exchange it some day for a crown

 

I will cling to the old rugged cross

And exchange it some day for a crown

 

One Day

• Beth Redman, Leonard Jarman, and Matt Redman

 

Verse 1

One day You’ll make ev’rything ne