You Lost Me At Leviticus

Readiness

You Lost Me at Leviticus

Lesson 3:  Readiness

March 17 & 18, 2018

  

ARE YOU READY TO MEET JESUS?

 

Leviticus 23:1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the Lord, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies. New International Version

 

Zola Levitt [Levitt.com] Feast of Israel

 

Leviticus 23:23 The Lord said to Moses, 24 “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of Sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blastsNew International Version

 

Leviticus 23:25 Do no regular work, but present a food offering to the Lord.’” New International Version

The Two Types of Ready

 

The Parable of the Tares in the Field, Mustard Tree, and the Leavened Dough (Matthew 13:24-39)

 

What do you want to be doing when Jesus Returns?

 

1 John 2:28 And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame. New Living Translation

 

1 John 2:28 And now, children, stay with Christ. Live deeply in Christ. Then we’ll be ready for him when he appears, ready to receive him with open arms, with no cause for red-faced guilt or lame excuses when he arrives. The Message

 

We Have To Avoid the Distractions of This Life

 

1 Thessalonians 5:1 When is all this going to happen? I really don’t need to say anything about that, dear brothers, Living Bible  

 

1 Thessalonians 5:2 for you know perfectly well that no one knows. That day of the Lord will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. Living Bible 

 

1 Thessalonians 5:3 When people are saying, “All is well; everything is quiet and peaceful” - then, all of a sudden, disaster will fall upon them as suddenly as a woman’s birth pains begin when her child is born. And these people will not be able to get away anywhere - there will be no place to hide. Living Bible

 

1 Thessalonians 5:4 But, dear brothers, you are not in the dark about these things, and you won’t be surprised as by a thief when that day of the Lord comes. Living Bible 

 

1 Thessalonians 5:5 For you are all children of the light and of the day, and do not belong to darkness and night. Living Bible

 

1 Thessalonians 5:6 So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Watch for his return and stay soberLiving Bible 

 

1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God has not chosen to pour out his anger upon us but to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ; Living Bible

 

1 Thessalonians 5:10 he died for us so that we can live with him forever, whether we are dead or alive at the time of his return. Living Bible

 

1 Thessalonians 5:11 So encourage each other to build each other up, just as you are already doing. Living Bible