The global coronavirus of 2020 has wrought panic as many people quarantine themselves at home. Empty toilet paper shelves at the store, closing of schools and restaurants and even churches act to protect the health of each other.
Some churches use their “on line” service and others (like ours) will receive the pastor’s sermon by email. The sermon always blesses me, so that is all right.
I don’t know, but tomorrow may bring death, disease and disaster or It may bring blessing, joy and happiness.
The hope of the believer is wrapped up in the second coming of Jesus Christ.
As the Apostle Paul writes to the Christians of Thessalonica, he offers hope to a people who thought all hope was gone.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
[17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
[18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Whether I rise from my grave or I’m caught up to meet Jesus in the clouds, what a meeting that will be! I’m ready!
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“I hear the sound of a mighty rushing wind — And it's closer now than it's ever been — I can almost hear the trumpet as Gabriel sounds the call — at the midnight cry — we'll be going home.
“When Jesus steps out on a cloud to call His children. — The dead in Christ shall rise to meet Him in the air. — But then those that remain — will be quickly changed — at the midnight cry — when Jesus comes again.
“I look around me, I see prophecies fulfilling,— and the signs of the times, they're appearing everywhere. — I can almost hear the Father, as He says, "Son, go get Your children," — and at the midnight cry, — the bride of Christ will rise.
“When Jesus steps out on a cloud to call His children. — The dead in Christ shall rise to meet Him in the air. — But then those that remain — will be quickly changed — at the midnight cry — when Jesus comes again.”
Greg Day and Chuck Day
Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit.
