Sermon Notes 8/31 – The Last Days

  2 THESSALONIANS 2 & 2 TIMOTHY 3

Brethren – the believers at Thessalonica – speaks of the family of God

coming – is the personal return of Jesus/it refers to His personal presence

——-as the Lord’s return gets closer and closer, the presence of the Lord will get stronger and stronger

our gathering together to Him –

—the rapture and second coming of Jesus Christ are two different events – TO HIM

—it’s a complete collection/to assemble together – the same word is used for Christians gathering together

—all believers go in the rapture because of the grace of the Lord – 1 Thess 4:13-18

verse 2 – Paul is alerting all believers about what will be happening and they should keep it on their mind at all times

——-Do not soon be shaken – IN OUR MINDS

shaken – means to waver/be moved/alarmed/shocked

-last days events will come as a series of events and will not stop happening

-resist wavering and resist the enemy and resist all thoughts contrary to the Word

-Don’t be troubled – this is an inward fright and nervousness

Paul lists 3 items which could trouble Believers

          1. by spirit – represents a prophetic utterance

-don’t always say the Lord told me – be relatable

          2. by Word – a false verbal message

          3. by letter – a forged letter supposedly written by Paul

***Paul is saying: DIFFICULT TIMES WILL COME

2 TIMOTHY 3:1-10 – Difficult  – means very hard/dangerous/hard to deal with/savage

-it is the same word as used in Matthew 8:28 for demons

Know – means to absolutely positively know

—it means Be Knowing – it refers to keeping this on one’s mind

Last days – this is the time when Jesus will return

             DIFFICULT TIMES

1. DIFFICULT TIMES DO NOT CHANGE WHO GOD IS – Malachi 3:6

-Difficult times do not change the Lord

-The Lord is good – Psalm 100:5 & 34:18 & 145:1-21

-Stand on the Word of God and not on our feelings

2. DIFFICULT TIMES PROVE GOD IS A PROVIDER – 1 Kings 17:1-9

-the Lord will meet our needs and not our greeds

-the Lord will command people to provide for you

-Difficult times help us REMEMBER who our Provider is

***The Lord provides:

-as we work…pray and believe…supernaturally…Put Jesus first…Give

3. DIFFICULT TIMES SQUEEZE OUT THE I WILLS OF OUR CHRISTIANITY – PSALM 34:1-3

-Difficult times squeeze us

-Squeezing is good because we get to see what comes out

-Psalm 34 – I Will…….

4. DIFFICULT TIMES NEED TO CAUSE US TO REMEMBER – PS 77:11-12 AND DT 8:2-4

-Remember – means to bring all the power from past events into the future

-what the Lord did He will do again and more in the future

Pull down all wrong thoughts – 2 Cor 10:4-5

Soak your mind with the Word of God – Colossians 3:15-16