Last Sunday of the Church Year
Matthew 25:1-13
November 24, 2019

Sermon Outline

1. “And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?” Psalm 39:7
2. Our destiny is salvation. 1 Thessalonians 5:9
3. False Teaching: “God will take all to heaven regardless…”
4. Wise v. Foolish / Ready vs. Not Ready
   1. Triune God or false gods?
   1. Jesus is True God and Man or He’s just a leader?
   1. Sober or Drunk?
   1. Asleep or Awake?
   1. Doing good or doing evil?
   1. Repentant or Unrepentant?
5. Jesus’ Call—“Watch!”
   1. “make me know…the measure of my days” Ps 39:4

“What Are You Waiting For?”

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

Our Introit today is mainly verses from Psalm 39. I’ll summarize the middle part of Psalm 39 for you. Here it is: “Life is short. What am I waiting for?” That sounds like a commercial slogan for Nike or Gatorade. “Life is short. What are you waiting for?” The right shoes or the right flavor of Gatorade will help you accomplish everything you’ve been waiting for in life. Or it sounds like a commercial for some medicine they’re desperately trying to market to baby boomers. You know the medicine commercials where you get twenty seconds of legal warnings and then at the end, “If you suffer from ‘standing on your head’ syndrome then talk to your doctor about standera. Life is short. What are you waiting for?”

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