OPENING THE BOOKS – Matthew 25:14-30

Matthew 25:14-30 January 2009 OPENING THE BOOKS In chapter 24-25 of Matthew Jesus was talking about His return and He made two very strong points about His return. It will be sudden and unexpected and it will expose those who are His true followers and those who are not. I shared with you last week […]

THE UNEXPECTED RETURN – Matthew 25:1-13

Matthew 25:1-13 January 2009 THE UNEXPECTED RETURN How many of you have had surgery? Even with anaesthetics we still have to go through a certain amount of pain and discomfort if the presenting problem is to be dealt with. In most many cases we have to go through the unpleasantness of pain before we can […]

OUR RESPONSE TO CHRIST’S RETURN – Matthew 24:36-51

Matthew 24:36-51 January 2009 OUR RESPONSE TO CHRIST’S RETURN One of the greatest frustrations we believers face is the frustration of knowing what God wants us to be and yet knowing we are not there yet. Oscar Kuhlmann put it this way, “We believers live in a tension between what is already and what is […]

THE END OF THE AGE – Matthew 24:15-35

Matthew 24:15-35 December 2008 THE END OF THE AGE At the beginning of this chapter the disciples asked Jesus two questions: When would the temple be destroyed and what would be the sign of His return and the end of the age? Last Sunday we looked at the indicators that would increase in frequency and […]

THE GROWING LABOUR PAINS Matthew 24:1-14

Matthew 24:1-14                                     December 2008 THE GROWING LABOUR PAINS Over the years there have been many false and crazy predictions about the return of Jesus and many well know leaders have tried to show how different events and people fulfil the Bible predictions surrounding the second coming. The Mormon founder Joseph Smith said that Jesus was […]