OTC Podcasts (I_Thessalonians)

Living ready for Messiah's returnt requires us to stay focused on Messiah because there is not power for change apart from Him.

What does it mean to live ready for Messiah's "at any moment" return? We need to stay spiritually discerning, distinguishing between good and evil and right and wrong.

In difficult circumstances, are we thankful? Only God Himself can enable us to be thankful for these kinds of situations.

We live ready for Messiah's return by staying fully engaged in spiritual growth.

Live Ready for the Lord's return by staying alert to the things to which Messiah has called us.

When we look at 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, we are going to see that living ready for Messiah's return means staying hopeful even in the face of death especially for those who know Messiah.

To "Live Ready" we must love lavishly, loving with the kind of love that God Himself teaches us.

If we want to be ready for Messiah's return, then we will want to give ourselves over more and more to learning how to live a life of purity.

We have been set apart for something different - for God's glory, His purpose and His destiny.

If we want to be ready for Messiah's sure return, we need to live prayerfully and ask Messiah for the things we need.