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Join host Tamra Andress in a heartwarming and insightful conversation with special guest Jessica Shakir on an episode of "The F.I.T. in Faith Podcast." In this episode, Tamra and Jessica delve into the beauty industry, personal transformation, and the intertwining of faith and beauty. Jessica, a makeup artist with over 25 years of experience, shares her journey of becoming a student of beauty and how it ultimately led her to become a student of God. As Tamra and Jessica discuss the power of beauty and its impact on people's lives, they reflect on their shared love for the Lord and their desire to bring beauty to the forefront. They explore the intimate moments and conversations Jessica has had with various individuals, including celebrities, where she could authentically share her faith and offer prayers and support. Throughout the episode, Tamra and Jessica also touch on their mutual experiences in hosting retreats, where they witness the raw and transformative beauty of individuals. They discuss the joy and freedom that come from embracing one's unique beauty, both inward and outward, as a reflection of God's creation. Don't miss this engaging conversation filled with insights, personal stories, and wisdom on finding and celebrating beauty in all aspects of life. Join Tamra and Jessica as they inspire and encourage listeners to discover the beauty within themselves and recognize the beauty God has woven into their lives. About Jessica Shakir: Jessica Shakir is a Biblical Beauty Coach and Founder of The Beautiful Mind Academy, a global online community of Jesus-loving women renewing their minds through the Word of God, transforming their worlds through spiritual growth, and living out God's definition of beauty! The Beautiful Mind Academy offers a Masterclass Membership, Soul Care and Spiritual Leadership Coaching Programs, In-Person Retreats, and other various online events throughout the year. Jessica has been working as a Celebrity Hair + Makeup Artist for 25 years with a clientele that includes Colbie Caillat, Kevin Bacon, Jane Lynch, Rachel Hunter, Grace Park, Daniel Dae Kim, The Backstreet Boys, and Eminem. She's thrilled to get to work with women of God whom she admires including Lisa Bevere, Dr. Alicia Britt Chole, Victoria Osteen, Christine Caine, Hosanna Wong, Cece Winans, and many more. As a TV Beauty Expert, Jessica has been regularly featured on national TV segments on shows including ABC's FABLife and The Dr. Oz Show. She's worked as the Key Hair and Makeup Artist for Praise and Better Together for the Trinity Broadcast Network and has worked on set of The Talk, Steve Harvey, Wendy Williams, and America's Next Top Model. Jessica's big win is to bring glory to God and goodness to others by living a life full of truth and beauty. https://www.thebeautifulmindacademy.com/ Where to Find Tamra: Let's Connect to see how I can help you grow your business! https://tamraandress.com/connect Want to write a book, start a podcast, or create an ecourse? Visit us at https://www.fitinfaithmedia.com/ Come join us at this year's Christian Business Conference! http://thefoundercon.com/ Learn more about our non-profit: https://thefoundercollective.org/

Jessica sat down and had a very candid conversation about her transition from being a Makeup artist into a Biblical Beauty Coach. She talked about how when you calling shifts how you can step boldly into it!  Jessica Shakir is a Biblical Beauty Coach and Founder of The Beautiful Mind Academy, a global online community of Jesus-loving women renewing their minds with the Word of God and transforming their worlds through spiritual growth and trustworthy sisterhood! Through Soul Care and Spiritual Leadership Coaching Programs, Guest Speaker Masterclasses, and epic In-Person Retreats, Jessica helps women understand and live out Biblical Beauty to the Glory of God! Jessica has worked as a Celebrity Hair + Makeup Artist for 25 years with a clientele that includes Colbie Caillat, Kevin Bacon, Jane Lynch, Rachel Hunter, Grace Park, Daniel Dae Kim, The Backstreet Boys, and Eminem. She's even more excited to get to work with women of God whom she admires including Lisa Bevere, Lisa Harper, Havilah Cunnington, Laurie Crouch, Victoria Osteen, Cece Winans, and many more. As a TV Beauty Expert, Jessica has been regularly featured on national TV segments on shows including ABC's FABLife and The Dr. Oz Show. She was the Key Hair and Makeup Artist for Praise and Better Together for the Trinity Broadcast Network for 5 years and has worked on set of The Talk, Steve Harvey, Wendy Williams, and America's Next Top Model. Jessica is wildly in love with her husband, Vincent Shakir, and she's also passionate about encouraging single women to wait well by honoring God with a flourishing life! Vincent and Jessica just moved from Southern California to Sweet Home Alabama to build a home and open a restaurant, Bistro 17, in downtown Tuscaloosa! Above all, Jessica delights in her relationship with Jesus, she finds joy in living a beautiful life, and desires to raise up an army of God's daughters who are spiritually equipped and ready to lead and love others well!   Follow our guest https://instagram.com/jessicashakirbeauty?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=   https://instagram.com/thebeautifulmind_academy?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=   Don't Forget to join our Facebook Group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/24CaratConversationsPodcastGroup Follow our guest Rhonda Velez  www.rhondavelez.com https://instagram.com/realityoflife02?igshid=1dpidv6xl9exi

Christmas is often thought of as the season of joy. There are twinkly lights, joyous carols, and delightful sweets around every corner... but for many, this season brings about different emotions: frustration, loneliness, or sadness. If you aren't feeling so "sparkly" and joyful this season, you aren't alone. Jesus has come to meet you right where you are... in the middle of this AND that. Today, my friend, Nancy Hicks is here to share with us about holding both grief AND hope. Nancy lost her son, David, at the age of 28, about 18 months ago. She vulnerably shares with us about her grieving process, the questions she's asked of God, and the thread of hope she's clinging to. Nancy Hicks is a dynamic, relevant Christian speaker, teacher and writer whose passion is to ignite women to confidence and power in Christ. Nancy has been in professional communication her entire career. From singing on the main stage in concert and musical theater across Canada to spokesperson on QVC, she has used these gifts of communication to serve her local church through preaching, teaching and leading. After earning her master's degree in theology from Palmer Seminary of Eastern University, Nancy launched her international speaking ministry, Nancy Hicks Live. Today, Nancy inspires women by equipping them to be grounded in Jesus Christ while wrestling with the often uncomfortable intersection of faith, organized religion and the realities of this world. The author of Meant to Live: Living in Light of the Good News, Nancy has been featured on Hallmark's Home & Family, The Jesus Calling Podcast, Trinity Broadcast Network, 100 Huntley Street, as well as in Relevant Magazine, Propel Women, Publishers Weekly, The Christian Post, Christian News Journal, Philadelphia Weekly and more. She and her husband, Cam, have been married since 1990 and have two sons—Aaron, who is married to his darling wife, Rachel, and their beloved David who now lives in heaven after a long, courageous battle with cancer. For more information: Visit nancyhickslive.com Like her on Facebook @nancyhickslive Follow her on Instagram @nancyhickslive --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carly-bartlett/support

Nate Daniels is a guest on Dawn and Steve Mornings to share his testimony! Nate Daniels is the Vice President of Marketing at Trinity Broadcast Network. He is making an impact for the Gospel in the entertainment industry! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Bloom worked for years in Hollywood as an orchestrator and arranger on some of the most popular network television series and feature films including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Flash and Batman Animated, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Rescuers, the New Lassie, and the IMAX film, Special Effects. Her orchestrations and arrangements have been performed all over the world, including the London Symphony, major Hollywood orchestras, and the Prague Radio Symphony. She’s composed multiple indie film scores, a full-length Ballet, and a variety of orchestral and chamber works. Her music continues to play worldwide and is represented by Sony Music. Since moving to Dallas Texas, she has scored several indie films by local directors, including an upcoming feature film for Impact productions/ Trinity Broadcast Network. www.lisabloomcomposer.com www.Envisionmusicpartners.com

dadAWESOME   We're on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We're passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God's awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook | Twitter   Nick Hall   Nick Hall is the visionary of Together, author of the book Reset, and the Founder and Chief Communicator for Pulse. As an evangelistic voice to this generation, Nick Hall has shared the Gospel at hundreds of events to more than five million people and is regularly featured as a speaker for pastors gatherings, student conferences, training events, and festivals around the world. Nick is also the President and CEO of The Table Coalition and sits on the board of the National Association of Evangelicals. He has been featured on major media outlets including the Huffington Post, USA Today, Fox News, US News & World Report, Washington Post, Christianity Today, Moody Radio, Christian Broadcasting Network, Trinity Broadcast Network, and The Christian Post. Nick is married to his best friend, Tiffany, and they are proud parents of Truett, Ruby, and Jude. They live in Minneapolis, MN. Nick has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from NDSU and a Master's in Leadership and Christian Thought from Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, MN.   FATHERS FOR THE FATHERLESS   Registration is NOW OPEN for the FATHERS FOR THE FATHERLESS 100-mile bike rides. —MINNEAPOLIS, MN — August 28th, 2021 — DENVER, CO — September 18th, 2021 — PHILADELPHIA, PA — October 2nd, 2021 — NEW YORK, NY — October 9th, 2021 — PHOENIX, AZ — November 20th, 2021 Register Here: https://f4f.bike/   Show Notes:   2:21 - Join the momAWESOME Challenge - Daily texts for 9 days leading up to Mother's day - Text "mom" to 651-370-8618. 3:13 - Pulse https://pulse.org/ - Exists to make Jesus known 6:47 -  On looking for young evangelists to mentor. "I've lost a lot of mentors and heroes. And then in that, at some point you kind of open your eyes. You're like, wait, I'm not just the one that's supposed to receive anymore. Like, man who who is coming after me." 10:25 -  "You know, like I have told people all around the world about how God loves you and that it's this free gift. But I have consistently tried to earn it" 10:39 - "I think it's true for a lot of us as dads, or just people trying to make it, is like...the starting blocks in track. And I think a lot of people's starting blocks are guilt and shame. And you're pushing off to prove others wrong or you're pushing off to show people that you are enough. But I think it's like learning to rest in the fact that I'm enough, because my Father says I am. I'm enough because of what Jesus did for me, I am the beloved son of God." 12:39 - Description of prayer from the book The Life of the Beloved - "Prayer is being quiet enough to hear the good things that God says about you." 16:55 - What does it look like to live on mission? Why is it important for dads to live with deep conviction? 18:23 - "The mission that I'm on is are we living our life to point people to Jesus or does our life look like everybody else's?" 19:55 -  "But I do just think that there's this exciting opportunity that we have to change our neighborhoods to change the sports teams our kids are on, you know, to claim the ground beneath our feet and to welcome our family into that mission as well."  20:22 - Pulse Resources https://pulse.org/ 22:48 - Learning from his dad 27:25 - "And I just think, like, there's always somebody who's doing what you want to be doing or somebody who you would like to look more like. Right? And so for me, I just think, one of the secrets of life is... getting around people who are a step ahead... Who are further down the road... who can help you see your blind spots." 32:00 - "I think the biggest thing that we all need individually is just like am I personally being connected to the word of God, the spirit of God, the people of God. Because if I don't have an inflow, if I don't have an inflow from truth from God, if I don't have an inflow of truth from my community, and if I don't have an inflow of somebody kind of helping me see through this, personally, I feel really lost. Right? And so those are just be three things that that I think are super crucial lifelines." 32:36 - "I think the the greatest challenge of being a parent is realizing and letting God parent you. And, you know, the best way to love your kids is to realize that you're the beloved son of God."   Episode Links:   https://pulse.org/ Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team   Conversation Transcript: https://dadawesome.org/171notes/ ‎

Today's show features comedian, Jason Earls. His warm personality and impeccable comedic timing have made him a favorite at comedy clubs, churches, businesses, and in front of students and members of the Armed Forces. Once voted Seattle's Favorite Comedian, Jason has also been featured on Focus On The Family's Date Night Challenge, Trinity Broadcast Network, and the Date Night Comedy Tour. In addition, he was named ITM Live's Best Comedian. Jason has performed throughout the country and abroad, and when he's not on stage, he's most likely with his wife, Terri, at one of their amazing kid's ridiculous sports events in his home city of Dallas, TX. During the show, Jason walks us through his process of working out a joke, the psychology behind what makes us laugh, and how creatives can navigate through this tumultuous year. LINKS: Jason's Website Jason's Podcast Instagram Youtube Patreon Boundaries Book MUSIC: Opening Theme: written and performed by The Hand Lungs Additional music provided by Kyle Lee and Kyler Clapp

Guest, James Hirsen, J.D., M.A. in Media Psychology, is a New York Times best-selling author, international business attorney, news analyst, cultural commentator, and social media scholar. Highly sought after for his expertise on a host of matters, and for his unique perspective through the lens of a moral universe, Hirsen has appeared on numerous television broadcast networks including NBC, ABC, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Channel, CNN, HLN, CNBC, MSNBC, the BBC, Canada’s Sun News Network, and the Trinity Broadcast Network, as well as various streaming media venues including Newsmax TV and Dove TV. He is also a frequent guest on broadcast, satellite, and Internet radio stations around the globe and is a well-known public speaker in the legal, business, news, entertainment, and faith communities. In his enduring weekly column for Newsmax.com, The Left Coast Report, Hirsen features his distinctive insight and commentary on the confluence of the entertainment, political, cultural, ideological, and social media worlds.

GLOBAL WORSHIP EVENTAssist News Service reports that world‐renowned Christian hymn writers, Keith and Kristyn Getty, have announced details of a six continent virtual worship event. The four-day Sing! Global event is set to feature more than 100 speakers and artists. The event will take place from 30 August to 2 September. The content will be available for 90 days. HONG KONG CLERGYAccording to The Christian Post, a controversial new national security law for Hong Kong, as proposed by China, has caused concerns that the semi-autonomous city’s vocal clergy who have supported the democracy movement could be extradited to and tried in mainland China. Hundreds of Protestant leaders or Christian organizations who have actively spoken out against the Hong Kong government might face the same fate.JESUS THE GAME CHANGERAustralian Christian media ministry, Olive Tree Media, has started production on a new season of Jesus The Game Changer. This new series will be released in October by Trinity Broadcast Network in the US and will be available in Australia, NZ and the UK for churches soon after.

GLOBAL WORSHIP EVENTAssist News Service reports that world‐renowned Christian hymn writers, Keith and Kristyn Getty, have announced details of a six continent virtual worship event. The four-day Sing! Global event is set to feature more than 100 speakers and artists. The event will take place from 30 August to 2 September. The content will be available for 90 days. HONG KONG CLERGYAccording to The Christian Post, a controversial new national security law for Hong Kong, as proposed by China, has caused concerns that the semi-autonomous city’s vocal clergy who have supported the democracy movement could be extradited to and tried in mainland China. Hundreds of Protestant leaders or Christian organizations who have actively spoken out against the Hong Kong government might face the same fate.JESUS THE GAME CHANGERAustralian Christian media ministry, Olive Tree Media, has started production on a new season of Jesus The Game Changer. This new series will be released in October by Trinity Broadcast Network in the US and will be available in Australia, NZ and the UK for churches soon after.

Welcome to the Up2Me Magazine Show with Host Gabby G and Special Guest Jason Earls, Comedian Topic:  “Behind the Comedy; A Conversation with Comedian Jason Earls”  Jason Earls is on a mission.  The comedian from Virginia’s Eastern Seaboard doesn’t live to make you laugh; he makes you laugh to help you live.  A husband and the father of six children, Jason’s got a thing or two to say about how to navigate life. His warm personality and impeccable comedic timing has made him a favorite at comedy clubs, churches, businesses, and in front of students and members of the Armed Forces.  Jason is a nontoxic comic: You can trust him to deliver without the offensive turn or twist.  Once voted Seattle’s Favorite Comedian, Jason has also been featured on Focus On The Family’s Date Night Challenge, Trinity Broadcast Network, and the Date Night Comedy Tour. In addition, he was named ITM Live’s Best Comedian. He has been sought after to produce content for marriage and family events which has earned him the title, “Comedy Familiologist,” pointing back to his desire to connect with audiences from all walks of life.  The opinions expressed during this broadcast are for inspiration, information and motivational purposes. Enjoying the Conversation?  Subscribe to the Show!  Vist the Up2Me Magazine Show Page at www.up2meradio.com to learn more about our network, the Show, Host Gabby G and her guests. You can find, like and share us on Facebook at Up2Me Radio, follow us on Twitter @Up2Meradio and on Instagram at Up2Me.Radio      

Tori Lynn is a Best-selling Author, Inspirational speaker, Actress, and Filmmaker. Tori's best-selling autobiography, "The Divorce" landed her as a guest on Trinity Broadcast Network, countless speaking, radio, and hosting engagements. She was moved to write "Taboo," because of the rise of divorces; and disconnect between the church and the world. She was also inspired by Tommy Ford, who captured her vision and their mutual love for marriage & family, while they filmed her short- film "The Divorce," based on the best-selling autobiography. Tori Lynn is a New Year's Newly Wed & is the proud mother of singers, actresses, and authors Erin Lynn, 9 "Mommy and Daddy are getting a divorce," and Ryan Lynn, 8, "My Feelings Matter."

Tori Lynn is a Best-selling Author, Inspirational Speaker, Actress, and Filmmaker. Tori's best-selling autobiography, "The Divorce" landed her as a guest on Trinity Broadcast Network, countless speaking, radio, and hosting engagements. She was moved to write "Taboo," because of the rise of divorces; and a disconnect between the church and the world. She was also inspired by Tommy Ford, who captured her vision and their mutual love for marriage & family, while they filmed her short- film "The Divorce," based on the best-selling autobiography. Tori Lynn is a resides in Atlanta, GA with her daughters, singers, actresses, and authors Erin Lynn, 9 "Mommy and Daddy are getting a divorce," and Ryan Lynn, 8, "My Feelings Matter.

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(00:00-09:20): In an article by The Happy Givers, there is an important distinction between guiding and leading, and controlling. Control can be categorized as an addiction and Brian and Ian touch on how convicting it is as a leader. (09:20-18:45): “Knowing God’s Love is Impossible,” Derek Rishmawy writes in Christianity Today. Ian remarks about his mom’s homeless ministry and how the volunteers and residents of the shelter express unconditional love. How do we comprehend His love unless we live it by example? (18:45-27:52): Matt Chandler: Many Christians are 'ill-prepared theologically to understand suffering'. Brian and Ian discuss misconceptions many Christians have when it comes to suffering and shared how believers can live in joy when times of sorrow come. (27:52-37:51): We are joined again by Todd Chatman to talk about the humanitarian crisis in Haiti. For just $82, you can feed an entire family for a year. Call to give at 855-901-4673 or give online here: http://www.foodforthepoor.com/wyll. Todd talks about the reality of poverty in Haiti and the conditions of the streets of their biggest city. (38:54-49:03): On the topic of opulence and spending a lot of money, Brian and Ian read over this Finance 101 article that lists the 25 wealthiest religious leaders. You might (or might not) be surprised to see who’s on the list. (49:03-59:33): We are joined by Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales and the author of the “Laugh and Learn Bible For Kids”. He touches on the teaching power of the show as well as the importance of kids getting the big picture of the bible. (59:33-1:09:40): Phil sticks around to talk about the new VeggieTales episodes and how he aims to make it like the VeggieTales of old. Sony and Universal are picking up the show and airing it on Trinity Broadcast Network. Phil also touches on his podcast “The Holy Post”. (1:09:40-1:15:33): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: A Florida town isn’t big enough for the two of us, and seriously people just take a late write-up. Beer is the cause and solution to most of life’s problems, and United has a new preventative lock on their bathrooms that works too well. Meanwhile, labradoodles are the devilSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00-09:25): Billionaire says his wealth can’t replace Jesus, reiterates every human is broken. Brian and Ian touch on the love of money and how people ought to be content with God alone and not money. (09:25-18:14): We are joined by ministry leader and author Nancy Beach. She shares her extensive history in the Church and work in the arts ministry at Willow Creek. She became a teaching pastor, and eventually became a leadership coach to various pastors and ministry leaders. She touches on the topic of ‘church pain’ and shares her experience with it as well as how to overcome it. (18:14-26:00): Nancy sticks around to talk more about her experience with pain in the church and how she’s walked through it. She endured and experienced abuse and made the tough decision of making her statement public with her name included. She says the abuse of power is the biggest problem with church leaders. (26:00-33:50): Nancy closes out the hour talking about her book “Gifted to Lead: The Art of Leading as a Woman in the Church”. She discusses how, at first, being in a position of leadership as a woman was a lonely place. She will be speaking at the Restore Chicago Conference on November 2 at Judson University. (34:54-44:49): Liner - 222 - Evangelical Pastor to Greta Thunberg: Don't Worry, God Promised Not to Flood Earth Again. Brian and Ian talk about the movement of climate justice as well as the narrative that young activists are naive. (44:49-55:19): We are joined by Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales and the author of the “Laugh and Learn Bible For Kids”. He touches on the teaching power of the show as well as the importance of kids getting the big picture of the bible. (55:19-1:05:26): Phil sticks around to talk about the new VeggieTales episodes and how he aims to make it like the VeggieTales of old. Sony and Universal are picking up the show and airing it on Trinity Broadcast Network. Phil also touches on his podcast “The Holy Post”. (1:05:26-1:11:49): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: A Florida town isn’t big enough for the two of us, and seriously people just take a late write-up. Beer is the cause and solution to most of life’s problems, and United has a new preventative lock on their bathrooms that works too well. Meanwhile, labradoodles are the devilSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicki Minaj wants Wendy Williams to stop bringing up her husbands past. Elton John recalls a disturbing lunch with Michael Jackson back in the 90s. Gospel singer Kirk Franklin boycotts the Dove Awards and the Trinity Broadcast Network. We date at the level of our self esteem; true or false?

(00:00-09:27): Busch Light to have ‘no further association’ with viral Iowa State fan over old Tweets; reporter criticized for own ‘offensive’ posts. This fiasco of cancel culture, hypocrisy, and so much more. Brian and Ian are talking about this. (09:27-18:42): Brian touched on these tweets about “What ex-theists miss about being religious”. This time, Ian gets to chime in and respond to the twitter responses. (18:42-:28:08) :Why Are Pastors Depressed? A Look at the Research. Brian and Ian touch on this Church Leaders article and about the string of pastors recently committing suicide and suffering from mental illness. (28:08-37:41): Scotty Smith tweets “The resurrection and return of Jesus guarantee comprehensive and eternal redemption and restoration. Cancer, suicide, Alzheimer’s Disease, ALS, racism, drugs, poverty, trafficking, hatred, addiction and evil don’t get the last word. Grace does.” Brian and Ian respond to this. (37:41-48:31): Evangelical Pastor to Greta Thunberg: Don't Worry, God Promised Not to Flood Earth Again. Brian and Ian talk about the movement of climate justice as well as the narrative that young activists are naive. (48:31-59:01): We are joined by Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales and the author of the “Laugh and Learn Bible For Kids”. He touches on the teaching power of the show as well as the importance of kids getting the big picture of the bible. (59:01-1:09:07): Phil sticks around to talk about the new VeggieTales episodes and how he aims to make it like the VeggieTales of old. Sony and Universal are picking up the show and airing it on Trinity Broadcast Network. Phil also touches on his podcast “The Holy Post”. (1:09:07-1:15:30): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: A Florida town isn’t big enough for the two of us, and seriously people just take a late write-up. Beer is the cause and solution to most of life’s problems, and United has a new preventative lock on their bathrooms that works too well. Meanwhile, Labradoodles are the devil.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James Hirsen does an encore visit with the latest update on Hollwyood politics and more. James is a New York Times best-selling author, international business attorney, news analyst, cultural commentator, and social media scholar. James has appeared on numerous television broadcast networks including NBC, ABC, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Channel, CNN, HLN, CNBC, MSNBC, the BBC, Canada’s Sun News Network, and the Trinity Broadcast Network, as well as various streaming media venues including Newsmax TV and Dove TV. Learn more about James Hirsen at www.jameshirsen.com

Nick Hall has been called the next Billy Graham.  Nick leads the Pulse Movement and what many consider one of the greatest student led movements in history.  What you may not know is that Nick is a Moms in Prayer kid, and today, Lee and Nick talk about being prayed for, the faith of children, and what he see God doing among the youth of our nation. About Our Guest:  Nick Hall is the visionary of Together, author of the book Reset, and the Founder and Chief Communicator for PULSE. As an evangelistic voice to the next generation, Nick Hall has shared the Gospel at hundreds of events to nearly four million students and is regularly featured as a speaker for pastors’ gatherings, student conferences, training events, and festivals around the world. Nick is the President and CEO of the Mission America Coalition, sits on the board of the National Association of Evangelicals, and is part of the student advisory team for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). He has been featured on major media outlets including the Huffington Post, USA Today, Fox News, US News & World Report, Washington Post, Christianity Today, Moody Radio, Christian Broadcasting Network, Trinity Broadcast Network, and The Christian Post. Nick is married to his best friend, Tiffany, and they are proud parents of Truett and Ruby. They live in Minneapolis, MN. Nick has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from NDSU and a Master’s in Leadership and Christian Thought from Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, MN.   Pulse- pulsemovement.com  Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org

Today on Hempresent our host Vivian Mcpeak is joined by Daron Babin from Cannabisradio.com. Daron is the Chief Evangelist of Cannabis Radio.com and the CEO and Co-Founder of WebmasterRadio.FM and International Web Marketing, llc. a next generation media company. Following the mantra first coined by Henry Kaiser, “Find A Need and Fill It by staying ahead of trends and lifestyles.”, Daron has a deep passion for media and celebrated tenure at NBC as a news director and also spent some time with the Trinity Broadcast Network. He thrives at motivating and educating. After his departure from traditional media, Babin was at the forefront of online marketing and is known worldwide as one of the “GrandFathers of Search.” He has trained companies internationally and is a frequent speaker at many of the worlds most prestigious events.

We kick off 2018 with Pastor Keely Petty! Want to start the new year off right? Listen to Pastor Keely Petty's message on living a productive life and establishing a relationship with God. Pastor Keely Petty serves alongside her husband Sr. Pastor Lee Petty in various Ministry capacities at Bethel International Christian Fellowship in San Antonio, TX. She is an ordained Elder/Prophet/Teacher in the body of Christ, Author, International Conference Speaker, and frequent host on various programs for the Trinity Broadcast Network, and various media outlets. She is the Program Director of bethel Community development Corporation, Inc., a Faith-Based Community Organization serving the disenfranchised in San Antonio, TX and surrounding counties.She is the founder of several community based and international initiatives such as: Girl Worth Mentoring, which empowers teen girls to fulfill their God-Given destiny through Life Skills Empowerment Training Sessions. The Self Esteem Initiative 4 Women helps women from all walks of life become competent to live productively for themselves and others through the 6 Pillars of Self Esteem and Emotional Freedom Techniques. Faith Connections which assist Ministries and Churches to become a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) Non-Profit Organization through Strategic Prevention, and Capacity Building Leadership Development and Training.Pastor Keely also work with several AIDS Service Organizations and has been appointed to the Ministers Roundtable of Texas who mission is to reduce HIV/AIDS among women of color through the Texas Black Women’s Initiative and Worth Life. She is the host of a community dialogue “Conversations on Sexual Health” in an effort to reduce HIV infection rates among women of color. She is a member of the San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Christian Business Women’s Association, and the Professional Women of Faith Network.She has received acknowledge for her contributions to her community from:The San Antonio Business Journal Women’s Leadership, San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Top Ladies of Distinction, Gems of Faith in Who’s Who Women’s Edition, and has been featured on the cover of ReFocused Magazine. Pastor Keely has been appointed as Commissioner on the Mayor’s Status of Women, and holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of the Incarnate Word, and is a graduate of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA).This beautiful woman of God is the mother of two young adult sons Jirah and Jonathan Petty, and resides in Cibolo, TX with her lifetime sweetheart and agreement partner Sr. Pastor Lee Petty.Share this podcast with friends and family and thank you for listening!Podcast weekly broadcast location:Rockafellas Barber Shop (Owner: Rico Rodriguez)1733 Babcock Rd. San Antonio, TX 78229

We kick off 2018 with Pastor Keely Petty! Want to start the new year off right? Listen to Pastor Keely Petty's message on living a productive life and establishing a relationship with God. Pastor Keely Petty serves alongside her husband Sr. Pastor Lee Petty in various Ministry capacities at Bethel International Christian Fellowship in San Antonio, TX. She is an ordained Elder/Prophet/Teacher in the body of Christ, Author, International Conference Speaker, and frequent host on various programs for the Trinity Broadcast Network, and various media outlets. She is the Program Director of bethel Community development Corporation, Inc., a Faith-Based Community Organization serving the disenfranchised in San Antonio, TX and surrounding counties.She is the founder of several community based and international initiatives such as: Girl Worth Mentoring, which empowers teen girls to fulfill their God-Given destiny through Life Skills Empowerment Training Sessions. The Self Esteem Initiative 4 Women helps women from all walks of life become competent to live productively for themselves and others through the 6 Pillars of Self Esteem and Emotional Freedom Techniques. Faith Connections which assist Ministries and Churches to become a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) Non-Profit Organization through Strategic Prevention, and Capacity Building Leadership Development and Training.Pastor Keely also work with several AIDS Service Organizations and has been appointed to the Ministers Roundtable of Texas who mission is to reduce HIV/AIDS among women of color through the Texas Black Women’s Initiative and Worth Life. She is the host of a community dialogue “Conversations on Sexual Health” in an effort to reduce HIV infection rates among women of color. She is a member of the San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Christian Business Women’s Association, and the Professional Women of Faith Network.She has received acknowledge for her contributions to her community from:The San Antonio Business Journal Women’s Leadership, San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Top Ladies of Distinction, Gems of Faith in Who’s Who Women’s Edition, and has been featured on the cover of ReFocused Magazine. Pastor Keely has been appointed as Commissioner on the Mayor’s Status of Women, and holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of the Incarnate Word, and is a graduate of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA).This beautiful woman of God is the mother of two young adult sons Jirah and Jonathan Petty, and resides in Cibolo, TX with her lifetime sweetheart and agreement partner Sr. Pastor Lee Petty.Share this podcast with friends and family and thank you for listening!Podcast weekly broadcast location:Rockafellas Barber Shop (Owner: Rico Rodriguez)1733 Babcock Rd. San Antonio, TX 78229

Pastor Keely Petty serves alongside her husband Sr. Pastor Lee Petty in various Ministry capacities at Bethel International Christian Fellowship in San Antonio, TX. She is an ordained Elder/Prophet/Teacher in the body of Christ, Author, International Conference Speaker, and frequent host on various programs for the Trinity Broadcast Network, and various media outlets. She is the Program Director of bethel Community development Corporation, Inc., a Faith-Based Community Organization serving the disenfranchised in San Antonio, TX and surrounding counties.She is the founder of several community based and international initiatives such as: Girl Worth Mentoring, which empowers teen girls to fulfill their God-Given destiny through Life Skills Empowerment Training Sessions. The Self Esteem Initiative 4 Women helps women from all walks of life become competent to live productively for themselves and others through the 6 Pillars of Self Esteem and Emotional Freedom Techniques. Faith Connections which assist Ministries and Churches to become a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) Non-Profit Organization through Strategic Prevention, and Capacity Building Leadership Development and Training.Pastor Keely also work with several AIDS Service Organizations and has been appointed to the Ministers Roundtable of Texas who mission is to reduce HIV/AIDS among women of color through the Texas Black Women’s Initiative and Worth Life. She is the host of a community dialogue “Conversations on Sexual Health” in an effort to reduce HIV infection rates among women of color. She is a member of the San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Christian Business Women’s Association, and the Professional Women of Faith Network.She has received acknowledge for her contributions to her community from:The San Antonio Business Journal Women’s Leadership, San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Top Ladies of Distinction, Gems of Faith in Who’s Who Women’s Edition, and has been featured on the cover of ReFocused Magazine. Pastor Keely has been appointed as Commissioner on the Mayor’s Status of Women, and holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of the Incarnate Word, and is a graduate of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA).This beautiful woman of God is the mother of two young adult sons Jirah and Jonathan Petty, and resides in Cibolo, TX with her lifetime sweetheart and agreement partner Sr. Pastor Lee Petty.Share this podcast with friends and family and thank you for listening!Podcast weekly broadcast location:Rockafellas Barber Shop (Owner: Rico Rodriguez)1733 Babcock Rd. San Antonio, TX 78229

Pastor Keely Petty serves alongside her husband Sr. Pastor Lee Petty in various Ministry capacities at Bethel International Christian Fellowship in San Antonio, TX. She is an ordained Elder/Prophet/Teacher in the body of Christ, Author, International Conference Speaker, and frequent host on various programs for the Trinity Broadcast Network, and various media outlets. She is the Program Director of bethel Community development Corporation, Inc., a Faith-Based Community Organization serving the disenfranchised in San Antonio, TX and surrounding counties.She is the founder of several community based and international initiatives such as: Girl Worth Mentoring, which empowers teen girls to fulfill their God-Given destiny through Life Skills Empowerment Training Sessions. The Self Esteem Initiative 4 Women helps women from all walks of life become competent to live productively for themselves and others through the 6 Pillars of Self Esteem and Emotional Freedom Techniques. Faith Connections which assist Ministries and Churches to become a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) Non-Profit Organization through Strategic Prevention, and Capacity Building Leadership Development and Training.Pastor Keely also work with several AIDS Service Organizations and has been appointed to the Ministers Roundtable of Texas who mission is to reduce HIV/AIDS among women of color through the Texas Black Women’s Initiative and Worth Life. She is the host of a community dialogue “Conversations on Sexual Health” in an effort to reduce HIV infection rates among women of color. She is a member of the San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Christian Business Women’s Association, and the Professional Women of Faith Network.She has received acknowledge for her contributions to her community from:The San Antonio Business Journal Women’s Leadership, San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Top Ladies of Distinction, Gems of Faith in Who’s Who Women’s Edition, and has been featured on the cover of ReFocused Magazine. Pastor Keely has been appointed as Commissioner on the Mayor’s Status of Women, and holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of the Incarnate Word, and is a graduate of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA).This beautiful woman of God is the mother of two young adult sons Jirah and Jonathan Petty, and resides in Cibolo, TX with her lifetime sweetheart and agreement partner Sr. Pastor Lee Petty.Share this podcast with friends and family and thank you for listening!Podcast weekly broadcast location:Rockafellas Barber Shop (Owner: Rico Rodriguez)1733 Babcock Rd. San Antonio, TX 78229

July 28, 2017Professor, Author, Speaker, Radio Personality, Todd Allyn talks "“And the Cattle Upon a Thousand Hills: The True Nature of Wealth Accumulation - What Your Hands and Feet Can Do in Between Sundays”.Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/sackheadsradio/professor-author-speaker-radio-personali_2SHR Media TV: http://sackheads.blogspot.com/p/shr-tv.htmlHigh Plains Pundit TV: http://www.highplainspundittv.comTodd Allyn BIO Todd Allyn is an Associate Professor of Business and Economics. vast business experience as a consultant, manager of a Global 200 company, and severalcompanies in the financial services industry.Is the host of The Todd Allyn Show on WELW 1330 AM, and has appeared as a guest for the Trinity Broadcast Network, (TBN), Village Television, Basheer Jones and Company Morning Show (Cleveland radio 1490 WERE), and WEWS News Channel 5 in Cleveland as the money coach. He is the author of the book, And the Cattle Upon a Thousand Hills: The True Nature of Wealth Accumulation - What Your Hands and Feet Can Do in Between Sundays”.

July 28, 2017Professor, Author, Speaker, Radio Personality, Todd Allyn talks "“And the Cattle Upon a Thousand Hills: The True Nature of Wealth Accumulation - What Your Hands and Feet Can Do in Between Sundays”.Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/sackheadsradio/professor-author-speaker-radio-personali_2SHR Media TV: http://sackheads.blogspot.com/p/shr-tv.htmlHigh Plains Pundit TV: http://www.highplainspundittv.comTodd Allyn BIO Todd Allyn is an Associate Professor of Business and Economics. vast business experience as a consultant, manager of a Global 200 company, and severalcompanies in the financial services industry.Is the host of The Todd Allyn Show on WELW 1330 AM, and has appeared as a guest for the Trinity Broadcast Network, (TBN), Village Television, Basheer Jones and Company Morning Show (Cleveland radio 1490 WERE), and WEWS News Channel 5 in Cleveland as the money coach. He is the author of the book, And the Cattle Upon a Thousand Hills: The True Nature of Wealth Accumulation - What Your Hands and Feet Can Do in Between Sundays”.

July 28, 2017Professor, Author, Speaker, Radio Personality, Todd Allyn talks "“And the Cattle Upon a Thousand Hills: The True Nature of Wealth Accumulation - What Your Hands and Feet Can Do in Between Sundays”.Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/sackheadsradio/professor-author-speaker-radio-personali_2SHR Media TV: http://sackheads.blogspot.com/p/shr-tv.htmlHigh Plains Pundit TV: http://www.highplainspundittv.comTodd Allyn BIO Todd Allyn is an Associate Professor of Business and Economics. vast business experience as a consultant, manager of a Global 200 company, and severalcompanies in the financial services industry.Is the host of The Todd Allyn Show on WELW 1330 AM, and has appeared as a guest for the Trinity Broadcast Network, (TBN), Village Television, Basheer Jones and Company Morning Show (Cleveland radio 1490 WERE), and WEWS News Channel 5 in Cleveland as the money coach. He is the author of the book, And the Cattle Upon a Thousand Hills: The True Nature of Wealth Accumulation - What Your Hands and Feet Can Do in Between Sundays”.

Originally from Chicago, Illinois Chantal' Ashante Hill began as a gymnast at 6 years old but began her formal ballet training at the late age of 17. With the heart & the strength of God she persevered to get to her calling which she now calls "Spiritual Ballerina." Chantal' is the Spiritual Ballerina who dances as God’s Vessel to glorify God & draw his people closer to the lives they were created to live. She has trained & performed with Dance Theatre of Harlem-Nutcracker (NYC) Joel Hall Dancers-Authentic (CHI) Performance-Centre du Dansê Marais (Paris, France) Dance Ministry Institute- Nativity: Birth of a King (NYC) Judah International Dance Theatre- Psalms Symphony (NYC) She has been featured & interviewed on Trinity Broadcast Network. Since her interview, she is developing a documentary as a Spiritual Ballerina. TWEET: Chantal’ Ashante Hill - Forget What People Say, It’s Never Too Late to Follow Your Passion Even though you might miss the cut-off date, you are never cut off. One of the amazing things about Chantal’s journey is that she started dancing ballet around 14 years later than normal. 14 years. Most ballerinas begin at the age of 3 but Chantal’ was 17 years old when she first began to take an interest in ballet. But her natural talent and a conviction that her dancing was gift from God and a calling she was to pursue. She came to believe from the road she’s traveled that even though you might miss some cut off date, you are never cut off. You can keep going in the pursuit of your dreams. Turning the tragedy into a tool to move toward her dreams. At a certain point in Chantal’s dancing career she had a very serious injury that threatened to end her dancing forever. She was laid up in recovery for 6 months. It was during that time that she found ways to keep her eyes on the goals she had for herself. She also used the injury to learn some new disciplines that helped her stay in shape so she could return to dancing the moment she was able. Chantal’ has an amazing resilience and determination that you’ll be inspired by as you listen. TWEET: She turned a tragedy into a tool to move toward her #dreams, on this episode Getting through the hard times with the help of a strong support system. Chantal’ is quick to say that nothing she’s been able to accomplish as a spiritual dancer could have been done without the support of her family, friends, and church family. She faced many obstacles that threatened to discourage her, including a devastating injury, but those closest to her continued to encourage her to keep going. It was because of the strength of those around her that Chantal’ never gave up on her dream to become a dancer. You can hear her inspiring story and receive some encouragement of your own as you chase your dreams - so be sure to listen. I want to break the idea that you can only get by, by working a 9 to 5. One of the things that saddens Chantal’s heart is when she hears people talking about how much they dislike the work that they do 9 to 5. In her mind, life is too short and too precious to spend it doing things you don’t enjoy. She is out to break the idea that it’s expected and normal for people to spend the bulk of their waking life in a context that is neither fulfilling or profitable. Her story is one full of inspiration and hope for those of you who are eager to break out of the humdrum of your life and chase your dreams. TWEET: I want to break the idea that you can only get by, by working a 9 to 5 ~ Chantal’ Ashante Hill OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE: [0:50] Aimee’s introduction of Chantal’ Ashante Hill. [3:39] How Chantal’ works on the side to make her dream of dancing happen. [4:27] The beginning of her life of movement as a gymnast. [7:11] Chantal’s journey as a dancer was very abnormal. [8:53] A career threatening injury that Chantal’ worked through and overcame. [13:44] How Chantal’ fought the battle within to believe in her abilities. [18:31] The transition from the practice room to the stage. [21:31] The typical places dancers go to train and be discovered. [28:20] The documentary Chantal’ has been working on most recently. [30:20] The things Chantal’ is looking toward in the future. [31:52] The people who have told Chantal’ how she’s impacted them. [33:46] Chantal’s recommendation to dream chasers. CHANTAL’S RECOMMENDATION: Take time to get to know yourself because when you know yourself you’ll begin to learn how to make your weaknesses into your strengths. Then you can figure out who you want to be and align yourself with God’s call for you. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: ChantalAshante.com Facebook.com/Spiritualballerina Instagram.com/chantal_ashante https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DeJgSfW5iTU  TWEETS YOU CAN USE: TWEET: Even though you might miss the cut off date, you are never cut off ~ Chantal’ Ashante Hill   TWEET: Getting through the hard times with the help of a strong support system, on this episode

On this episode we'll discuss offline and online joint ventures. Larry brings a wealth of JV experience and will be discussing his upcoming event in LA and sharing with us the importance of automating and systemizing all your marketing under one roof. Larry Loik has vast experience around money & finances, real estate investing, marketing & cutting edge internet marketing. He has appeared on:  CNBC,97.1FM KLSX CBS Radio,KNX1070 AM L.A. ,New York Times, LATimes, PBS, Trinity Broadcast Network,Money Magazine, BloomBerg ,KFWB 980 AM, The Ventura County Star & Countless other Media Outlets. Larry is creator of THE COMPLETE MARKETING SYSTEM a complete suite of Software technology to simplify & Automate all your Online Marketing under one program.  He also is the Developer of the world patented SqueezePage technology that can put a video opt-in page o any website. Mr Loik was the largest franchisee of Anthony Robbins in the world & was personally trained by Tony himself.  He has run venture capital companies, owned mortgage companies and currently is the founder and president of The Real Estate Investor Network also known as The Reinclub. Lawrence has shared the stage with Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump, Mark Victor Hansen, Robert Allen, Brian Tracy, and many other top experts in the nation. In addition was the talented host of the syndicated CBS Radio show The New Money Show on KLSX Los Angeles, the largest FM talk radio station in the nation. He was recently interviewed by the Godfather of Internet marketing, Mark Joyner, for Joyner’s Million Dollar Business Model Program. He speaks 3 languages and is an avid outdoorsman. He grew up in Canada and as a result has a passion for the game of Hockey and even played with Wayne Gretzky.  

False teaching was rampant in Paul's day, and not much has changed since. Turn on the television, pop into churches across America, and you will discover how many false teachers deviate from the gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul says we must silence...

Introduction Great glorious news, Jesus Christ is coming back. Amen. He is going to return. We're going to see Him; every eye will see Him. We who have trusted in Him in this life are going to be with him forever. We're going to enjoy a glorious existence with him forever, but immediately as soon as you hear those things, a question comes to your mind, and that is "When?" It was the question in the disciples' mind that they asked Him on the Mount of Olives, "When will these things happen? What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" What's in front of us as we look at the text today is this question of the exact day and hour of Jesus's return and what will be the condition of the world when he does return. In 1942, British Christian thinker and writer and apologist, author C.S. Lewis wrote a fascinating book about temptation called The Screwtape Letters. It took an entirely new approach to holiness and struggling with sin than anyone had ever seen before. He presented the struggle with temptation from the perspective of the demons who are tempting us. It was a series of letters written by an older, more seasoned demon named Screwtape, giving advice to his nephew, a junior tempter named Wormwood, on how to entice a British man, simply called "The Patient" in the book, and how to lead him to his damnation. In his introduction to the book, Lewis writes these words, and they were in my mind this morning. Lewis writes, "There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence, and the other is to believe and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves [the devils] are equally pleased by both errors and hail a materialist, an atheist, or a magician, with equal delight." That's a fascinating quote. What does it have to do with our text? As I was thinking about our text this morning it occurred to me that a similar kind of statement could be made about an interest in the exact date and hour of Jesus's return. It would run something like this. There are two unequal, but opposite errors into which our race can fall about the exact date of the second coming of Christ. One is to doubt the very existence of such a day, and to deny that Christ will ever return and show no interest in the topic whatsoever. The other is to believe and feel an excessive and un-Biblical desire to calculate through cleverness and nuanced Bible study the exact day and hour of Jesus's return. I would not go so far as to say that Satan hails each error with equal delight. I don't think they're equal in this case. Someone who denies the second coming of Christ is not a believer and has everything to fear from the Second Coming of Christ. The wrath of God is coming, and they're not concerned about it at all. We're going to talk about those kinds of people in this text today. Falsely Declaring the Time of the Second Coming Then there are others who are fascinated with setting dates. It's been a Christian hobby, really, from the beginning of the church. This excessive interest in the exact day and hour of Jesus's return and our text address both sides. Verse 36 says, "No one knows about that day or hour. Not even the angels in heaven nor the son, but only the Father." There have been centuries of speculation directly in the face of that text as to the exact day and hour of Jesus's return. The basic approach has been, "If only everyone else could be as clever as me and see what I'm seeing, then you would know exactly when the Lord would return." I think it follows the pattern of the whole number 666, "If anyone has wisdom, let him calculate the number of the beast." They're wanting to set themselves apart from the rest of the rabble of Christians and say, "Look, I know exactly what Jesus is returning, and so just follow my mathematics and my exegesis and you'll get it too." Some have just really desired to know the date, but didn't stop short of setting a date, but maybe a parameter, you know, "Within this time, I fully expect the Lord to return." Even Martin Luther somewhat fell into this trap. In 1530, Luther, who was translating the Old Testament into German for the people, jumped out of order and went ahead to the Book of Daniel. He quickly got Daniel into the German language so that they would be ready for what he considered to be the impending end of the world. What had happened is that in 1526 Suleiman The Magnificent, the leader of a mighty Turkish Empire, had defeated a Christian King in Hungary at the Battle of Mohacs. It seemed the back door was open into Europe and that the Turks were soon going to ride right across the continent. Luther, among others, expected that imminently, and he wrote this in a letter to a friend, "The world runs and hastens so excellently toward its end that I often feel very strongly as if the last day would come sooner than we can complete translating the Holy Scriptures into German." Just for your information, he finished translating the holy scriptures into German four years later. That's how impending he thought the Second Coming of Christ was. Interestingly though, Luther did set a date for the second coming of Christ; it was 500 years after his time. He did that based on a pattern that the church fathers had taken of the six days of creation, and what with a day being like a thousand years and a thousand years like a day. There's would be 6000 years of history, and then the 7000 year would be the millennial reign of Christ on earth. that's how they took it. They set a date based on that approach. In the 19th century, some theologians in England were looking at current events and again saw the awesome power of the Muslims, the Turks, and again, the power of the Pope. There was always a focus among the Protestants on the Pope, who they considered the Antichrist. They began publishing works predicting the downfall of both the Turks and the Pope at the Second Coming of Christ. One of these men was named George Stanley Faber. In 1806 he published one work on the end of the Turkish power and the Roman Catholic Pope, who, he claimed to be the Anti-Christ. He published the same things again in 1853, using the number 1260 discerned from the Book of Revelation, Chapter 11 and also Daniel 12. Faber sought to determine the time of the end. He figured out an important date, since both the Islamic side and the Roman Catholic side was huge, he zeroed in on the year 606, AD because that's when apparently the Bishop of Rome was established as chief among all the other bishops of any other metropolitan areas the leader of the Christian church. It happens to be also, according to his calculations, when Muhammad went into the cave and received the revelations that became the Quran, and so 606. You add 1260 to that, and you end up with the year 1864. I would have thought 1866, but that's fine. Maybe they had different math in England at that point, but at any rate, 1864 is the year he zeroed in on. Well, 1864 came and went, the Ottoman Empire, the Turkish empire, was every bit as powerful in 1865 as it had been in '64, and so it went. It continues on in the 20th Century. Hal Lindsey published The Late Great Planet Earth, and as I mentioned, with the budding of the fig tree, he said that he believed this was the reestablishment of Israel in the promised land and taking then that within one generation... Verse that follows, a few verses later, said within one generation of Israel's re-establishment in the promised land, you can expect to see the end. He expected it, at any rate. He said a biblical generation was 40 years, and so he arrived at the year 1988. Well, he's not the only one that liked that year. I've mentioned before, “88 Reasons the Rapture Will Be in 1988”. This is a guy named Edgar Whisenant, who is a NASA engineer. He calculated it was gonna be on Rosh Hashanah, the new year, September 11th through the 13th, somewhere in there, 1988. He published a book, and said, "Only if the Bible is in error, and I am wrong, I would gamble my life, if I were king, that I'm not wrong, that the Rapture will occur around Rosh Hashanah 1988." Trinity Broadcast Network picked up on this, started airing programming that would prepare everyone for the rapture and for the second coming. Finally, the great day arrived, September 13, 1988, it came, and it went as other days had done. When nothing happened by the end of September 13th Whisenant revised his prediction, suggesting the Rapture would come this time at10:55 AM on September 15. I assume that was eastern daylight time. When that failed, he revised it to October 3rd. Even when that date passed, Whisenant remained undaunted. He said, "The evidence is all over the place. It's going to be in a few weeks anyway." When it didn't happen in a few weeks, he said, "You know, I noticed an error in the Gregorian calendar," so he published something saying it was going to happen in 1990. And then in '91, and then '92. He published again in '93 and '94. Finally, he stopped publishing. So much for the date setter. Then people swing to the other side and say, "Therefore, there will not be a specific date of Jesus's return." It's the “opposite errors.” "There will not be a final generation, everything will go on as it always has." And that is not true, friends. The text leads us in a different direction, it leads to say there's absolutely a date. The Apostle Paul said that God has set a date when He will judge the world with justice. The date is set. Jesus doesn't deny a date, He actually affirms a date here, he just says that only the Father knew it. Now, interest in dates and the timing of Christ's return, as I said, goes back to the beginning of the church. Acts Chapter 1, after Jesus's resurrection, there are 40 days of training. Jesus is there with the disciples and they have a question. They say, "Lord, are You at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?" Jesus said in Acts 1:7, "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by His own authority." So, there are times and dates the Father has set, but it's not for you to know. Instead, "You'll be my witnesses when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses to the end of the earth, to Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, even to the ends of the earth." That's what he said, be about the business. Standing over all of these date-setting efforts are the repeated statements of Jesus in Matthew 24 and 25. This one, "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the son, but only the father." Verse 42, "Therefore keep watch because you do not know on what day your Lord will come." Verse 44, "So you also must be ready, because the son of man will come in an hour when you do not expect him." And then in chapter 25 and verse 13, "Therefore keep watch because you do not know the day or the hour." The Timing of the Second Coming is Unknown So today we're going to dig into the secrecy around the exact time and date of Jesus's return, what Jesus meant by that, and then just the general prevailing attitude that there will be of most of the people on earth concerning the exact time of Jesus's return. It is an attitude of complete ambivalence, atheism, unconcern. Both of these things are addressed in this text. First, the timetable, hidden even from Jesus in those days. God hides himself; we worship a God who hides himself, who doesn't put all his cards on the table, he doesn't show us everything about himself. Isaiah 45:15 says, "Truly, you are a God who hides himself, oh God and Savior of Israel." Psalm 97 and verse 2, "Clouds and thick darkness surround him." But God doesn't just hide himself, he also reveals himself as he sees fit. When he was about to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, in Genesis 18, he said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I'm about to do?" and then He revealed what he was intending to do with Sodom and Gomorrah, and as you remember Abraham began to pray and intercede and really dicker with God over Sodom and Gomorrah. Or even more poignantly, Moses up on the holy mountain, wanted to see God. He went right to the heart of the matter, "Now show me your glory", he said. And God responded, "I will cause all of my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion, but you cannot see My face and live. For no one can see me and live." And the Lord said, "There's a place near Me where you may stand on a rock. And when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with My hand until I pass by. And then I'll remove my hand and you will see My back, but no one can see my face." God is a God who reveals himself as he sees fit, to whom He has mercy, the ones He has compassion on, he opens himself up to them, but not fully, until the time comes when he will fully reveal Himself to us. That's our inheritance by the way, a full revelation of God to us. His servants will serve Him, and they will see His face in heaven, God opening himself fully to us. But in the meantime, he is playing out his purposes, playing out His sovereign plan as he sees fit, to the ones he chooses. In Ephesians Chapter 3:4-6, Paul writes, "In reading this then, you'll be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to men and other generations as it has now been revealed to God's holy apostles and prophets. This mystery is that the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and shares together in the promise that's in Christ Jesus." He's saying, "Now there's a mystery that previous generations didn't have, but now through God's holy apostles and prophets, God has shown it to us and now we're telling it to you." God decides what to hide and for how long, when to reveal, and to whom. That's all-God’s sovereign purpose. He can do what He wants with that. Deuteronomy 29:29, "The secret things belong to the Lord our God. But the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law." Let's be very clear about today's text, there is definitely a time and date for Jesus's second coming, it's going to happen. That time and date has not been revealed. Both of those things are true. Jesus celebrates God's sovereignty in this matter. In Matthew 11: 25-26, Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure." Jesus celebrates the concealing, and He celebrates the revealing, and all of it by God's sovereign purpose. So, we just stand like humble servants before God with our hands out and we say, "Give us today our daily bread. Give us what you want us to know." He will choose what that is, and He will choose to reveal Himself, and the exact timing of the second coming of Christ is set and it is knowable. God could tell us; he could have told us. But I think if you use a little common sense you can see why He didn't. Imagine if it had been revealed and set, and you lived in the 13th century. There is no point in finishing Matthew 24 or on into the virgins or the talents or any of that, all of that gets removed because we just don't have the same stance toward the Second Coming. We definitely know it's not coming in our generation, because God's revealed when it was. But He's not doing that. "You don't know, so be ready any time. It could happen any time, so be ready. Your death could happen any time, the Second Coming could happen any time, you be faithful. Believe when you can, go get the oil for your lamp while there's time to go get the oil, because when he comes there won't be any time for it." That's why I think He hasn't shown it to us. No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels. Isn't that fascinating? The angels are actually more inquisitive than you might think. It's really fascinating how many times, especially in the Old Testament prophets, angels are there kind of revealing some things to the prophets but then they're discussing among themselves and they don't know what's going on fully. You see this in the Book of Daniel, you see it in Zechariah and other places, where the angels are having conversations and they're interested. Daniel Chapter 12: 5-6 is one such example. "Then I, Daniel, looked and there before me stood two other angels, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank. One of them said to the man clothed in linen, an angel, who was above the waters of the river, asking this angel who apparently knew more than they did, “’How long will it be before these astonishing things are fulfilled?’” What's the question? Basically, When? It’s the same thing the disciples want to know, the timing. They're inquisitive. 1 Peter 1:12 talks about this, "Even angels long to look into these things [the time and circumstances about Christ].” God has hidden this particular issue from the angels and their inquiries. Amazingly, the text says even Jesus didn't know. How in the world can I stand here and tell you that Jesus is both incarnate God, and yet didn't know something? But that's precisely what I'm going to tell you. Jesus says, "No one knows that day or hour," and so it's somewhat implied, but He goes ahead and makes it plain. Here we come to infinite mystery, the mystery of the incarnation is a far greater mystery than the time and date of Christ returned. It's a deep mystery. At Christmas time, we sing the Wesley hymn “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing,” and it says there, "Mild he lays his glory by, born that man no more may die." In some way, He lays his glory aside. He who being in very nature, God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but He made himself nothing, or literally emptied himself. Some theologians came up wrongly with what they call the theory of kenosis, that Jesus laid his deity aside. Friends, Jesus can't lay his deity aside any more than God can lie or cease to exist. Jesus is God, He always has been God, and He always will be God, and He can't lay his deity aside. The universe, your physical and spiritual existence, depends on Jesus' deity. It's not something He lays aside. But what He does is He chooses not to display its fullness when He comes to Earth. He is glorious, infinitely glorious. The Bible says that God dwells in unapproachable light, but He laid that aside. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him. Nothing in his appearance that we should desire Him. So, He laid that by. He looked like an ordinary guy, an ordinary Jewish man. He is omnipresent, and He clearly laid that aside, He can only be one place at one time. That's why He said, "It's to your benefit that I go away, so I can send the Holy Spirit." He is omnipotent, but He chose not to use his power, certainly not to save himself, not to turn the rocks into bread out in the desert. He restrained his power and didn't do everything He could do. He didn't come down off the cross, though He was the Son of God. He was omniscient and chose not to know things. Okay, now, you may have trouble with that. How can you be omniscient and not know something? This is where the atheists have us, they think. This is ridiculous. You can't be both omniscient and not know something. Well, Jesus was. The fact that He was omniscient is shown again and again in the Gospels. Matthew 12:25, "Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them," etcetera. How many times does that happen? Remember, one guy hosting him thinks, "If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman it is that's touching him." And Luke tells us in the account, Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." That's a bit eerie, if you think about it, Jesus just knowing what you're thinking. Or this one, as He's making preparations for the Passover. He sends Peter and John and says, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover." "Where do you want us to eat it?" That's a very practical question, when wanting an address or someone to rent from or something like that. And Jesus says, "As you enter the city, there's going to be a man there carrying a jar of water. Go up and follow him, he'll lead you to the room." I don't have that kind of stuff happen to me. I'm not able to say, as you drive into Durham, there's going to be a red pick-up truck, and I want you to follow it. It'll take you right to the store where you need to go. That kind of stuff doesn't happen, but Jesus, Jesus knew all things. They came and told him that Lazarus was sick. Two days later, He told his disciples, Lazarus is dead. What was his source of information? His omniscience. Nobody came and told him that he was dead, he just knew. Or in John 18:4, Jesus went out to be arrested, and it says Jesus knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and said, "Who is it you seek?" Then up on the cross, Jesus knowing that all was now complete, and so that the Scripture was fulfilled, said, "I thirst." John is always showing us the deity of Christ, and that includes omniscience. However, there is also biblical evidence of the limitations of his knowledge. For example, this one. When he was a little boy, in Luke 2:52, it says Jesus grew in wisdom. That means he had more wisdom at one point than he had earlier. He's learning stuff. He's learning things. Or this one, as He's making his way to raise Jairus' daughter, a woman subject to bleeding for 12 months pushes her way through a crowd, touches the hem of his garment, the Father seems to have healed her directly through the Son without the Son knowing about it. Jesus stops and says, "Okay, who touched me?" The disciples at that moment thought that was crazy, “Everyone's touching you.” They thought that it was a silly question, but it wasn't. But Jesus, I don't think, is playing at that point. He didn't know who touched him, and He wanted an encounter with the person, whoever it was. The Father healed the woman directly through Jesus, and then Jesus learned who she was. The Bible says that Jesus learned obedience from what He suffered in the Book of Hebrews — He learned obedience. Friends, that is not consistent with omniscience. Just because we can't put that together in our brains doesn't mean that He's not omniscient, and it doesn't mean that He's not God, and it doesn't mean that He didn't learn something. I'm telling you right now, Almighty God has never learned anything, and He never will. All of God's knowledge is immediately accessible to Him right now. Yesterday is as bright as today, as bright as tomorrow. He knows it all immediately. He doesn't work things through, there's not a train of thought with God. If I told you your circuit breakers are going to start tripping here, that's omniscience. God knows everything and He doesn't learn anything, and that's essential to deity. But Jesus, although He was a son, learned obedience from what He suffered [Hebrews 5:8.] This verse is the clearest of all, "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." There is infinite mystery here, I can't solve it for you, I'm just laying out what the Scripture says. So be challenged, be troubled, be provoked to deeper study, realize there's milk and meat in the Bible, and go for it, friends. I think you run into trouble to deny either side, so let's not deny either side, let's just humble ourselves before the Scripture. I believe He knows all things now. He knows the exact day and hour now; He's just not telling us. I might put your prayer time into something else. How about this? "Lord, prepare me for your Second Coming. Lord, help me to be active and ready doing the things you want me to do between now." Be Ready for the Second Coming Why? Because in the days that Jesus comes, there's going to be a whole generation of people who mostly don't even think about it. Why? Because that's the way all men have always lived in every generation. Back in the days of Noah, and so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Look at Verse 37, "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.” Since the day is a mystery, people must be ready. For the next 58 verses in Matthew's Gospel, there's basically just one theme. "You don't know the day or hour, so be ready and be faithful now." That's basically where we're heading. You need to be reminded in many different ways, four different parables, to get you ready and your mind around this. You don't know when the Son of Man is coming, so be faithful, be vigilant, be ready all the time, be about your master's business. That's the lesson. The Second Coming is going to be like it was in the days before the flood. The people of that generation were exceedingly wicked. Genesis 6:5, "The Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. And so, in the days before the flood, he told Noah that he was bringing wrath and judgment." Genesis 6:17, "I'm going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens. Every living creature that has the breath of life in it, everything on earth will perish." God raised Noah up not only to build the ark, but I believe to warn his generation of the impending judgment of God, and I think he did warm them. 2 Peter 2:5, it says, "If God did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people but protected Noah,” who was a preacher of righteousness, and seven others, then He knows how to protect us from the coming judgment." That's the point that Peter makes. Peter calls Noah a preacher of righteousness. You can imagine that he's working on the ark, we don't know for sure how long it took the ark to be built. Some say 120 years because of a statement, and that may have been, but that's not definite, but it did take a while. In the days when the ark was being built, the spirit of Christ, I believe, was in Noah preaching to that generation that they should repent and turn, lest they be swept away. What was the fruit of his ministry? His family, and that's it. If you should ever feel like, "You know, I'm just not much of an evangelist. I mean, I share the Gospel, I talk about Christ crucified, I do what I can, but nobody ever comes to Christ." That's not your responsibility, friends. Let's be faithful to share the Gospel and let God move, but Noah was faithful in his generation to warn them of the coming wrath, and so must we be. We must be faithful to warn our generation because they're not ready. The Lord is going to come back, He's going to be riding on a white horse, his eyes are going to be like blazing fire. He's coming before the armies of Heaven and He's going to sweep away the wicked, He's going to judge them eternally. Friends, without faith, it is impossible to get ready for that day. Let me say that again. Without faith, they won't be ready. Our neighbors, our co-workers, our unsaved relatives, they're not going to be ready without faith. Hebrews 11:7, "By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family." Faith makes you fear the coming day and causes you to flee to Christ. Part of unbelief is to make no preparations for the coming wrath, and many will think that life goes on as it always has. Look at Verse 38 and 39, "For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all the way." That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Life goes on. Don't we say that? Life goes on. Part of the wisdom of God in concealing the Second Coming is to ensure that in some way life will go on as it always has, right up until that final day. That's the essence of the day of faith that we're in now, so that we can see ahead by faith in something that isn't around us. When it's not happening to us, we are able to look ahead and say, "The Word of God says judgment's coming, I need to get ready." Only faith can give you seriousness about the Word of God. There's this great delusion going on. People think that because God hasn't interfered up to this point, He never will. They think that because God hasn't interfered up to this point, He never will. There's a plain Jane kind of sameness to what Jesus talks about here, not people whoring and stealing and murdering right up until the day that Jesus returns, but people will be eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage. They'll just be living their lives. You've got to eat and drink to survive, the human race has to have marriage, giving in marriage, procreation in order... These are just things that... They're good things, they're gifts of God. Jesus isn't finding fault with them. He does that in other places, but not here. He's saying just, "Life is going to go on." There will be life and somewhat within that structure, the pursuit of happiness. People will assume, and they always assume, that things will be the way they always have been. In 2 Peter 3, "You must understand," says Peter, "that in the last days scoffers will come scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, where is this coming, He promised?" Who is that coming? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation. But they deliberately forget, says Peter, that long ago, by God's Word, the Heavens existed, and the Earth was formed out of water and by water. By those same waters, the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. God has interfered before, and they forget it. By the same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. They're saying, "When is this coming? I don't see any evidence. I don't see any proof that there ever be. Everything's just going on as it always has." They're going to be eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage. The last wedding on earth. I did the best I could to just fantasize about what that would look like. So here it is, this is the last wedding on earth. The bride is excited about her special day. She gets up on her big day and has a professional hairdresser to look after her hair. He works on it for 90 minutes, she looks in the mirror and hates it, but what can she do? I mean, she's out of time. There are wispies flying everywhere. She gets in a little argument with him, but there it is. She argues with the hairdresser. Jesus is going to return in 4 hours and 53 minutes, but she doesn't know anything about that. She has breakfast with her mother, talks about the wedding, it's dominated her mind for weeks now, the big day has finally arrived. She eats lightly, a bowl of fruit and some low-fat yogurt. She wants to be sure the bodice isn't too tight. She fusses with her mother over the dress that the mother is planning to wear. The mother remembers what it was like when she was a bride. She doesn't argue with her daughter, just gets her through that time, remembers the emotion and nervousness of the bride's wedding day, she doesn't want to ruin it. Jesus is coming back in three hours and 10 minutes. The perspective bride returns home, begins to pack a little bag she'll use to take to the church. She's got her magnificent wedding gown, it's already there, packs the jewelry, cosmetics, shoes. The maid of honor comes, they look at each other and squeal with girlish excitement. They settle on the bed and talk excitedly for a while about the future, about their years of happiness together, all the things they're going to enjoy together, she and her groom. When they get up from the bed and begin to resume their preparations, the Second Coming of Christ is just 2 hours and 16 minutes away. She drives to the building with her mother and maid of honor, dressed in her magnificent wedding gown. She admires herself in the mirror, her mind is dominated by her own beauty and by the wedding. She's nervous, worried about a bunch of details. Will the groom show up? Will he do okay? Will the justice of the peace do a good job? Will anything strange happen? She can hardly imagine the Second Coming of Christ is now a mere 47 minutes away. The big moment has finally arrived, the music swells, she begins her processional down the aisle, all eyes are on her for a moment. Pretty soon, they're not going to be on her. And why? Because at that precise moment, the heavens are ripped apart, and Jesus returns in front of a heavenly army. He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him. He's going to interrupt that day, he's going to step into history and interrupt, and whatever plans people had made are finished at that point. He has the right to do it. He's going to send out his Elect at that moment or send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his Elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Jesus will end life as we know it. Bankers in Germany, in Stuttgart, planning for another day of money making, profits and investment, their day is done. Wheat farmers in the Ukraine planning for a harvest, their day is finished. Biochemical researchers in England having a staff meeting to talk about the next generation of blood pressure medicine and all the profits they're going to make, they'll make no profits from that medicine. Actually, it's never even going to get made. History is over. All over the world, life on that final day will begin as it always has. Merchants will be selling, buyers will be buying, architects will be designing buildings, coal miners going down into the ground to get coal, and Jesus will step into it and end it all. He's going to send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and will gather his elect from the four winds, one end of the heavens to the other. We've already talked about this; this is the Rapture. Verses 40 and 41, "Two men will be out in the field, one will be taken and the other left. Two women grinding with a hand mill, one will be taken and the other left." Do you realize what that is? That's the beginning of an eternal separation that's talked about multiple times in the Bible. Those taken and those left behind. Those taken are the Elect who have by then come to faith in Christ, all of them. None are missing. Those left behind are the non-elect who rejected the Gospel. Matthew 25:46, "They will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." There's your separation — the final separation. Many passages teach it. John the Baptist in 3:12 says of Jesus, "His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor. He'll gather up the wheat into his barn but burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." There's your separation. Several parables speak of it. The wheat and the weeds, both of them sown together in the same field they grow up together, can't really tell the difference. The workers want to root them up, but he says, "No, but you may root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest." As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, said Jesus, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels and they will weed out of His kingdom everything that causes sin and all those who do evil. They'll be gone forever, and they will trouble us no more, and they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father." There's the separation. Again, in the same chapter, there is the parable of the dragnet. "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. And when it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore and then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets but threw the bad away. And that's how it'll be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Then in the next chapter, in Matthew 25, "When the Son of Man comes in His glory and all the angels with Him, all the nations will be gathered before him and He will separate the people one from another as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and He'll put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left." There is a precision to the separation, there'll be no mistakes made. All the Elect will be on one side, the non-elect on the other, all the believers on one side, the non-believers on the other. They're the same, Elect and the believers, it's the same thing. Not-elect, non-believers, same thing. Separation, perfect, no mistakes made. Angels aren't going to leave anybody behind that should have been gotten, and they're not going to grab anybody that shouldn't have been grabbed. They know exactly what they're doing. What is the basis of that separation? In eternity past, it's God's sovereign choice. In time and space, it's your response and mine to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It's really that simple. The believers in the Gospel will be with Him forever. Application What applications can we take from that? Come to Christ now, while there's time. We haven't heard the trumpet call of God this morning, have we? Not yet. We haven't heard the voice of the archangel, the angels haven't been dispatched yet, there is still time now. You're hearing the Gospel, here it is: God sent his Son into the world, who took on a human body and lived a sinless life under the law of God, a perfect sinless life. He wove for us a garment of righteousness that He now offers you freely, if you will just simply believe in Jesus, repent of your sins and trust in Him. He died on the cross for your transgressions, your sins. He paid the death penalty so that you don't have to go to Hell. Believe in Him, trust in Him, and you'll have eternal life. God will send an angel and rescue you out at that time, at the right time. Trust in Christ. Secondly, if I can just speak to all of you, don't be deceived by the humdrum of ordinary life. This is not all there is. The real story is spiritual here. It has to do with the advance of the Gospel, the Great Commission. It has to do with brothers and sisters in Christ, growing in grace in the knowledge of Christ. It has to do with answered prayers. That's what's going on, not the business of life. We need to do the business of life, we must, but that's not the ultimate story. Thirdly, obviously, do not seek to set dates or pursue a knowledge that God will not give. He's not going to answer that prayer, so instead you should pursue a heart of wisdom to do the things that God's laid before you to do. Therefore, fourthly, labor in the Kingdom until He comes. Let's be about the Master's business. What is your ministry? What's your spiritual gift? Are you using it? You have your five talents or your two talents or your one talent. Are you using it? Are you investing it for the glory of God? Are you out and about doing the things of the Kingdom, or are you living like a non-Christian as though this world is all there is? Fifth, be ready constantly, both for the day of your death and the Second Coming. I can't say it too much, you don't know when either one is. Be ready now, today. Six, be faithful stewards of what God has entrusted to you. God has given you a ministry, He's given you a family, a spouse perhaps, He's given you money, He's given you days. “This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Be good stewards of the grace of God. Seventh, do not be deceived by the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth. God ordains trials for us to shape us and prepare us for that final day. We're not going to be wealthy and prosperous in this life with a wealth that we can take with us to the next. Therefore, don't be deceived by the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth. Finally, say with me, "Come, Lord Jesus. Come, Lord." We ought to seek Him and pray that He would come and say, "I want you to come. Come today if it's your will, Lord. But if not, make me ready and come, Lord Jesus."

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