(Mga Kristiyano, handa ka na bang harapin ang buhay sa mga huling araw?)
EPHESIANS
5:14-18 “Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise
from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Eph 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Eph 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Eph 5:17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the
Lord [is].
Eph 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the
Spirit;”
Introduction:
a.
This lesson is a serious challenge for every Christian to
care for the work of the Lord and especially for those who are not yet saved
and led them to Christ Jesus because we are facing the last hour when the
return of the Lord is near.
b.
The meaning of "last days" is the time when
Christ Jesus is very near to return.
Five (5) major challenges for Christians to be prepared
in the last days:
I.
CHRISTIANS, BE READY! IT IS TIME TO AWAKE IN Christian life
(Mga Kristiyano, maging handa! Panahon na upang
magising sa buhay Kristiyano)
EPHESIANS 5:14 “Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that
sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”
a. Paul's
serious challenge to Christians, "wake up". This is the spiritual
sleep of Christians.
b. The fact that
the spiritual Christian is asleep is their life that does not shine in front of
people. Paul said, "Arise from the dead, and you will be given the light
of Christ."
MATTHEW 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
II. CHRISTIANS, BE READY! IT IS TIME TO WALK IN
WISDOM NOT AS FOOLS: THIS IS GOD’S WILL FOR US
(Mga Kristiyano, maging handa! Panahon na upang
maglakad nang may karunungan na hindi bilang mga hangal: Ito ang kalooban ng
Diyos para sa atin.)
EPHESIANS 5:15 “See then that ye walk
circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,”
a. To walk
wisely is to live by God's Word. This is a walk in the truth.
3JOHN 1:3-4 “For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and
testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
3Jn 1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”
b.
Walking in
wisdom is living a life that glorifies and pleases God.
COLOSSIANS 1:9-10 “For this cause we also, since the
day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be
filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual
understanding;
Col 1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;”
III. CHRISTIANS, BE READY! IT IS TIME TO TAKE EVERY
OPPORTUNITY TO REACH MORE LOST PEOPLE
(Mga
Kristiyano, maging handa! Panahon na upang gawin ang lahat ng pagkakataon upang
maabot ang mas maraming makasalanan)
EPHESIANS 5:16 “Redeeming the time, because the
days are evil.”
a. In the last
days many false teachers will appear to deceive many.
2CORINTHIANS 11:13-15 “For such [are] false apostles,
deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
2Cor 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of
light.
2Cor 11:15 Therefore [it is] no great thing if his ministers also be
transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to
their works.”
MATTHEW 24:11 “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.”
b. The last days
are marked by the wickedness of our times. So it is only right that Christians
should be quick to win the unsaved.
EPHESIANS 5:16 “Redeeming the time, because the
days are evil.”
JUDE 23 “And others save with fear, pulling [them] out of the fire;
hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.”
IV. CHRISTIANS, BE READY! IT IS TIME TO WALK BEING FILLED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
(Mga
Kristiyano, maging handa! Panahon na upang lumakad na puspos ng Banal na
Espiritu.)
EPHESIANS 5:18 “And be not drunk with wine, wherein
is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”
a. The Holy Spirit dwells and empowers every
Christian.
1CORINTHIANS 3:16 “Know ye not that ye are the temple
of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
ACTS 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is
come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
b. The Holy Spirit gives Christians full wisdom.
JOHN 16:13 “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he
shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”
c. The Holy Spirit gives spiritual fruit.
GALATIANS 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
Conclusion:
The last days are really going to make people worse and
even the condition of human life.
God bless you all
[Let Us Pray For One Another]
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