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TOPIC: JESUS IS ALMOST HERE ARE YOU PREPARED?
SATURDAY JULY 1
TEXT: ACTS 1:9-11
KEY VERSE: “Behold I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” Revelation 22:12.
Jesus promised to return for His people to take them home in rapture. The signs of His return are revealed to us through various happenings and revelations. Heaven is fully prepared for this great spiritual event.
When we say, Jesus is coming back to the world, the question arises, “Where is He now?” He is in heaven, the abode of the true God, the place of everlasting life. When we say, Jesus is coming to the earth again, the question also arises: “Has He been in the earth before?” Yes, He came physically in earthly human body. “Who is He?” He is the Lord. What did He come to do in His first coming? He came as:
• A Saviour to save us from our sin.
• A Lamb of God to sacrifice Himself for our salvation.
• A Mediator to reconcile us to God.
• Our Righteousness to put us in right standing with God
• Our Deliverer to destroy the works of Satan in our lives and set us free.
• Our Fullness to give us abundant life
• Our Restoration to restore us to the image of God.
After Jesus Christ accomplished His mission, he went back to heaven and gave us the following: (a) His Word (b) His Grace (c) His Church (d) His Commission.
Jesus is almost here and all eyes shall see him. What is the mission of His return? He is coming to:
• Rapture His saints to be with Him in his Father's house.
• Judge the sinful world and condemn sinners to everlasting fire.
• Cast Satan and his demons from among men and confine them to everlasting fire.
• Establish everlasting kingdom where righteousness reigns.
• Give eternal rewards and comfort to His people.
We are preparing for His coming as people preparing for a wedding. The preparation is both personal and congregational. Preparing for his coming requires:
• A Ready Spirit: Go beyond the normal, the average as seen in other Christians because the nearer His coming the fiercer the battle. Satan is waging war against man, the church and the world.
• Constant Study of God's Word: to know the truth and be free from sin and Satan.
• Righteousness & Holy Living: through faith in Christ and constant prayer for God’s sufficient grace.
• Evangelism and Soul Winning: to bring sinners to Christ by making them to turn away from sin and confess Jesus Christ and thereafter live a holy life.
Thought for the Day: Are you prepared to meet your groom?
Song for the Day: He’s coming back again … he went away and promised
Bible reading for the day: Job 21-22; Acts 10:1-23
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For taking your time to study remain blessed. August Tuesday 27th TOPIC: CORRECT WATER BAPTISM TEXT: Mark 16:15-16 KEY VERSE: Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. The believer requires water baptism. The baptism that Jesus commanded is in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. It is done by immersion in water because the three Persons are One. In Acts of the Apostles, the people were baptizing in the name of Jesus. They used the phrase “in the name of Jesus” to indicate that the baptism was carried out as authorized by Jesus, and the baptism authorized by Jesus is that which is done in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. It is not to say that they dip people in water and say, “I baptize you in the name of Jesus.” The name of Jesus cannot represent the Godhead. The Father is not Jesus, the Holy Spirit is not Jesus, Jesus is God who be
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