(SERMON) 1 Thessalonians 5.1-11 Jesus is Coming - put on the armour and be busy!

No one knows when Jesus is going to return to rule and reign but unlike the world we Christians know that He is. This means we can prepare for His coming by putting on Faith in God, Love towards one another, and a hope in salvation which should change every single aspect of our lives -- a hope built on the fact Jesus died for His people to save them from wrath and rose again that we might have life overflowing with Him for eternity.

(SERMON) 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18 The Resurrection and hope after death

Whilst the world around us has no true hope of life after death, or resurrection and freedom from sickness and death we, as saints of God, do.  Not only should we never grieve like those without hope but we should never live our lives like those without hope either.

(SERMON) Romans 13.8-14 Stop hitting the spiritual snooze - Christ is coming

God used Romans 13 to awaken the sinful and sceptic Augustine and through giving him a new heart and a new mind gave him the desire to be alert, awake, ever wearing the armour of Light and the righteousness of Christ.  Augustine became ready for the coming of Christ and God used him to become arguably the single most important thinker in Western Civilisation.

How do we stop hitting the spiritual snooze button in our lives and be always ready, alert, and ready for the return of King Jesus?  We do this by daily acknowledging the truth that, through faith alone, we have been made saints in Christ Jesus.  This truth equips us to face the darkness all around us, it is our armour of light against the dark.