End Times study should always lead us to Evangelism

We hear it often, "You know, we are living in uncertain times...".  With the constant decline in our economy, rising prices of everything from diapers to gasoline one would think the entire world would be looking for the coming of the Lord.  Unfortunately we have seen a decline in church attendance to now under 826,000 Americans reporting they attend church on a regular basis.  The Word of God tells us that the Lord Jesus will return in a time, "...when ye think not..." Luke 12:40.  In another portion of scripture it describes the Lords return as a thief in the night.  As followers of Christ and believers we are responsible to be looking for the return of the Lord and longing for His return.  The primary responsibility of the church is to be leading to world to Christ.   Jesus last words to His followers on this earth were to commission them to go into all the world with His message.  We are seeking to reach this lost world with the glorious message of the Bible.  World missions is the heart beat of God and missions work in this generation is growing and churches are being planted  According to recent statistics the fastest growing areas of converts to Christ per populous are as follows. First is the Northern Mariana Island (6.64%), then Cameroon (6.07%), next Aruba (5.588%) Guinea (5.02%) and Togo (4.77%) The sixth fastest growing body of believers? French Guiana, at 4.77%. Then Nepal (4.69%), Jordan (4.64%), and Oman (4.43%).  If we truly believe that we erare living in the last days, the generation that will see the return of the Lord Jesus in the air, then we must not just be concerned with the economic state or the political climate, we must be concerned with the lost who die with out Christ around us every day.  Over 55,000 people die daily around the world without ever hearing the True Name of Jesus.

The reason we study the time called the tribulation in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ is so it will move the believer to know the urgency of the hour in which we live.  The time is now for the True Church of Jesus Christ to rise up and reach the world for Christ. 

Sermon series beginning this Sunday evening on Discernment in Uncertain times- A study of the End of Days. 

Statistics taken from Church society and 2020 Vision by Bill and Amy Stearns

Overcoming Temptation- The Power of Christ in you.

We live in a world torn with war.  While many talk of peace and safety a majority of our world lives in the turmoils of battle.  There are those all around us, and even those reading this who have loved ones involved in military conflict somewhere. 
As believers and followers of Christ we are all engaged in a battle, though it is not a physical one.  In Ephesians 6:12 we find this truth, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
The past few weeks our church has been looking at the spiritual war we wage every day.  Our enemy, his tactics, our weapons and the victory we all have in the person of Jesus Christ.  With Christ we can do anything, but with out Him we can do nothing.  May we all determine to be more vigilant in our Christian walk and fight the good fight of Faith not only as Pastors and preachers of the Gospel but as followers of Christ.  Follow the sermon series at www.sermonaudio.com/maranathabc