9/14 Prepare Your Heart for Sunday Worship
Today’s Chronological Bible Reading: (today)
Title: “Keep Your Eye on My Plan ”
Texts: Daniel 12; Matt. 24 & 25 [No man knows the day or time, but many will wonder and some will be ready, and the wise will understand.]
A few questions to consider:
- What word might best describe Daniel’s journey of faith? Focused, Confused, Hard, Luxurious, Scary, Confident. Daniel 2:17-19; 4:9; 7:15-16,28; 8:15; 8:17; 8:27; 9:3; 10:12; 10:8; 10:16,17; 12:8-12
- How would you feel if you were…A. …Daniel, exiled from home as a boy, imprisoned for his faith as an adult, respected by unbelievers for his wisdom and then when he asked the angel, “O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?” 9 He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.”
B. … one of the Twelve Apostles, you had walked away from everything to follow Jesus, he tells you the Temple will be destroyed and then He tells you with several stories that no one knows when He will come again.
3. With so much evidence that no one can know when the second coming will come why do you think so many people have tried to predict His coming?
4. From these passages it seems the real point is… just be ready for Him. Is there any indication in these Scriptures of how we can prepare so we will be ready?
- Remember, this is a BATTLE - Daniel 12
- Distractions ABOUND, stay FOCUSED - Mt. 24:3-51
- Don’t be CAUGHT OFF GUARD - Mt. 25:1-13
- Focus first ON WHAT GOD IS DOING - Mt. 25:31-34
- Then focus on WHAT YOU CAN DO - Mt. 25:35-46
- Don’t over COMPLICATE THINGS - Mt. 25:35-40
Songs for Sunday: (playlist here: TLCC Worship)
Looking forward to this coming Sunday! The playlist is now updated with the songs for Sunday. We'll sing a few of my current favorites, including "We Believe." It's been played a lot on the radio recently (by the Newsboys), and some of you have requested it. It will be fun to learn this song together if you don't already know it... it's a declaration of our faith!
- Song of Hope (Robbie Seay Band)
- To God Be the Glory(Tommy Walker hymn arrangement)
- We Believe (The Newsboys)
- O the Blood (Kari Jobe, Gateway Worship) with Nothing But the Blood(classic hymn)
- All the People Said Amen (Matt Maher)
This Week’s Readings:
- Sep 8 Ezek 38‐39
- Sep 9 Ezek 40‐41
- Sep 10 Ezek 42‐43
- Sep 11 Ezek 44‐45
- Sep 12 Ezek 46‐48
- Sep 13 Joel 1‐3
- Sep 14 (Sunday) Dan 1‐3
Online Resources:
- This Week's CARE Sheet: CARE Sheet 9-2-14 (9th month - 2nd week - 2014)
- Wikkipedia’s list of Jesus’ Coming predictions
- Summary of Joel
- Summary of Daniel
- Summary of Ezra
- Summary of Haggai
- Summary of Zechariah
- CARE Group Covenants: http://www.smallgroupministry.net/public/covenants.html
Next Week’s Readings:
- Sep 15 Dan 4‐6
- Sep 16 Dan 7‐9
- Sep 17 Dan 10‐12
- Sep 18 Ezra 1‐3
- Sep 19 Ezra 4‐6, Ps 137
- Sep 20 Hag 1‐2
- Sep 21 (Sunday) Zech 1‐7