Luke 12:35-48 – “Are You Ready?”

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My sermon notes for Sunday morning, March 3rd. Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. The notes are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. The church provides a live stream of the service each Sunday at 10:30 on Facebook. We also provide the services through YouTube by Sunday afternoon.  You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

Luke 12 :35-48

INTRO

  • The best way to conquer hypocrisy, covetousness, and worry is to live like we are ready for the Lord’s return.
  • Ready for the Lord’s return is not… fixated on end times prophecy, predictions, and etc.
  • What does ready look like?
  • Waiting/Watchful and Faithful.

The Waiting and Watching Servant– vv. 35-40

v. 35 – Stay dressed and ready for action and keep your lamps burning

  • Ready for action. Prepared. Anticipating
  • Lamps full.
  • Attitude and Effort

The Ready – vv. 35-38

  • Jewish wedding night. Servants waiting for their master to return.
  • House in order.
  • Life’s mission. Focus
  • Joyful and expectant
  • Eager to please. A cheerful server.

Master receives and serves.

  • JESUS. His life, death, burial, resurrection, RECIEVES US AT HIS RETURN.
  • All that Christ has done given us now (Salvation), but still awaiting in Heaven!

The Not Ready– v. 39

  • Unprepared. Careless
  • The thief comes in.
  • NOT PREPARED FOR THE TASK AT HAND
  • Possessions stolen

The Charge. Your must BE READY – v. 40

  • Salvation and Sanctification
  • Command. Serious. No middle ground.

The Faithful Servant – vv. 41-48

The Ready – vv. 41-22

  • Wise manager
  • Set with responsibility (ambassador for Christ)
  • Serving, Encouraging, Pouring into others.
  • Jesus to Peter.  Feed my sheep
  • BLESSED AT THE MASTERS RETURN

The not ready – vv. 45-48

  • Unwise manger
  • Establishes his own rules. Rejecting the words of the master.
  • I will do what I want to do
  • JUDGEMENT WHEN THE MASTER RETURNS

v. 48b – Everyone to whom much is given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand more.

  • These words would have been striking to Peter and the disciples.
  • They should also convict our hearts… considering all that we have from the Lord

The What Now

  • The Lord is coming,
  • He is coming for His waiting, watchful, and faithful servants.
  • There are only 2 examples given by Christ. The Ready or the Not
  • Which one are you?
  • 2 Peter 3:10-14
  • John 3:16-18

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