Introduction: Have you ever had someone make a promise and
break it? Have youever made a promise and broken it to someone? I
believe all of us can say yes toboth of these uestions! "ell #od
doesn$t break promises% He &ill keep them assure as eternity is
eternity #od is as 'ood as His &ord! If &e can a'ree on
that &hythen do &e spend so much time in &orry and
doubt? "e seem to &orry about nokno&in' #ods plans then if
&e 'et a 'limpse of them &e &orry about ho& our
livesfall into them! "e are not the first people &ho have dealt
&ith this% the folks ofThessalonica dealt &ith it lon'
before you and I considered it! Thankfully the (postle)aul
ans&ered their fear and doubt and the *ord left that ans&er
for you and I 'ainsome encoura'ement from! I reali+e every believer
kno&s that ,esus &ill return forHis church and rapture it
a&ay and that &e cannot kno& &hen this &ill
take place!
There are some thin's &e can kno& and )aul 'ives them to
us three thin's thatshould 'ive us peace% comfort and contentment
about the a'e &e live in and thepromise of a bri'hter
tomorro&! Today I &ant us to look at the three promises
the*ord made concernin' His promise to return! irst &e
have.
I. The promise of knowledge V.13
A. Drives away ignorance
B. Soothes away fear
II. The promise of eternal life V.v. 14-15
A. The Promise of life to those who have
believed
B. The Promise of life to those who do believe
III.The promise of a rapture V.v. 1-1!
A. Is personal with Christ
B. Is personal for the believer
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"onclusion: The /ible promises the child of #od many thin's
and &e can dependon all of them! "hat &e have looked at
today is the *ord$s promise to His churchthat there &ill be a
time &hen He &ill call His church home! "ho &ill 'et
called?Has been a uestion ask by many people% &e have learned
today it is those &ho
believe that ,esus died and rose a'ain! To better understand
this 0oman$s 1:2-1 tells us That if thou shalt confess &ith thy
mouth the *ord ,esus% and shaltbelieve in thine heart that #od hath
raised him from the dead% thou shalt besaved! or &ith the heart
man believeth unto ri'hteousness and &ith the mouthconfession
is made unto salvation!5 6onfess our sin accordin' to (ct
3:120epent ye therefore% and be converted% that your sins may be
blotted out% &henthe times of refreshin' shall come from the
presence of the *ord5 7o you &ant tobe in the number of those
&ho are raptured &hen ,esus comes for His church?ou can be
and you can kno& beyond the shado& of a doubt that you are
savedand 'oin' to be &ith the *ord 1,n 9:91 tells us I have not
&ritten unto youbecause ye kno& not the truth% but because
ye kno& it% and that no lie is of the
truth!5 If you kno& you are saved today then reoice and look
up because yourredemption dra&s ni'h% if you don$t kno&%
don$t leave here today &ithout makin'sure! 6lose as the Holy
;pirit leads!
