Are You Ready to Meet Jesus -- Ajay Chakravarthy -- October 13, 2024
https://rlcf.church/media/sermons/are-you-ready-to-meet-jesus River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The sermon warns listeners about the unpreparedness for meeting Jesus on the final day, citing examples from scripture where people thought they were ready but were rejected. Key warnings include the inability to serve both God and wealth, and the danger of loving money over God. The speaker urges the audience to repent immediately, using the present moment as an opportunity to change before it is too late.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Are you ready to enter the narrow door?Jesus warns that many will seek to enter the kingdom and fail, discovering too late that they are not known by him.Luke 13:23–24
Did we not perform miracles in your name?People will claim religious works on judgment day, only to be told to depart because they practiced lawlessness and lived in sin.Matthew 7:22–23
You cannot serve God and wealthJesus explains that loving money directly opposes loving God, and those who love wealth ultimately despise God.Luke 16:13
Lovers of self and pleasure in the last daysScripture warns that the last days will feature people full of self-love, disobedience to parents, and a love of pleasure rather than God.
Obey your parents in the LordJust as gravity is a constant law, God's word commands children to obey and honor their parents so that it may go well with them.
Searching the scriptures without coming to JesusReading the Bible and attending meetings is valuable only when it drives a person to know and love Jesus personally.John 5:39–40
The rich man and the beggar LazarusA life lived in splendor ignoring a suffering beggar outside the gate leads to a stark reversal in eternity.Luke 16:19–21
No more mercy on the other side of eternityIn torment, the rich man pleads for mercy and for someone to warn his brothers, but Abraham responds that they have the scriptures.
Using unrighteous wealth to show mercyJesus teaches that material wealth should be used to bless others, building eternal connections before life on earth ends.Luke 16:9
Repent and return to your first loveHeaven calls believers to repent of lukewarmness and a lack of love for Jesus so they are ready for his return.
Convinced by the Holy Spirit to obeyPersonal testimony highlights how the Holy Spirit presses upon the heart to stop hiding, deal with un-surrendered areas, and follow God in obedience.
CT Stud's encounter with the truthThe story of CT Stud illustrates how individuals often try to run from God's messengers until confronted with the personal reality of the cross.
Lord, save meJust as Peter cried out when sinking in the waves, anyone can reach out in faith and receive immediate rescue from Jesus.Matthew 14:30–31
Opening your heart to the knocking SaviorJesus stands at the door and knocks, offering salvation and the right to become children of God to all who respond today.
