ARE YOU READY OR NOT? (16 OF 16)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:13-18
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Are You Ready or Not? (16 of 16)
Series: Ready
Tim Badal
2 Thessalonians 3:13-18
I want to close out this series by addressing the issues that Paul talks about in these closing verses, but also to do some level of review as well to remind us of where we have been and what it truly means to be a ready follower of Jesus Christ.
Let’s look at the 2 Thessalonians 3:13?18 together. Here’s what it says:
13 As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. 14 If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. 15 Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
I want to ask a question: are you ready or not? As children, we used to spend a lot of time outside playing games. One of the games we’d play as small children was Hide-and-Seek. You know the game. You’d get a group of kids together, and one person would be “It”. That person would find a place (usually a tree or post), put themselves next to it, close their eyes, and begin the countdown. As they were counting, everyone else would go running to find a hiding place where no one would be able to find them, because the last thing you wanted was to be caught by the person who was It. You knew the game was starting as the countdown finished, and the individual would say, “Ready or not, here I come!” You’ve played the game.
I learned early on that this game was really about getting away from me. Any time I was It, I could never find anyone. They had left the area code. I learned through counseling that that happens sometimes. My personality was an acquired taste. But as the game went on, the job of t ...
Series: Ready
Tim Badal
2 Thessalonians 3:13-18
I want to close out this series by addressing the issues that Paul talks about in these closing verses, but also to do some level of review as well to remind us of where we have been and what it truly means to be a ready follower of Jesus Christ.
Let’s look at the 2 Thessalonians 3:13?18 together. Here’s what it says:
13 As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. 14 If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. 15 Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
I want to ask a question: are you ready or not? As children, we used to spend a lot of time outside playing games. One of the games we’d play as small children was Hide-and-Seek. You know the game. You’d get a group of kids together, and one person would be “It”. That person would find a place (usually a tree or post), put themselves next to it, close their eyes, and begin the countdown. As they were counting, everyone else would go running to find a hiding place where no one would be able to find them, because the last thing you wanted was to be caught by the person who was It. You knew the game was starting as the countdown finished, and the individual would say, “Ready or not, here I come!” You’ve played the game.
I learned early on that this game was really about getting away from me. Any time I was It, I could never find anyone. They had left the area code. I learned through counseling that that happens sometimes. My personality was an acquired taste. But as the game went on, the job of t ...
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