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“ Summary, Part 3 (final) ” B. THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF GOD’S SPECIAL PRESENCE IN TIME [33:30]. 1. It encourages us in every season and in all difficult service. He hasn’t left us as orphans. By His spirit we cry “Abba Father”. We don’t just labor in the Lord, but with Him as well. Remember all the trials that Paul faced: when he realized his weakness, he had need for God’s strength. 2. It summons us to a life of holiness and hope for Christ’s return [39:00]. Instead of asking how long the Lord will tarry, let us be holy in an unholy world. The holier we are, the more hopeful we are. And let us remember that He will come like a thief in the night: without expectation. Even the wicked recognize the power of a holy life. 3. It summons us to appreciate and sanctify the Lord’s Day [42:20]. Do you love the Lord’s Day? Or is it an interruption in your schedule? Is it the best day of the week that you spend with the Lord’s people? What we think of this day reflects what we think of the Lord and whether we’re fit for Heaven. If we don’t like church, we’re going to hate Heaven. To parents: be wary of teaching children that church is fun. It is joyful, edifying, and meaningful, but be clear about that.
Ian Migala (11/3/2014)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” 2. 2 PETER 3:10-13 [12:50]. That day is known as the Day of the Lord, and also as the Day of God. It is the day of consummation. But it is also the day of the resurrection of the just and the unjust, and the day of recreation. This passage calls us to two things: first, holiness. How holy can we be when we live for that which is to be destroyed? Second, hope. Without holiness, there is no living in hope. What hope is there in things that will be destroyed? We look forward to a utopia of a world to come, not a “perfection” of this world. 3. REVELATION 1:10 [19:30]. Even in these last days, God has appointed a time as His own: the weekly Sabbath. It is a creation ordinance, a moral duty, and a sign of the new covenant. Where God entered His rest on the seventh day (Saturday), Christ entered His resurrection rest on the first (Sunday), and His people received the Holy Spirit at the Pentecost, also on the first day. As Christians, we are to hallow the Sabbath. How we typically spend that day reflects our communal state with God. III. SUMMARY OF THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF GOD’S RELATION IN TIME [NOTE: part A, THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF GOD’S ETERNITY AND EVERPRESENCE, was covered in the previous message].
Ian Migala (11/3/2014)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” In the previous message in this series, we examined II. THE SURVEY OF THE BIBILCAL WITNESS TO GOD’S REVELATION TO TIME: HIS TEMPORAL SUPREMACY. We examined A. THE BIBLICAL WITNESS TO GOD’S ETERNITY AND EVERPRESENCE. This week, we move on to B. THE BIBLICAL TESTIMONY TO GOD’S SPECIAL PRESENCE IN TIME [starting at 3:13 of the audio]. To review: God is always present in Heaven; this is His everpresence. There, we see God’s permanence. But we see change in His special presence on earth (from Eden, to Beth-el, to Sinai, to the Tabernacle, to the Temple, to the Lord Jesus Christ, to the Holy Spirit in every Christian and in every true church wherever they gather). 1. MATTHEW 28:18-20 [8:10]. This passage rests upon two facts: that God is eternal, and that He is always present. His presence is perpetual. He will be the God of our old age as much as He was the God of our youth and is the God of our present. His perpetual presence is not a threat, but a promise. It is an incredible source of strength for every Christian, no matter where he finds himself.
