King Jesus | March 31, 2024 | Easter Sunday

 

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Matthew 24:42-51

42 Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.

43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

45 "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed,' 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Talk Sheet Questions

  1. How do you think your life would be different if Jesus didn’t rise from the dead? Explain.

  2. In what ways are the resurrection and the second coming similar? In what ways are they different?

  3. What does staying awake in anticipation of the Lord’s return look like?

  4. What makes it hard for you to “stay awake” toward the Lord’ coming? Explain.

  5. How are you going to know if you are a “good servant” or an “evil servant” before it is too late? (45, 48)

Prayer

Pray that we will be ready for the Lord’s coming.

 
 
Scott Reavely