LIVE LIKE THE LORD IS COMING TODAY

1 Thessalonians 4:1-18

Truth: Live like the Lord is coming today. Love like the Lord is coming today. Look to the Lord as if He is coming today. Is the Lord coming for you?

I. LIVE LIKE THE LORD IS COMING TODAY

1. Live to please God. 1 Thess 4:1; 1 Thess 2:12
2. Live by His commandments. 1 Thess 4:3-5; John 14:15
3. Live to escape God’s judgment. 1 Thess 4:6-8; Heb 12:5-6

II. LOVE LIKE THE LORD IS COMING TODAY

1. Loving one another is the second great command. 1 Thess 4:9-10; John 13:34-35
2. Love the unsaved by the life you live for God. 1 Thess 4:11-12

III. LOOK TO THE LORD AS IF HE IS COMING TODAY

1. We look to the revelation of God’s Word. 1 Thess 4:13,15a. 1 Cor 15:51-54; John 5:24-29
2. We look to the promise of Christ’s return. 1 Thess 4:14-15. John 14:1-3
3. We look for the Resurrection of the dead in Christ. 1 Thess 4:15-16; 1 Cor 15: 51-54
4. We look to the rapture of the living saints. 1 Thess 4:17
5. We look to the reunion of Christians with Christ forever. 1 Thess 4:17-18

IS THE LORD COMING FOR YOU?