Living in Perilous Times

If you put in your Bibles tonight, turn to second Timothy,

chapter three. And second Timothy, chapter

on prophecy, and then we're going to

two Timothy three is a passage that we

to continue before that. There in the

or the coming of the end times. So let's

of those that are good, traitors, heady,

more than lovers of God, having a form

of godliness, but denying the power

of this sort and we're going to stop

that the word of God is the inspired,

inerrant word of God. Look at verse 16. All

of God and is profitable for doctrine, for

in righteousness. Amen. I'm going to

the coming of Christ prelude the coming

of Christ most evangelical christians,

most christians today, most Bible believing

is what the Bible indicates. That's

what the Bible says. So that we are looking

and the Bible teaches that that return

that needs to be fulfilled has been fulfilled

up with him in the air, as Thessalonians

of those things. There are signs of

may we live in light of your return in

so good to us. You think about being

in which we would be born. Aren't you

and how our country continues to support

as China. I don't know why we're buying

what China has done to Christians. How

If you read Matthew 24, and though Matthew

it does lead up to that. It leads up to and

to be like when Christ returns. And

so here we have a list, a list of things

that Ephesians. I'm sorry, second Peter,

as well. This is such a big subject,

and I don't want to spend so much time

in certain areas. That's why I'm kind

to go. But it's important that we as

we don't have our head in the sand,

that we. That we as christians are to

And we are told, the Bible says there

in Matthew 24, but of that day and hour

to understand that first, Thessalonians

five two, six says he will come as a thief

for that appearing of Christ living in

of the end times. We know that the resurgence

a nation again. I mean, that's fulfillment

of prophecy. It's like, okay, come,

of times. It's one of the things that

So we have the resurgence of Israel

as a sign of the times and the end times

a sign that Christ will return. And

of Noah and the days of lot, so shall

24. I'm thankful that first Thessalonians

five nine says that God's children are

Those who are of the christian persuasion believe

Does that make sense? So if you're listening

or listen to somebody on the Internet

who's espousing that doctrine, they are

of sin. We haven't seen that at all,

you can't watch as a Christian. That's

how they're. They're bad, a lot of them.

Fort Worth. It's called Hell's half acre.

Fort Worth mayor did. It's unbelievable.

Go back and read it. It's fascinating, but

has been some times which America has

there is no time in history in which you can

in such a flippant way. In other words,

out there, and most of the time, accepted

as normal. It's crazy. We're living

in a day. We're living in perilous times.

it up later. It refers to Noah and lot.

these words, but I do want to cover them.

me. What can make me happy? What will

What will bring me joy? Lovers of their

own selves. Covetous. The love of stuff.

that your parents have accumulated in

get caught in that trap. You'll regret

it. Don't get caught in that trap. Don't

have done. Why is there not a balanced

budget amendment? Because most politicians

are crooks. I hate that. I hate to say

But that can happen in your own life,

of us have allowed ourselves to get

We became a slave to the lender. Be

a plan. Don't have credit card debt.

on? Or should I stay there? Dave Ramsey,

on my shoulders. Go read it. Go look

at it. Don't read it. Go watch her interview.

of them again. Thinks better of themselves

the proud. Y'all still with me? I know

is speaking evil against God in sacred

And we as christians are guilty of laughing

at it. We see again this happening in many

to parents. We have today the breakdown

of parental authority. I was again seeing

and blockers and the medicine that they

or not. In California and many other

has no right. The school district wasn't

done they've become a social experiment.

There never should have been a sex ed class

to those things. You as a parent should

in authority of parents over their children.

and admonition of the Lord. And we use

rules to do that, such as corporal punishment.

your kids is okay. In fact, our Bible

says that if you don't spank your kids,

with that child. You have a relationship

with that child, and you've spent time

Again, not appreciative. Ungrateful. Without

not only towards others, but towards God.

again. I know it's real practical, but you

your kids to say please. Right. Grandma

tell your child now tell grandma thank

And if they don't, you take care of it.

to the seat of understanding. Until they

do say thank you or please teach them

to see you practicing the same thing

but I won't unholy the next one. Unholy,

of piety. In the end, the end times

will be a people who are unholy. We see

We saw a resurgence in the 1980s, early

in the modern era. And I'm thankful

that there was a correction made, but

it wasn't a nationwide correction. It

a sign of the end time, the perilous

times is ungodliness. And we see this today.

that trend goes down. And those who are

as normal. Sleeping with somebody you're

as normal. The Bible says it's sinhouse.

again, we think about again that without natural

It still should be treated. They need

in society without common sense. Man,

on and describes many other things here

Truce breakers. Those who don't keep their

and they keep their word. And now you

in the last of the last days. As Brother

who are incontent, those who lack control

Have you seen that today? Like people having

no self control, no effort to restrain

any of that going on today, do we? They're

to live righteous lives, who are trying

in society today, where they want others

of those that are good disdained by

he said he'd never drank a drop of alcohol,

of Judas heady. Those who are rash and

rude and arrogant, and a lack of respect.

You see that today, don't we? Lovers

of pleasure, more than lovers of God.

today, we see those who have lovers of pleasures

used to be the Lord's day and things were

I don't get it. As I said this morning,

on things above, as I think about again,

we have christians who are living lives

for the Lord. Outwardly religious, but

We need to walk with the Lord. Excuse

me. Sorry. We all fail, don't we? We

I say that because I've spent time

We spent time together. If we, in this

Are you living in light of his return?

He could return today, he could return

creeps out, makes its way out. May we live

of those times. Come out from the world,

in the last days. I want to encourage

you. There's a book by Paul Chappell,

and there's a couple of them still left

And we're going to cover follow a couple

of Daniel. We're going to cover Daniel

to live, right? But then Daniel's prophecy

eight. And all these prophecies will cover

that Christ is going to return for his

tonight.