Love In The Age of Rapture

Love in the Age of Rapture

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-18

Complementary Reading: Matthew 24:36-44

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Sermon Outline

• One Day Every Christian Will Rise to Meet Jesus In the Air (verses 13-18)
  • The Thessalonians had both awareness of and confusion about Christ’s return
  • Our bodies will rise, glorified when Jesus returns
• In the Meantime, Live Quietly and Love Extravagantly (verses 9-12)
  • Increase in real, practical love for other believers
  • We’re called to live quietly while loving extravagantly
• Love In the Age of Rapture Demands Urgency In Sharing the Gospel
  • Those who don’t know Jesus need the same hope and comfort we have
  • We do much but urgently need to do more