ARISE

ARISE
ARISE
ARISE
 ARISE
TAKE YOUR PLACE
BE ENTHRONED
ON OUR PRAISE
 ARISE
KING OF KINGS
HOLY GOD
AS WE SING
ONE THING WE ASK OF YOU
ONE THING THAT WE DESIRE
THAT AS WE WORSHIP YOU
LORD COME
AND CHANGE OUR LIVES
COME AND REVIVE US
COME AND REVIVE US
COME AND REVIVE US
AGAIN
 COME LIKE A
MIGHTY RIVER
COME LIKE A
MIGHTY RUSHING WIND
COME IN YOUR
AWESOME POWER
 BEAUTIFUL LORD,
WONDERFUL SAVIOR
I KNOW FOR SURE,
ALL OF MY DAYS
ARE HELD IN YOUR HANDS
CRAFTED INTO
YOUR PERFECT PLAN
YOU GENTLY CALL ME,
INTO YOUR PRESENCE
GUIDING ME BY,
YOUR HOLY SPIRIT
TEACH ME DEAR LORD
TO LIVE ALL OF MY LIFE
THROUGH YOUR EYES
 I'M CAPTURED BY
YOUR HOLY CALLING
SET ME APART
I KNOW YOU'RE DRAWING ME
TO YOURSELF
LEAD ME LORD I PRAY
 TAKE ME AND MOLD ME
USE ME, FILL ME
I GIVE MY LIFE
TO THE POTTER'S HANDS
 HOLD ME, YOU GUIDE ME
LEAD ME, WALK BESIDE ME
I GIVE MY LIFE
TO THE POTTER'S HAND
HOLY SPIRIT COME IN POWER
CHANGE MY HEART
I WANT TO LIVE FOR YOU
MY GOD
 LET YOUR SPIRIT COME IN
POWER CHANGE MY LIFE THAT I
MAY LIVE FOR YOU MY LORD
FALL ON US LORD
 I LOVE TO WORSHIP YOU MY GOD
I LOVE TO WORSHIP YOU MY LORD
AND SEE YOUR SPIRIT
FALL IN POWER
YOUR LOVE UNFOLDING GIFTS
FROM HEAVEN
 I LOVE TO WORSHIP YOU MY GOD
I LOVE TO WORSHIP YOU MY LORD
AND FEEL YOUR PRECIOUS
BREATH OF HEAVEN
YOUR ALL-CONSUMING LOVE
THE DAY OF THE LORD
1 THESSALONIANS 5:1-11
INSIGHTS/ OBSERVATIONS
● APOSTLE PAUL SAYS:
• IT WAS NEEDLESS OR USELESS TO INQUIRE ABOUT
THE PARTICULAR TIME OF CHRIST SECOND COMING!
• NO NEED TO WRITE OR TO EXPLAIN

• JESUS SAID: NO ONE KNOWS!

• EVEN THE PROPHETS
• THE FIRST 12 APOSTLES
• OR EVEN THE ANGELS OF GOD
● ONLY GOD THE FATHER KNOWS!

• BUT THE LORD JESUS AND OTHER APOSTLES

REVEALED DEFINITE SIGNS OF HIS SECOND COMING!

- MATTHEW 24:1-51
- 2 TIMOTHY 3:1-17
- 2 PETER 3: 1-18
WE SHOULD BE PREPARED ON THAT
GREAT DAY OF THE LORD JESUS
I. LET US BE WATCHFUL AND BE SOBER
- 1 THESSALONIANS 5:6

A. BEING WATCHFUL ON OUR OUTWARD ENEMIES

• MATTHEW 26:41
- WATCH AND PRAY
- SO THAT YOU WILL NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION
- THE SPIRIT IS WILLING
- BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK
• LUKE 22: 31-32 - PERMISSION GRANTED
- SATAN ASK TO SIFT ALL OF YOU AS WHEAT
- BUT I HAVE PRAYED FOR YOU SIMON, THAT YOUR
FAITH MAY NOT FAIL!
● 1 PETER 1:6-7 - GENUINENESS OF FAITH

• EPHESIANS 6:10-18- ABLE TO STAND

• 1 PETER 5:8-10- RESIST HIM IN FAITH
B. BEING SOBER ON THE INWARD ENEMIES OF OUR
FAITH.
• MARKED BY TEMPERANCE
• ABSTAINING FROM ALL INTOXICATING

• LUKE 21:34- TAKE HEED TO YOURSELF LEST YOUR

HEARTS BE WEIGHED DOWN
- BY CAROUSING
- DRUNKENNESS
- AND CARES OF THIS LIFE
● TO PUT TO DEATH THE INWARD LUST OF THE FLESH,
LUST OF THE EYES AND PRIDE OF LIFE.
• MATTHEW 4:1-11
• 1 JOHN 2: 15-17
• GENESIS 3:1-6

• DANIEL 1:1-21- REFUSED / ABSTAINED

- BUT DANIEL RESOLVED NOT TO DEFILE HIMSELF WITH
THE ROYAL FOOD AND WINE.
II. LET US BE FULLY ARMED WITH THE ARMOR OF GOD.
- 1 THESSALONIANS 5:8b "FAITH "

A. PUTTING ON THE BREASTPLATE OF FAITH

- TO KEEP OUR HEART FROM THE ATTACK OF THE ENEMIES
- PROVERBS 4:20-23- KEEP YOUR HEART WITH ALL DILIGENCE

• EPHESIANS 6:16- SHIELD OF FAITH

- ABLE TO QUENCH ALL THE FIERY DARTS OF THE WICKED
ONE
B. TO BE FILLED WITH GOD'S ARMOR OF LOVE
-1 THESSALONIANS 5:8b "LOVE"

• GALATIANS 5:6 - FAITH WHICH WORKS BY LOVE

• 1 PETER 4:8 - LOVE WILL COVER A MULTITUDE OF
SINS
JOHN 3:16- "UNCONDITIONAL LOVE"
● FOR GOD SO LOVED
- THE WORLD
- HE GAVE
- WHOSOEVER BELIEVED
- WILL NOT PERISHED
- BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE
• 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1-3 "V.13"
- GIFTS ARE NOTHING
- FAITH IS NOTHING
- GIVING IS NOTHING

● NOW FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE ABIDE

BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE

♡ LOVE IS THE GREATEST WEAPON

C. ALWAYS HAVING GOD'S HOPE OF SALVATION

• 1 THESSALONIANS 5:8c "HOPE"

- A HELMET OF GOD PROTECTION

● V.9- GOD APPOINTS US TO OBTAIN SALVATION

● V.10- BY CHRIST'S ATONEMENT ON THE CROSS OF
CALVARY
III. THEREFORE COMFORT AND EDIFY ONE
ANOTHER WITH THIS GRACE REVEALED TRUTH.
"V.11"

A. ENDTIME IS A DANGEROUS TIME.

• MATTHEW 24:5 - MANY WILL BE DECEIVED
B. ENDTIME IS A TERRIBLE TIME
• MATTHEW 25:12 - THE LOVE OF MANY WILL
GROW COLD

C. ENDTIME WILL BE FILLED WITH TROUBLE AND

SORROWS
• MATTHEW 24:6-8 - WARS, FAMINES,
PESTILENCES AND EARTHQUAKES
● 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-4

• THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT

• WHO COMFORTS US IN OUR TRIBULATION
● THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO COMFORT THOSE
WHO ARE IN TROUBLE
CONCLUSIONS / APPLICATIONS

ALL THOSE WHO ARE WATCHFUL AND SOBER AND

FULLY ARMED WITH GOD'S ARMOR WILL BE
COMFORTED AND BECOME A VESSEL OF
COMFORT TO EDIFY THOSE WHO ARE IN
TROUBLE.
 I LONG TO BE THE BRIDE
THAT YOU’RE RETURNING FOR
DRESSED IN GARMENTS WHITE
AND WRINKLE FREE
I HAVE NO EARTHLY LOVE
THAT I AM HOLDING TO
FOR YOU’RE THE ONE
WHO MEANS EVERYTHING
TO ME
 I WILL SING
I WILL WORSHIP YOU
I WILL BOW MY SELF
DOWN HUMBLY
AT YOUR THRONE
 I WILL GIVE ANYTHING
I WILL GIVE EVERYTHING
TO YOU ALONE
 GREAT AND MIGHTY
IS THE LORD OUR
GOD GREAT AND MIGHTY IS HE
 LIFT UP YOUR BANNER
LET THE ANTHEMS RAISE
PRAISES TO OUR KING
GREAT AND MIGHTY
IS THE LORD OUR
GOD GREAT AND MIGHTY IS HE
 TO GOD BE THE GLORY
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
FOR THE THINGS, HE HAS DONE
 WITH HIS BLOOD,
HE HAS SAVED ME
WITH HIS POWER,
HE HAS RAISED ME
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
FOR THE THINGS, HE HAS DONE