Series: Then the End Will Come
Title: Are you Ready?
Text: Matthew 24:32-51
I. The Fig Tree
a. Matthew 24:32-35
b. Luke 21:29-31
c. Daniel 12:11
II. The Flood
a. Matthew 24:36-39
b. Matthew 24:40-44
c. Quote: “It is in two sections, and they seem to contradict each other. The first (verses 32-35) seem to indicate that, as a man can tell by the signs of nature when summer is on the way, so he can tell by the signs of the world when the Second Coming is on the way... The second section (verses 36-41) says quite definitely that no one knows the time of the Second Coming, not the angels, not even Jesus himself, but only God; and that it will come upon men with the suddenness of a rainstorm out of a blue sky.” - William Barclay
III. The Faithful and Foolish Servants
a. Matthew 24:45-51
b. How to be ready for His return:
i. Be about the master’s business.
ii. Love each other.
iii. Deny ourselves.
