A TIME TO REORIENT 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. A TIME TO REORIENT Ecclesiastes 3:1, “ To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

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A TIME TO REORIENT 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

A TIME TO REORIENT Ecclesiastes 3:1, “ To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: ” During the period of 21-day prayer, it is a time to reorient ourselves. The question is: to what?

A TIME TO REORIENT This world teaches us to orient ourselves towards money, power, fame, pleasure, et al, and often times we actually go along with those things – consequence? … What does the Bible teach us about reorientation? E.g., Rom 12:1 (living sacrifice); Phil. 4:8-9 (whatever … ); 1Thess. 5:16-18 (rejoicing, praying, giving thanks), and many more. But, …

A TIME TO REORIENT What is the basis for all that? In a nutshell: the Second Advent of Jesus. We all love talking about Jesus ’ First Advent, death and resurrection, but have we ever heard anything on His second coming in the last two years? Remember: the Second Advent of Jesus is the culmination of our faith, without which our faith is just a figment of our imagination. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:19 that …

A TIME TO REORIENT Let ’ s watch a video clip from the motion picture Matrix. Is ignorance really a bliss? The answer is “ No ” according to Paul: we must reorient ourselves towards our Lord ’ s coming again, and there is an acronym that he wants us to remember:

A TIME TO REORIENT P.V.C. Perseverance Victory Companionship

A TIME TO REORIENT To orient ourselves, we must to look forward to the Second Advent with perseverance: 1Thess. 4: A brief look at what went on around and within Thessalonian church: General: unfriendly atmosphere towards Christians. Specific: Judaism and circumcision; attacks from the Jews. Christian: losing sight of the resurrection & Second Advent, consciously or unconsciously.

A TIME TO REORIENT To the Thessalonian believers, the divine influence is at the brink of extinction (v. 13): HumanDivine Ignorance is a bliss (v. 13a) All is Gone. There is no hope (v. 13b).

A TIME TO REORIENT The key question to them is “ Is Christ actually going to return at all? ” To us, we may ask a lot of are-we- going-to ’ s. But, if we dwell on those lingering questions, we will eventually lose sight of who Jesus is and what He represents.

A TIME TO REORIENT What then? Persevere with belief: HumanDivine Ignorance is a bliss (v. 13a) Jesus died and rose again (v. 14a) All is Gone.All is still there!! There is no hope (v. 13b). There is hope for the future (v. 14b)

A TIME TO REORIENT Believing in things unseen is not easy, and it takes discipline. How? In a very practical way, remembering the spiritual landmarks. Landmark 1 Landmark 2 Landmark 3 Fact: THE LORD IS ALWAYS AT WORK

A TIME TO REORIENT To orient ourselves, we must anticipate the Second Advent in victory: 1Thess. 4: Second Advent of Jesus = Rapture – or a major part (the novel Left Behind by Tim Lahaye, et al) If perseverance is reactive, then anticipation is proactive: in essence, Paul is saying that believers must live a life in anticipation. What does this mean? Excitement, full of energy, …

A TIME TO REORIENT Let ’ s do a quick exam of our Christian living: on a scale of 1-10, how do rate excitement? Full of energy? Living in the Spirit? … What are hindrances from living a life of anticipation?

A TIME TO REORIENT How do anticipate in victory? We claim God ’ s Word daily (v. 15) Claiming God ’ s Word daily is declaring victory over Satan ’ s potential influences on us.

A TIME TO REORIENT To orient ourselves, we must have companionship, namely, friends: 1Thess. 4:18. Reason: we are created as relational beings. This is why solitude is …

A TIME TO REORIENT “ Therefore comfort …” Paul wants the Thessalonian believers to comfort (or encourage/challenge) one another – with what? Words. Words are powerful, aren't they? What do we say to … ?