Are You Ready?

ARE YOU READY?

03/15/2026; Luke 21:5-38; Steve Thiel; Christ Proclamation Church

Sermon Theme – Christ’s return and the judgment of the world is the next event on the redemptive calendar. Since He could literally come back at any time, we must be diligent to prepare ourselves by listening to Christ’s Word, laboring for Christ’s Kingdom, and longing for Christ’s return!

I. EXPECT TRIALS IN EVERY GENERATION
   A. Glory of the Temple – (Luke 21:5)
   B. Signs of Nothing – (Luke 21:6-19)
      1. False Messiahs – (vv.6-8)
      2. Global Instability – (vv.8-11)
      3. Christian Persecution – (vv.12-19)

II. EXPECT JUDGMENT TO BE HORRIFIC
   A. Signs of the 70 A.D. Judgment – (Luke 21:20-24)
      1. Reality of the Signs – (v.20)
      2. Response to the Signs – (vv.21-24)
   B. Signs of the Coming of Christ – (Luke 21:25-33)
      1. Cosmic Signs in the Sky – (vv.25-26)
      2. Coming of the Son of Man – (vv.27-28)
      3. Certainty of Christ’s Coming – (vv.29-33)

III. EXPECT CHRIST AT ANY MOMENT
   A. Don’t Be Distracted – (Luke 21:34-35)
   B. Be a Disciple of Christ – (Luke 21:36-38)
      1. Listen to Christ’s Word
      2. Labor for Christ’s Kingdom
      3. Long for Christ’s Return