See You Here, There, or in the Air ( Part 2): 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 by Dr. Rod Mattoon

Scripture

• 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

About this sermon

In this message we address the hopelessness of a person without Jesus Christ as their Savior. Without God, men and women are helpless and hopeless. * WITHOUT GOD * Without God you are spiritually blind like a beggar who gropes in darkness. * Without God you are bound in sin like a prisoner shackled with a heavy lead ball and chain. * Without God you are blown by the winds of society's whims like a fallen leaf swept by the breath of a hurricane. * Without God your heart is barren and empty like a cracked creek bed bleached by the sun. * Without God you are burdened with sin like a burrow bearing a heavy load. * Without God you will be banished to the fires of Hell for eternity if you fail to trust in Jesus Christ I think of men like H.G. Wells and George Bernard Shaw who were famous, well-known men for their writings, yet, they rejected the message of the Bible. They thought they were so smart, but instead, they were fools. They trusted in their own system of belief which was based upon human reasoning. As their lives continued through the years, as the sand of their lives flowed through the hour glass of time, they could not find peace and lost confidence in what they believed. As they aged and felt the approach of death, they were hopeless, afraid, and lacked security and confidence in what that they believed. H.G. Well's final literary work has been labeled as "a scream of despair." In 1950, shortly before Shaw died he penned these words: "The science to which I pinned my faith is BANKRUPT. Its counsels, which should have established the millennium have led directly to the suicide of Europe. I believed them once. In their name I helped to destroy the faith of millions, and now they look at me and witness the great tragedy of an atheist who has lost his faith." If these men had trusted in Christ for salvation, they could have known the hope they lacked and were seeking. Even though you are a Christian, there may be times you may be overwhelmed by your circumstances and feel hopeless. What do you do? This message provides four things you can do. I hope it will bless your heart. This 31 minute message was preached on Sunday morning, May 2, 2021, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.