Some Things to Do Before Jesus Comes Back (Part One) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

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1 Timothy 4:13- Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Paul provides for us some things we can do to help us to be the best Christians we can be before Jesus comes for us at the Rapture. Here is a clip of that message that was preached on Wednesday night, May 3, 2023, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church. The Bible is a flaming light that illuminates our paths like a candle in a dark cave. * Psalm 119:105-Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. The Bible gives direction for the present (feet) and your future or what lies ahead (your path). God's Word gives perception for our path. It is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. This book is a powerful, wonderful book! * It brightens and beams when we are battered and beaten. * It shines upon our way when we are suffering. * It blazes a path when matters are blurred, bungled, and bewildered. * It glows, glitters, and gleams when we are gloomy, glassy, and glum. For the Word to be a lamp it needs to be used. An unused lamp is of little value. The lamp also needs to be examined and maintained daily. The oil and wicks need to be checked and replaced. The same truth holds for us today. The Bible will not be of much help to you if you don't use it and examine it. Just as the lamp needs to be taken with you as you walk through the dark each day, you also need to make the Bible a part of your daily walk through life. The Lord will speak to you through His Word, giving you wisdom and perception on the path that you trod. If the pastor is to be a blessing and comfort to his church, he needs to make Bible preaching an important part of the service. He needs to explain the Scriptures so that Christians can apply Bible truths in their lives. He needs to lovingly provide warnings and the consequences of shunning them. This is a great need of the church today. There is a famine of Bible preaching in American churches and is a big reason why our nation is falling apart mentally, morally, and spiritually. Such a famine is a judgment from God because we have turned our backs on Him. As a nation, we have thumbed our nose at God, plugged our ears, covered our eyes, folded our arms, stiffened our necks, and hardened our hearts toward God and now we are paying the price. These chickens of stubbornness and pride that we have nurtured have come home to roost and are ruining us, leaving many in our nation saying, “This is crazy! This makes no sense! What in the world is going on?” I’ll tell you what is going on. As a nation, we are reaping what we have sown. God is showing us the foolishness of our own way and rebellion. * Amos 8:11-Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

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