In the End

This week I shared a message at Project Church on Matthew 24-25 simply titled, “In the End.”

It’s part of our study of Matthew we call, “The Jesus Sessions.”

You can listen to audio here.

Teaching on the end times can get pretty hairy and often goofy.

But we primarily let Jesus speak for himself in this passage with some thoughts sprinkled in.

Here are some key points from the message:

Jesus wasn’t trying to make us obsessed with the end because he is the end.

He doesn’t want us to try to look out for the anti-Christ, but to look to him as Christ.

What’s he wants us to remember is this: To live like today was your last day and to live it for him.

The Kingdom of Heaven is the true promised land and we are but former slaves turned pilgrims on a voyage there.

Now we’re discovering that Jesus doesn’t just want us to get to the promised land, he’s saying the voyage matters and wants us to tell his story and change stories on our way to the King.

Jesus is the sign of the end of the age, making possible for us to live a life like Jesus did.

To love the loveless, to preach the Gospel and be good news, to feed the hungry, to care for the sick, to comfort the comfortless, to welcome strangers, to visit the hurting, and be willing to suffer for the cause of Christ.

Many people will prey on the deep longing in all humans- for things to be made right. Because right now, everything seems in shambles.

Christians should not be about predicting the unpredictable.

By doing so, we are trying to be God because Jesus tells us only he knows when Jesus will return.

We must learn to live while we wait.

The sign of the times is that you have the time to be like Christ.