Welcome to DEEPER LIFE BIBLE CHURCH, AMSTERDAM Sunday 11 March 2018

“BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY” – Rev 3:11 The Lord is preparing the Church as His bride to reign with him throughout eternity!

KEY THOUGHT The coming of the Lord is sure and imminent KEY THOUGHT The coming of the Lord is sure and imminent. The signs are everywhere! The church must be awake and guard against all distractions that might take our heart off this reality. Be saved, be pure and be productively engaged in God’s house as we await Christ’s coming!

THE SUBSTANCE OF HIS COMING – Matt. 25:1-10 What does it mean? It means: It will be sudden Luke 12:40 The exact timing is not known Matt 25:13 It will be after a long waiting Matt 25:1-5 Many will not be ready Matt 25: 7-8 They will be busy with other things Luke 12:45-46, Luke 17:26-32 No possibility to get ready once He comes Matt.25:9-10 Plenty of scoffers who will deny His return II Pet. 3:3-9

THE SIGNS OF HIS COMING The rapture is the next event on the church’s agenda I Thess. 4:16 It is different from Christ’s second coming! What are the signs? Increase of iniquity Matt. 24:3-14 Departure from the faith I Tim. 4:1-3 Ungodliness II Tim. 3:1-8 Manifestation of antichrists I John 2:18 Be ready!

SAINTS’ PREPARATION FOR HIS COMING How do we prepare: Personal salvation John 3:16 Practical sanctification Heb. 12:14 Productive service Luke 19:13; Matt. 24: 25-26 He is coming! Are you ready?

TIME TO PRAY!