Am I Prepared For The Day of The Lord?

Imagine that you have just received a text message from your closest friend who lives in a distant country. In the message, they write "Great News! I am planning to travel to Australia to stay with you. I will arrive soon. PS. I cannot be contacted until I see you face to face". Great news indeed! You immediately set your mind to the tasks required to prepare for their arrival. Shampoo the carpet, vacuum the curtains, buy new (living) indoor plants, stock the pantry with Vegemite, etc. At some point, as you write your preparatory list, you ask yourself one very helpful piece of information. Can you guess what it is? When did they say they were going to arrive? What day? What hour? Without this knowledge, your task of preparation must change. But into what? The Church in Thessalonica hope in the return of Christ. It is something that has kept them afloat during the storm of persecution they have weathered. But they have questions and worries. The first question was addressed last week: "What happens to believers who die before Christ returns?" The second question is… "Will we be prepared for the day of the Lord?" This question becomes especially important when Paul's first words say that we will not know what day or hour the Lord will return. Join us on Sunday morning to find out how Paul instructs the Thessalonian Church, and us, as we wait for the glorious day of our Lord's return.