Stay Awake

What does it mean to stay attentive until the end? What is Jesus looking for with our lives and how do we wait until the end for Him? Bishop Walter Harvey brings a message from Luke 12:35-48.

SERMON OUTLINE

Stay Awake

• His second coming is sure.
• His second coming is sudden.
• His second coming is secret.
• His second coming is surprising.

He is coming, so what type of persons should we be?

• Wait eagerly.
• Watch expectantly.
• Work enthusiastically.

He is coming, so what type of persons should we be?

• Ready or Not?
• Light or Darkness?
• Sober or Drunkenness?
• Holy or Evil?
• Saved or Condemned?
• Heaven or Hell?
• Non-smoking or Smoking?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Open Up

1. When is the strangest place/time you or someone you know has fallen asleep?

Dig In

1. Read Luke 12:35-48.
2. What repeated words stand out to you as you read this text?
3. What is the significance of each of them – in light of the return of Christ?
4. What do you think it means to be dressed ready for service in verse 35?
5. Explain the role reversal in verse 37.
6. Why does Jesus say we should be ready (vv. 39-40)?
7. What should be the attitude and actions of the wise and faithful manager(42-43)?

Live It Out

1. If you knew Jesus was returning in 30 days, what would you do to be ready for it? Who would you tell?
2. Bishop Harvey gave us 3 things to do as we wait:
   1. Wait eagerly.
   2. Watch expectantly.
   3. Work enthusiastically.
3. Take one of these three and tell us how you would grow in this area.