12 First Thessalonians 5:1-11 (Watching for the day of the Lord)

Waiting and watching for the Lord
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
I. Review & Big Picture
II. Basic principles of eschatology
A. The errors of eschatology
1. Eschato-mania (an unhealthy preoccupation with the end times)
2.Eschatophobia (people who don’t want to deal with it)
3. Eschato-inquisition (those who punish you for not agreeing with them)
B. The principles of eschatology (the lesson we are supposed to learn)
III. Be prepared for the day of the Lord
A. Address and acknowledgement (5:1-2)
Matthew 24:36-44
B. Summary of the day of the Lord (5:3)
C. The Christian response to the day of the Lord (5:4-11)
1. Know who you are
2. Know what to do
a.) In faith, confess Jesus as Lord and be saved.
b.) Stay awake, sober, and prepared (5:6-8)
Mark 13:33-37
c.) Put on the armor of God (5:9)
d.) Encourage one and another and build one another up (5:11)