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Don’t Worry! ou Have It Made! Do not be afraid, little lock, for your Father has chosen gladly to ive you the kingdom. ” Luke 12: 32 Enjoy the Freedom! “Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the ‘purses’ of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. ” Luke 12: 33 -34

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning…” Luke 12: 35 -36 “…as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks. The servants who are ready and waiting for his return will be rewarded. ”

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning…” Luke 12: 35 -36 Amazing Reward! “I tell you the truth, he himself will seat them, put on an apron, and serve them as they sit and eat!” What a FEAST! “Write this down: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb!” Revelation 19: 9

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning…” Luke 12: 35 -36 Amazing Reward! For Those READY “He may come in the middle of the night or just before dawn. But whenever he comes, he will reward the servants who are ready. ”

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning…” Luke 12: 35 -36 Amazing Reward! Yet Optional Salvation is FREELY Available • “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom. Luke 12: 32

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning…” Luke 12: 35 -36 Amazing Reward! Yet Optional Salvation is FREELY Available Any reward is icing on the cake

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! Amazing Reward! 1 Corinthians 3: 10 -11 Because of God’s Yet Optional Anyone who on the thatfoundation to me, I builds have laid “Be dressed for grace mayanuse a variety of materials—gold, like expert builder. Now others are If the work survives, that builder will service and silver, jewels, wood, hay, orisstraw. But building on it. But whoever building receive a reward. But if the work is keep your lamps on onthis the foundation judgment day, fire will reveal must be very careful. burned up, the builder will suffer great burning…” what kind of work each builder has For no can lay any loss. Theone builder will befoundation saved, but like done. The fire will show if a person’s other than the one we already have— someone barely escaping through a Luke 12: 35 -36 work. Christ. has any value. Jesus wall of flames.

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! “Be dressed for “…some are last service who willand be first keep yourare lamps and some first burning who will …” be last. " Luke 13: 30 12: 35 -36 Amazing Reward! …found trustworthy. 1 Corinthians 4: 2 Yet Optial will disclose the motives of men's hearts; 1 Cor. 4: 5 …each man's praise will come from God. 1 Cor. 4: 5

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! Amazing Reward! Increased Significance Yet Optial “Be dressed for returns and"Who findsthen thatisthe • And the Lord said, service and If the master sensible steward, servant the hasfaithful done aand good job, there will be keep your lamps whom his master will put in a reward. I tell you the truth, the master burning…” charge of his servants, to give them will put their that rations servantatinthe charge all he properoftime? Luke 12: 35 -36 owns. Luke 12: 43 -44 12: 42

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! Amazing Reward! I’m jealous! “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning…” Give It Luke 12: 35 -36 Back! Yet Optial • …will cast their crowns before throne, saying, "Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power…" Rev. 4: 10 -11

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! Amazing Reward! Yet Optial “Be dressed for Fakes Need Not Apply service and The master will return unannounced and keep your lamps But what if the servant thinks, ‘Myin unexpected, and he will cut the servant burning …” won’t be back for a while, ’ and he master pieces and banish him with the unfaithful. begins beating the other servants, Luke 12: 46 Luke 12: 35 -36 partying, and getting drunk? Luke 12: 45

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! Amazing Reward! Yet Optial “Be. Big dressed for Losers Little Losers service and “A servant who knows what keep your lamps But someone whobe does not When someone has been given much, much will the master wants, but isn’t know, then does required in doesn’t return; carry and when someone hasand been burning …” prepared and something wrong, will be out those instructions, willeven more will be required. entrusted with much, punished only lightly… (Lk. be severely punished. ” Luke 12: 48) (Lk. 12: 35 -36 12: 48 b) (Luke 12: 47)

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! Jesus is the Real King! “Be dressed for Expect Delay Clothed (work!) Be Ready Lamps & Oil service and "the Lamb will overcome keep your lamps them, because He is Lord burning …” “Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was of lords and King of coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into. You also kings!" Revelation 17: 14 Luke 12: 35 -36 must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected. ” Luke 12: 39 -40

Clothed "Do you suppose peace on Don’t Worry!that I came to grant (work!) earth? I tell you, no, but rather division; for from Be Ready! Expect now on five members in one household will. Lamps be Delay & Oil divided, three against two and two against three. “Be dressed "They will befor divided, father against. Be son and son service father, and mother against daughter against Ready and keep youragainst lamps mother, mother-in-law against daughter burning …” daughter-in-law Jesus is starting aand fire: daughter-in-law "I have come to against cast fire mother-in-law. " Luke 12: 51 -53 upon the earth; and how I wish it were already Luke 12: 35 -36 kindled! Luke 12: 49

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! Expect Delay Clothed (work!) Lamps & Oil “Be dressed for Be “Sell your possessions and give to those in service and Ready She has been need. given. This the finest of pure will store up treasure for you in keep your lamps white linen toheaven! wear. ” For the fine linen And the purses of heaven never get old burning …” represents the good deeds of God’s or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no holy people. Revelation 19: 8 it and no moth can destroy it. thief can steal Luke 12: 35 -36 Luke 12: 33

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! Expect Delay Clothed (work!) Lamps & Oil “Be dressed for Beenough olive Five who were foolish didn’t take the five foolish ones asked the others, service and oil for. Then their lamps, but the other five were Ready ‘Please give us some of your oil because our wise enough to takefive along extra oil. Matt. 25: 3 keep your lamps Later, when theare other lamps going out. ’bridesmaids Matthew 25: 8 returned, -4 they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Open the burning…” door for us!’ “But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t Luke 12: 35 -36 know you!’ Matt. 25: 11 -12

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! Expect Delay Clothed (work!) Lamps & Oil “Be dressed for Be service and Ready keep your lamps Living In God’s Light: Whatever you have said in the burning…” dark will be heard in the light, and what you have Luke 12: 35 -36 whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear! (Luke 12: 3)

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! Expect Delay Clothed (work!) Lamps & Oil “Be dressed for Be service and Ready keep your lamps “I don’t burning …” know you!” Matt. 25: 11 -12 , “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees— Luke 12: 35 -36 their hypocrisy. Luke 12: 1

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! What is your future? “Be. And dressed foralso saying to the crowds, "When He was service anda cloud rising in the west, immediately you see "You hypocrites! You know how to analyze keep your you say, lamps 'A shower is coming, ' and so it turns out. The Future the earth the sky, burning …” "Andappearance when you seeofa the south windand blowing, you is Now but why analyze this out present say, 'It willdo beyou a hotnot day, ' and it turns that Luke 12: 35 -36 age Luke 12: 54 -55 12: 56 way. ? Luke

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! What is your future? Good Advice “Be dressed for service and Don’t Seek God’s Justice! keep your lamps "For while you are going with your opponent appear before Theto. Future the magistrate, there to settle with burning "I…” sayon toyour you, way you willmake not an geteffort out of is Now him, so that he may not drag you before the judge, and the judge there have paid the very last Luke 12: 35 -36 turn you overuntil to theyou officer, and the officer throw you into cent. " Luke prison. Luke 12: 59 12: 58

Don’t Worry! Be Ready! “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning…” Luke 12: 35 -36 What is your future? The Future is Now