Love: Why We Love Souls (Passion)
Genesis 14:21-23
Genesis 14:21-23 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself.
1. Keep an eternal Perspective
1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amne.
John 17:3 and this is the way to have eternal life-to now you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from the beginning to end.
Hebrews 9:27 it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.
2. The Reality of Hell
Ephesians 4:8-9 Therefore, He says: When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts to men. Now this, He ascended-what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
3. The Coming of Christ
Matthew 26:64 Jesus said to him, it is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.
Matthew 24:3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus, we shall always be with the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed- in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed
Matthew 24:27 For as the lighting comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Matthew 24:40-42 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.
1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.
Matthew 24:30-31 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will morn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to other.
4. Continue to go and Reach
Matthew 9:37 then He said to His disciples, the harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
Matthew 9:37 The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So, pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields. (NLT)
Matthew 10:1 And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
Matthew 10:7 and as you go, preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.