i don’t want to miss out
John 20:24 (King James Version)
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
INTRODUCTION:
There are a lot of things we miss out on in this life because we wasn't there
but there are some things in the future that God has for them that love him and I don't want to miss out on them
I)I DON'T WANT TO MISS out on a good SERVICE
Matthew 18:20 (King James Version)
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
A)I want to be there. I don't want to miss the service
B)If two or three get together in the Lord's name, He is going to be in the midst to bless
C)I don't want to miss the blessing
II)I DON'T WANT TO MISS out on THE SHOUT
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (King James Version)
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
III)I DON'T WANT TO MISS out on THE SUPPER
Revelation 19:9 (King James Version)
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
A)When that great supper is spread in the sky, I want to be there
B)It will be great when the saints of all ages sit down together
Matthew 8:11 (King James Version)
11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
IV)I DON'T WANT TO MISS out on THE SADDLE
Revelation 19:11-16 (King James Version)
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND Lord OF LordS.
A)Christ came the first time to be smitten of men, to suffer and die
B)The next time He comes to this earth, He will come as "King of Kings and Lords of lords"
V)I DON'T WANT TO MISS out on THE SINGING
Revelation 21:2 (King James Version)
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
A)After the seven years of tribulation, thousand years reign, John saw
1)a new heaven and a new earth
2)Then he saw the holy city coming down from God out of heaven
B)There is an everlasting joy in that city
1)The inhabitants of this place are singing a new song
2)The singing will be of
(a)Him
(b)the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world
C)I don't want to miss the singing
VI)CONCLUSION:
Things I can't afford to miss
there is only one way a soul can be assured not to miss out
and that is through the Lord Jesus Christ