Week of April 21, 2024 – Got Questions? What About the End Times?

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Everyone has questions, and so do you. Over the past year, we have surveyed you through social media and in person and chosen the top questions you want answered from the Bible. Have you ever wondered if we are in the end times? What should we look for, and what should we do?

*If in a group: The study of end times, also known as eschatology, is a fascinating study for many but also can cause division. 2 Timothy 2:23-24 says, 23 Again, I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. 24 A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. So, let’s be patient and non-argumentative on this topic.

Dig-In Questions:

1. Get to know you/icebreaker question: What is the closest near-death experience you have ever had? How did that affect you in the days to come?
2. How would you change your life if you knew for sure that Jesus would return sometime in 2025? 
3. Read the following and discuss the “signs” of the end of the world from Jesus, Paul, and Peter. 
   1. Jesus: Matt. 24:3-14 
   2. Paul: 2 Tim. 3:1-5
   3. Peter: 2 Peter 3:10-13
   4. How many of these signs are you seeing in our world today?
4. The Bible assigns many actions for us to take in view of the approaching end times. Read the following and discuss which of these four urgent calls to action must be taken the most seriously.
   1. Urgent Cleaning – Colossians 3:4-8
   2. Urgent Courage – 1 John 2:28
   3. Urgent Care –  1 Thes. 3:12-13
   4. Urgent Calling –  Matt. 28:18-20, Rev. 7:9, and Acts 22:16
5. Whether Jesus is coming back soon or you are going to Jesus soon, we should have hope of His salvation and urgency in our actions.  Pray for one another to take the calling on our lives seriously and consider what of these four urgent actions God is leading us to take.