Sermon Outline:
- The time of Christ’s Appearing is fixed in the eternal plan of God.
- Not knowing the day of Christ’s Appearing does not change its certainty.
- Wait For Christ’s Appearing with Patient Perseverance with Hope.
Family Discussion Questions:
What is the meaning of the phrase “in the fullness of time?”
Explain how some of the key events of the Old Testament were necessary to take place as a part of God’s unfolding plan to bring about the salvation of Jesus.
Why was it necessary that “God sent forth his son, born of a woman?”
Why was it important that Jesus was born “under the law?”
What would be wrong preoccupations as we wait for Jesus to come back?
Have you been drawn into hopelessness or trying to guess the seasons as you wait for Jesus?
What is God waiting for before Jesus’ second coming takes place “in the fullness of time?”
How can we be invited to “hasten” the return of Jesus when we do not know the day?”
