special time together this time and Lord I pray that what is on my heart would communicate

into the ears into the hearts of those that are here today and those that will listen.

Very different service and I pray that you would communicate your will to be done.

Father, we completely give ourselves to you now. We ask in Jesus,

name and all God's people said, amen. Well, I'm going to announce this and then explain why

I'm taking up this topic this morning. We've got the resurrection services that are coming

pretty soon, everybody.

And I didn't want to start a new book of the Bible and then be away from it.

So on April 12th, we are going to start the book of Proverbs on Sunday mornings.

We're going to have an amazing time in the book of Proverbs.

It is going to be awesome.

And so that's going to be on April 12th. We'll start Proverbs. It is going to be awesome. And so that's going to be on April 12.

We'll start Proverbs. But here's what I wanted to do. I'll be honest with you. The temptation with global news for me to come back yet again on another Sunday, the temptation to do that

was huge. It is huge.

It's just bubbling up where I want to talk to you about some of the things that are going on.

And yet as I prayed and as I waited upon the Lord and what didn't happen was a message coming together about end-time prophecy and global events and what's happening in the

Middle East. But what did come to pass as I sought the Lord was, are we ready? Are we ready?

Am I ready? Are you ready? Are we ready? And what does it mean and what does it look like to be

ready as a believer to actually be so prepared to meet the Lord Jesus Christ that frankly

it doesn't matter how that comes about.

Number one, of course the rapture could happen in any moment.

The Bible makes that very clear.

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