Today on Summit Life, it's time to get ready.

Readiness, you gotta live with patience and you gotta live with readiness.

The less real to you is coming, the more obsessed you are with the here and now.

The more you succumb to temptations, the more you engage in materialism.

Eminent expectation of the return of Jesus is necessary for living as a disciple.

Are you ready to meet God?

Are you ready to walk into eternity?

It could be today.

Thanks for joining us today on Summit Life with Pastor JD Greer.

As always, I'm your host, Molly Bitovich.

I've got a question for you.

Is the return of Jesus at the forefront of your mind?

Or is this an event that you hardly think about?

Today, Pastor JD explains that more people will miss the kingdom of God

because they neglect it rather than reject it.

That's an important distinction and one that we should always be considering

as we live out our faith with those around us.

This message is part of our teaching series called Kingdom Come.

So if you've fallen behind, you can catch up on the whole series free of charge

when you visit JD Greer.com.

Now let's join Pastor JD as he teaches from Luke chapter 17.

Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come,

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