Series: Then The End Will Come

Title: The Return of the King

Text: Matthew 25:31-46

4 Pictures/Parables of the End Times

1. Delay – The Faithful & Foolish Servant

2. Removal – The Ten Bridesmaids

3. Rewards – The Parable of the Talents

4. Return – The Sheep & Goats

Mat 3:12

I. The Judgments of the Nations

a. Mat 25:31-33

b. 4 Questions

i. Who is the Judge?

1. Dan 7:13

2. John 5:22

ii. When Will He Judge?

1. Mat 25:31

2. PS 98:9

iii. Where Will He Judge?

1. Mat 25:31

iv. Who Will Be Judged?

1. Verse 32 says, “All the nations will be gathered before Him...”

2. Mat 25:32-33

II. The Inheritance of the Sheep

a. Mat 25:34-40

b. Ephesians 2:8–9

III. The Judgment of the Goats

a. Matt 25: 41-46

b. John 3:16

c. Isaiah chapter 61:1-2, The Spirit of the Lord [a]God is upon me, Because the Lord

has anointed me To bring good news to the [b]afflicted; He has sent me to bind up

the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And [c]freedom to prisoners;

To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord...

d. Isa. 61:2, “...and the day of vengeance of our God...”

Series: Then the End Will Come

Title: Faithful Till He Comes

Text: Mathew 25:14-30

I. The Responsibility We Receive

a. Matt 25:14-15

II. The Reaction We Have

a. Matt 25:16-18

III. The Reckoning We Face

a. Matt 25:19-27

IV. The Result We Obtain

a. Matt 25:28-30

b. 2 Principles

i. Use it or lose it.

ii. If you do use what God has given you, he’ll give you more.

V. Retribution We Deserve

a. Matt 25:29-30

b. 4 Take-away words

i. Return

ii. Reckoning

iii. Reward

iv. Retribution

Series: Then the end will come

Title: Give Me Oil in My Lamp

Text: Matthew 25:1-12

Matthew 25:1-12

I. (Background) A Jewish Wedding

a. Betrothal

b. The Return of the Bridegroom

c. A Wedding Banquet

II. (3 Lessons) Don’t Just Look the Part

a. Mat 25:2-5

b. 1 John 2:20

c. 2 John 2:27 “As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in

you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches

you about all things, ...”

III. No Borrowed Faith Allowed

a. Mat 25:8-9

IV. One Day, the Door Will be Shut

a. Mat 25:10-12

b. Rev 3:7

c. Luke 13:25-27

d. Matt 7:21-23

Series: Then the End Will Come

Title: Taken

Text: Matthew 24:36-44

Revelation 3:10

7 Literal Raptures

Enoch. Gen 5:24, Jude 1:14, Heb 11:5

Elijah. 2 Kings 2:11

Paul. 2 Cor. 12:2, Acts 14:19

Phillip. Acts 8:39

Jesus. Acts 1:9

John. Rev. 4:1

Witnesses. Rev. 11:11

7 pictures and patterns of rescue/rapture

-Lot’s family. Gen 19:15-16

-Noah’s family. Gen 7:9-10.

-Joash. 2 Chron 22:11-12…

-Rehab’s family. Josh 6:22.

-Shunammite. 2 Kings 8:1.

-Son. Rev 12:5.

-Isaiah. Isa. 26:19-21

I. Jesus’ Prophecy of the Rapture

a. Luke 17:34-35

II. Paul’s Teaching on the Rapture

a. 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

b. 1 Thessalonians 5:9

c. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

d. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4

e. 2 Thessalonians 2:1–7

f. 1 Corinthians 3:16

g. John 16:7

h. Quote: ““Who is it who in the world hinders evil? …the Holy Spirit… If He goes, guess what? We go! You say, ‘Well doesn’t He do something in the tribulation?’ Sure, He works like He did in the Old Testament—not in an indwelling sense, but in a work like in the Old Testament.” - John MacArthur.

III. John’s Vision of the Rapture

a. Revelation 3:10

b. Revelation 4:1

c. Revelation 1:19

d. Revelation 1:20, “…The seven lampstands are the seven churches.”

e. Revelation 4:5

A. Graph:

Item: On Earth In Heaven

7 Lamps Rev. 1:20 Rev 4:5

7 Flames Rev 1:20 Rev 4:5

Thrones Rev 3:21 Rev 4:4

Crowns Rev 2:10, 3:11 Rev 4:4

Garments Rev 1:5-6 Rev 4:4

Redeemed Rev 1:5-6 Rev 5:9

IV. Conclusion:

a. Matthew 24:44

b. 1 Thessalonians 4:18

c. 1 John 3:2–3

Series: Then the End Will Come

Title: Are you Ready?

Text: Matthew 24:32-51

I. The Fig Tree

a. Matthew 24:32-35

b. Luke 21:29-31

c. Daniel 12:11

II. The Flood

a. Matthew 24:36-39

b. Matthew 24:40-44

c. Quote: “It is in two sections, and they seem to contradict each other. The first (verses 32-35) seem to indicate that, as a man can tell by the signs of nature when summer is on the way, so he can tell by the signs of the world when the Second Coming is on the way... The second section (verses 36-41) says quite definitely that no one knows the time of the Second Coming, not the angels, not even Jesus himself, but only God; and that it will come upon men with the suddenness of a rainstorm out of a blue sky.” - William Barclay

III. The Faithful and Foolish Servants

a. Matthew 24:45-51

b. How to be ready for His return:

i. Be about the master’s business.

ii. Love each other.

iii. Deny ourselves.

Series: “Then the End Will Come”

Title: A Sign of Things to Come

Text: Matthew 24:1-31

1 Thessalonians 5:4-6

Revelation 1:3

I. 3 Questions, 2 Views, 1 Hinge

a. Mat. 24:1-3

b. 3 Questions:

i. When will these things happen?

ii. What will be the sign of your coming?

iii. ... And the end of the age?

c. 2 Views of Interpretation:

i. The Preterist View

ii. The Futurist View

d. 1 Hinge

i. Mat 24:34

ii. Mat 24:15

II. False Signs

a. Mat 24:4-14

III. The True Sign

a. Mat 24:15-31

Title: How to Get Your Friends to Jesus

Text: Mark 2:1-12

Mark 2:1-12

I. The Presence of Jesus

a. The Reality of His Presence

b. The Recognition of His Presence.

i. Vs 1, it was heard that He was at home.

c. The Result of His Presence

i. Vs2 And many were gathered together

ii. John 12:32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to

Myself.”

II. The Priority of Jesus

a. Jesus emphasizes the spiritual over the physical.

b. Jesus emphasizes the individual over the multitude.

c. Jesus emphasized the lost over the saved.

i. Mark 2:17

III. The Power of Jesus

a. The Availability of His Power

b. The Accessibility of His Power

i. 5 And Jesus, seeing their faith

c. The Authentication of His Power

i. Mark 2:8-11

IV. The Partners of Jesus (1 Cor. 3:9)

a. They were Concerned.

i. Rom 10:1, Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is

for their salvation.

b. They were Convinced.

c. They were Committed.

June 8th, 2025 - Dr. Jay Cook