This material was written for teenagers who are members of Trinity Christian Center's youth ministry. It is about the second coming of Jesus Christ and how you need to be prepared

1. 1 & 2 Thessalonians
The end of the world is here !!!!

2. 1 & 2 Thessalonians
 A Wonderful Testimony – 1 Thess 1:3
 Steadfast Faith – 1 Thess 3:7-8
 A Call For Integrity – 1 Thess 4:!
 Anticipate Christ’s Coming – 1 Thess 4:16
 The Coming Judgement – 2 Thess 1:1-12
 Concerning Christ’s Second Coming – Matt 24:44
 Living Confident in Christ – 2 Thess 3:3
 Commanded to Live Wisely – Eph 5:17

3. Anticipate Christ’s Coming
1 Thess 4:16

4. Focus
 To Expect and Prepare for Christ’s Imminent
Return
 Nature of Christ’s Coming
 Assurance of the resurrection
 Promise of the rapture
 Suddenness of Christ’s Coming
 At any moment
 Catching many unaware
 Prepare for Christ’s Coming
 Be alert
 Remain hopeful

5. The Major Events

6. The Major Events
You are
here!
Wars
Natural disasters
Events in the heavens
We resurrect here!
1 Thess 4:15-18

7. The Resurrection
 When Christians die, where do they go? Phil 1:23
 When non-Christians die, where do they go?
 Luke 16:19-31
 Our cool resurrection body!
 Phil 3:20-21
 What could Jesus do?
 His appearance is different! – Luke 24:13-16
 Appear out of nowhere – John 20:19
 He can fly! – Acts 1:9
 He can eat … still ! – Acts 1:4

8. Suddenness of Christ’s
Return
 Matthew 24:36-44
 Many will be caught unawares!
 When someone says the end of the world is Sep
2012 …. It means that’s when the world will NOT
END

9. The Timeline

11. How should you
now live your
life?