The Return Of Christ

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About This Episode In this episode, we discuss the return of Christ and how it is meant to encourage us as believers. Jesus' coming should stir in us an urgency to love people and share the gospel, not out of fear but out of hope. We talk about the church age we are living in now as a season of God's patience, meant to lead people to repentance, and we walk through 1 Thessalonians 4, 2 Peter 3, and Acts 1. We also look at the Jewish wedding picture of a bride waiting for her groom, and at Jesus returning bodily on the Mount of Olives as a lion and king. Our takeaway: live like there's no tomorrow, but plan and live your life as if you'll be here for 100 years, building a godly legacy.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode Hope, not fear — Why Christ's return should stir urgency to love and share the gospel. The church age — Living in a season of God's patience that leads people to repentance (2 Peter 3). 1 Thessalonians 4 — What Scripture says about the Lord's coming for His people. The bride and the groom — The Jewish wedding picture of a bride waiting for her groom. The lion and the King — Jesus returning bodily on the Mount of Olives, not as a lamb but as King (Acts 1). Don't grow complacent — Waiting well instead of drifting while we wait. Building a godly legacy — Live like there's no tomorrow, but plan as if you'll be here for 100 years.

Scripture Referenced 1 Thessalonians 4 2 Peter 3 Acts 1

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