Without theological vision, a vision that wrestles with what it means to be God’s people, in God’s world, under God’s rule, the church inevitably loses both its identity as God’s possession and its purpose as the people and place where God’s glory is displayed in the gospel and God’s praise is declared.
Michael Lawrence

WATCHFULNESS

WATCHFULNESS

WATCHFULNESS

  1. Christ an example of # Mt 26:38,40 Lu 6:12
  2. Commanded # Mr 13:37 Re 3:2
  3. Exhortations to # 1Th 5:6 1Pe 4:7
  4. God especially requires in ministers # Eze 3:17 Isa 62:6 Mr 13:34
  5. Ministers exhorted to # Ac 20:31 2Ti 4:5
  6. Faithful ministers exercise # Heb 13:17
  7. Faithful ministers approved by # Mt 24:45,46 Lu 12:41-44
  8. SHOULD BE 8a) With prayer

    # Lu 21:36 Eph 6:18

8b) With thanksgiving # Col 4:2 8c) With steadfastness in the faith # 1Co 16:13 8d) With heedfulness # Mr 13:33 8e) With sobriety # 1Th 5:6 1Pe 4:7 8f) At all times # Pr 8:34 8g) In all things # 2Ti 4:5 9) Saints pray to be kept in a state of # Ps 141:3 10) MOTIVES TO 10a) Expected direction from God # Hab 2:1 10b) Uncertain time of the coming of Christ # Mt 24:42 25:13 Mr 13:35,36 10c) Incessant assaults of the devil # 1Pe 5:8 10d) Liability to temptation # Mt 26:41 11) Blessedness of # Lu 12:37 Re 16:15 12) Unfaithful ministers devoid of # Isa 56:10 13) The wicked averse to # 1Th 5:7 14) Danger of remissness in # Mt 24:48-51 25:5,8,12 Re 3:3 15) Illustrated # Lu 12:35,36 16) Exemplified 16a) David # Ps 102:7 16b) Anna # Lu 2:37 16c) Paul # 2Co 11:27