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PREPARE LESSON 1Randy Broberg
Maranatha ChapelOctober 1, 2012
WHY PREPARE?
Ezekiel 38:7“Prepare yourself and be ready”
PREPARE
• A Series at Maranatha Chapel Designed toEquip Believers for Hard Times and theChallenges of Life
SESSION DATE TOPIC PRESENTERS
01 OCT 1 WHY PREPARE BROBERG HARPER
02 OCT 8 RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD BROBERG
03 0CT 15 CONNECT WITH BELIEVERS BROBERG CHILDERS
04 0CT 22 COMMIT TO YOUR CHURCH BROBERG DORSEE
05 0CT 29 HAVE AN IMPACT ON OTHERS BROBERG
06 NOV 5 MARRIAGE BROBERG CHILDERS
07 NOV 12 PARENTING BROBERG HARPER
08 NOV 19 WORK & RETIREMENT BROBERG HARPER
09 NOV 26 SICKNESS & DEATH BROBERG DORSEE
10 DEC 3 WRAP-UP BROBERG
WHY PREPARE?BECAUSE THE LORD IS COMING BACK
• Matthew 24:44Therefore you also be ready, for the Son ofMan is coming at an hour you do not expect.
• Matthew 25:10And while they went to buy, the bridegroomcame, and those who were ready went in withhim to the wedding;
Prepare for the unexpected
• 2 Chronicles 29:36Then Hezekiah andall the peoplerejoiced that Godhad prepared thepeople, since theevents took place sosuddenly.
Prepare for battle
• Proverbs 21:31The horse is preparedfor the day of battle,But deliverance is of theLORD.
Prepare for necessities
• Proverbs 24:27Prepare your outsidework, Make it fit foryourself in the field;And afterward buildyour house.
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Prepare for hard times ahead
• Proverbs 30:25The ants are a peoplenot strong, Yetthey prepare theirfood in the summer;
Prepare your hearts
• 1 Samuel 7:3
• … prepare yourhearts for the LORD,and serve Him only;and He will deliveryou from the hand ofthe Philistines.”
Prepare your heart
• Ezra 7:10For Ezrahad prepared hisheart to seek the Lawof the LORD, and todo it, and to teachstatutes andordinances in Israel.
Prepare your heart to seek God
• 2 Chronicles 30:18-20• 18 For a multitude of the people, …, had not
cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passovercontrary to what was written. But Hezekiahprayed for them, saying, “May the good LORDprovide atonement for everyone 19 who prepareshis heart to seek God, the LORD God of hisfathers, though he is not cleansed according tothe purification of the sanctuary.” 20 Andthe LORD listened to Hezekiah and healed thepeople
Prepare your heart to seek God, Again
• 2 Chronicles 12:13-15
• 13 Thus KingRehoboam …did evil,because he did notprepare his heart toseek the LORD
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONQUESTIONS
1. Aside from being saved, what other thingsmust one do to be prepared for the Lord’sreturn?
2. What does it mean to prepare your heart toseek the Lord?