https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HasteningTheDayOfTheLord.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\tby Jeffrey W. Hamilton<\/p>\n\t
Text: II Peter 3:3-15<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nI. When there is an event coming up that you really look forward to, it seems that time just\ndrags. \n A. Christmas when you were little, graduating from High School, going off to\ncollege, your wedding day, etc.\n B. But then in other ways you realize that there is so much that needs to get done.\nHow are you ever going to fit everything in?\nII. Paul talked about this conflict between wanting to go and wanting to accomplish more –\nPhilippians 1:18b-26\n
A. There are things to be accomplished while we are here on earth<\/p>\n 1. When Hezekiah was told that he would die earlier than expected, he\nmoaned the fact that there were still things he wanted to thank God for and\nsons he wanted to teach – Isaiah 38:17-19\n
2. There are people to teach – Psalms 71:17-21<\/p>\n
3. There are people to warn and protect – Acts 20:29-31<\/p>\n
B. Yet, heaven is so much greater than this life<\/p>\n
1. We will get to see God – Psalms 17:15<\/p>\n
2. The God who has guided us and sustained us all our life – Psalms 73:24-26<\/p>\n
3. We look forward to our completed salvation – Romans 8:22-25<\/p>\n
4. To be able to inherit the promises – Hebrews 6:10-12<\/p>\n
5. To rest from our works – Hebrews 4:1<\/p>\n
6. No more suffering, disappointments or death – Revelation 21:3-4<\/p>\nIII. The danger is getting so wrapped up in the world that you think that this is all you have or\nall you want\n
A. The world can choke out your desires for something greater – Matthew 13:22<\/p>\n
1. It is what happened to Demas, and many others – II Timothy 4:10<\/p>\n
B. Life is not about possessions, even when you are rich – Luke 12:15-21<\/p>\n
1. Wealth and possessions bring temptations – I Timothy 6:9-10<\/p>\n
2. Wealth brings about complacency – Deuteronomy 32:15<\/p>\n
C. Everything in this life wears out and decays – Hebrews 1:10-12<\/p>\n D. You didn’t bring anything into this world, and you can’t take them with you – Job\n1:21\n
IV. With such a home waiting for us, we put up with life here, but we want to go home<\/p>\n
A. And while we wait, we aim to please God – II Corinthians 5:1-10<\/p>\n
B. We eagerly await to see Jesus – I Corinthians 1:7<\/p>\n
C. Looking for the glorious appearing – Titus 2:13<\/p>\n
D. Those who eagerly wait for him – Hebrews 9:28<\/p>\n
E. Hastening the day – II Peter 3:12<\/p>\n
1. To urge it on, like a crowd cheering its team; eagerly desire<\/p>\n
2. Like Revelation 22:20<\/p>\n
V. There is no dread of his coming for the mature follower of Christ <\/p>\n
A. Perfected love drives out fear – I John 4:17-18<\/p>\n
B. We know the outcome – II Timothy 4:8<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Peter 3:3-15 I. When there is an event coming up that you really look forward to, it seems that time just drags. A. Christmas when you were little, graduating from High School, going off to college, your wedding day, etc. B. 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Hamilton Text: II Peter 3:1-13 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The variety of beliefs regarding Jesus\u2019 return is large. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Many expect Jesus to return to rule here on earth \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0II Peter 3 stands as a rebuke to those who desire to see the coming as anything other than what it is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51883,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/coming-with-the-clouds\/","url_meta":{"origin":49408,"position":1},"title":"Coming with the Clouds","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Revelation 1:4-7 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It is easy to make mistakes by assuming that a phrase always applies to the same event \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Revelation 1:7 - What is meant by \u201ccoming with clouds\u201d or \u201ccoming with the clouds\u201d? II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Clouds \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0God rides clouds - Psalms 68:4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Psalms 104:3 -\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":53192,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/coming-out-of-pentecostalism-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":49408,"position":2},"title":"Coming Out of Pentecostalism (Sermon)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"by William Davis","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51878,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/disbelief-in-the-coming-of-jesus\/","url_meta":{"origin":49408,"position":3},"title":"Disbelief in the Coming of Jesus","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Peter 3:1-15 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Many false doctrines are rooted in a simple belief that word or phrase that has a particular meaning in one context has the same meaning in all other contexts. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0For example, the Greek word presbuteros in Acts 2:17 means someone advanced\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":42373,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/its-friday-but-sundays-coming\/","url_meta":{"origin":49408,"position":4},"title":"It’s Friday, but Sunday’s Coming","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 28, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"by Brian Faulkner 2014 Spring Meeting","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":62530,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-glory-of-the-son\/","url_meta":{"origin":49408,"position":5},"title":"The Glory of the Son","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Matthew 16:21-28 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To the dismay of his disciples, Jesus began to speak of his pending death. 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