Kerwin Baptist Church Daily Broadcast

Welcome to the Kerwin Baptist Church broadcast our desire is for the word of God spread throughout all me know join is now for a portion of one of our services here at Kerwin Baptist Church located in Kernersville, North Carolina. At first Thessalonians chapter verse 13 but I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, that means this is getting ready to explain something so that we are fully aware of exactly what is going to go on. He does not want us to be ignorant of this. He doesn't want us to not understand it, so is going to make it very very clear. I couldn't get that word out so I got a hairball or something like that.

Notice this concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope, no work and explain why this was so important in first Thessalonians verse 14 for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again and we do by the way, don't we. Even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

I hate to get ahead of myself.

But while the verse just hit ship. That's why when you are saved and you know it, and when we die. Absent from the body means present with the Lord is not soul sleep where they that are laid in the grave and he's listen the Bible just says that God will bring with him, with him when he comes there in his presence shall be bringing them with him really explain all that they verse 15 for this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain under the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

For the Lord himself shall ascend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Just like in church every Sunday morning, the dead in Christ. Get out here as quick as they can to get to the cafeteria is big and Lord forgive me. I apologize that should not be a Sunday morning joke. Should it. I'm sorry I'm so sorry were 17 then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so shall we ever be with the Lord. Why is this important wherefore comfort one another with these words enemies is all it doesn't really matter what situation you're going through this should comfort you. This morning, Lord.

We need comforted God as we preach about this most precious subject that really binds us all together. The belief that you are coming back in the belief Lord that we believe you're probably coming very soon. Lord I pray that you would convict us, encourage us, whatever you need to do to us today.

Dear God, would you do it in Jesus name we pray. Amen. I am when I was in high school we had a man that them which are church in Florida and he actually owns mechanic shop actually there. It's kind of between floral city, Florida and Brooksville Florida.

I don't know if you shops and floral city are booked through. I don't remember but them's name was Charlie Chilson but I remember going out to his shop.

One time I had a 1970 Cooper and I wish I'd never got rid of it. It was just like it was driven off the showroom floor about it from a man that had worked at Mercury retired. He drove it off the showroom floor as part of his retirement he bought himself and in a souped-up engine. It had everything that interior could have ended it was an ex are seven it had begins all the stuff and I bought it from him when I was 16 and I paid for for three years he kept it not paid on it had paid off and never forget it and I've just had a weak moment collagen sold that car and I have long, I have the serial number, if any of you know how to look that up and find it. I would like to have that car again one day.

But let's pray God, would you lead in somebody's heart this morning.

Lord please work in hearts and so but I had and I had to go take it, obviously. And now I got work done and they had this man in the shop and he had done. Like a lot of mechanics do they have like it is almost a it's a zip up jumpsuit kind of thing that a lot of mechanics where obscene want to get grease on everything that you have all the time so they just gonna put that on and so this man had that on one day and I got there. One day it was kinda near quitting time. I guess you would say and as I is as I got there. I'll never forget it.

I don't remember the gentleman's name, but Charlie Chilson was the owner and I'm sure a lot of guys are just like this at you know when you get ready to quit and time go home then you gotta take the outfit off, you know, in different things and get cleaned up and wash up and I was almost quitting time and some of the guys are ragged and that you know what is almost quit time. You're not even ready to go home kind of thing he still had everything on most of them are together stuff often at the close on their cleaned up, but you still working and right at quit time.

He got done working and he stepped away and they gave her get Ray to walk out a man that guy is it that and I'll never forget he was out there in the offices of that youthful stepped out of that thing and he was clean as can be beheaded is is clean clothes on and they just got a look on a surprise and he said you know, fellas. He said I stay ready so I don't have to get ready and I was reading setting for this message. And I found a story about a gentleman that said that exact same thing that clicked you know what, as Christians were to stay ready so we don't have to get ready want you to notice. Number one is look at this passage.

I just want to make it very clear for you this morning. That's my purpose. I'm not really here to motivate you this morning. God's word will do that. I'm just here to explain and make sure the understand number one I want you to see the participants involved in this event.

The people that are involved all right number one the Savior will be involved. Just so you know the liver. 16 for the Lord himself shall descend from heaven. The Lord himself chef to sit in from heaven. Now the Bible makes it clear in different areas. It gives different illustrations about Angels coming in doing things and ministering but you know it's interesting when he comes back he is not sending his Angels to get us. He is not sending a courier. He is not sending somebody. I spent 10 years in full-time evangelism I would fly to meetings and oftentimes there be a staff member maybe a church member. Somebody to pick me up from the airport.

On rare occasions the pastor himself would come pick me up from the airport and usually that didn't happen because I was a no-name you know when the big-name kind of thing and a Tim Lee shows up the airport. Bless God the pastor need to go pick him up brother Tim that he makes it so easy on preachers he just gets his own car you you have to go get him.

He likes it that way.

But when a pastor showed up for a no-name evangelist you felt special was Abu the pastor came and got me while we take some how special you and I are the Lord's not sending anybody he is coming himself to get his bride. What is interesting about this is this follows Jewish tradition, the bridegroom would always prepare the house or the place where they were staying before. Obviously they got married and and and and and so obviously God is now preparing these building mansions for us and is preparing everything for us and according to Jewish tradition, the bridegroom would take his friends and those that were close friends and they would go with him and he would get the bride and bring her home and the friends would be there to support and see it was a big event and he would go himself get her and bring her, but he would have all of his friends. And guess what, when God comes to get us all those that have been saved all these years that were believers. They are coming with him.

He's bringing his friends and he is coming to get us his bride, the Savior will be of all. Number two. Obviously the saints will be involved. Let me explain this before we get into this as the Savior is involved. What is going to be part of his involvement with the Bible makes it clear to things and I want you to see this number one, there will be a shout and number two, there is the trumpet of God. Nice. A preacher explain well the shout refers almost literally to a military command. Jesus is literally calling the host of heaven to assemble for military action. Now, why does he need to shout and assemble for military action on the explain this and talk about more just a little bit, you realize, when Jesus comes back for us that he literally has to come through enemy territory to get us who is the prince and power of the air, and he's coming right through the middle of there is a shout now obviously there's other reasons why this shot was used in the Bible. This shout was often times it was there to gather people. It was there to get people's attention and so I don't really know everything why there's going to be a shout. What interest me is what this shout is going to be what is he going to shout of your thought about that this evening say hey or in a North Carolina think of you all think is going to say in it. Like Rick flair wow kind of thing. I don't know what is he going to shout. I don't know. I don't know what word is good to use. I don't know what phrases go to use.

He might say nice. They might say, I don't always get to say but I do know this is going to be a shout like nothing you have. I had at war I have ever heard. Let me tell you why.

When you read your verse you need to go to it right down to a look at later. John chapter 5 verse 25 listen, verily, verily, I say into you. The hour is coming and now is when the dead shall hear the voice of the son of God, and they that hear shall live. You know why there is a shout to wake everybody up.

What is interesting is is they that hear shall live.

That means this.

I believe that when Jesus comes back with a shout, unsaved people will not hear it.

It's a shout like nothing you and I have ever heard. But those who have never been saved won't even hearing the mouse as those that hear it, shall live. Wow, you talk about a shout we could be having church right now and all of a sudden, when to be a surprise if that's actually what he does wrong to go over the sky like we will try for preacher was right. I know this that the did get a haircut. We're going to hear it.

All those who never been saved and believers are going to hear it.

It's going to be loud enough for us to hear that the unsaved will never hear a thing.

Let me ask you this will you hear do you know for sure that your saved.

The second thing is, the Bible says that there is going be the trumpet of God. Now throughout Jewish history. The trumpet was used for a number different things the same time this morning limited numbers chapter 10 we are told that trumpets were used to announce feasts or dinners second Samuel chapter 6 were told that trumpets were used to announce various celebrations. Leviticus chapter 23 trumpets were used to announce sacred assemblies or gathering people together numbers chapter 10 said that trumpets were use to sound an alarm during a time of war.

Judges chapter 6 numbers chapter 10 that obviously trumpets were used to assemble crowds for single chapter 13 trumpets were used to make an announcement I don't know why. Maybe the trumpet of God is being used, but I believe it was being used for every one of those reasons he's gathering a crowd.

He is crying war. He is making an announcement is announcing a celebration. The trump of God shall sound now you say will unsaved people here it I don't know but I don't think I literally think to announce a person everybody could be gone know what to be a sad day but it's good to be a happy day for us. When that happens, those foul mouth TV comedians that make fun of us Christians they can have it all man, you go ahead and make fun now when they see hundreds of thousands of Christians that have been taken by the Lord, you go ahead, make a joke now comedians you go and criticizes. Now you go ahead and make light of it, and not to mention names. I love to there some people in the media that actually drive me bonkers.

They have no idea how wrong they are limitations in us as it is. That day they will find out how wrong they are in that day you and I'll find out how right God's word is the trump of God will sound to reasons why believe that he is using the trump of God. Number one is to assemble the people of God number two is to signal his deliverance of them. It's time.

Number two I want you to see not only is the Savior of all the number two. The saints will be involved. I would make is very very clear so if anybody is confused when the rapture takes place, it will involve all those who have been saved by the grace of God, both past and present others not to be some that are in heaven there just to stay in heaven while Jesus comes to get us there is not some bitter, some other place.

There were all go to be involved. Every body is going to be there together.

You understand that now we understand this, this will not be an event for certain super Christians or a select few super saints and it's not just for those of us who are alive right now. This will involve every body that has been saved who has trusted Christ as their personal savior know me say two things in one. One is this the rapture will include all Saints number two, the rapture will only include saints.

It will include everybody that's been saved but it will include only those that have been say I want you to understand that day there will be a lot of fine moral and religious people that will not be part of this rapture being find moral religious person is a wonderful thing, but that does nothing to get you to heaven or to make you a saved individual.

Number two not only the participants in this event number two the power involved in this event the cover 16.

If you will, for the Lord himself shall descend from heaven that takes power right there by the way, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and the trump of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first.

Number one I want you to see the power of resurrection that will be displayed. The power of resurrection resurrection will take place this day. Now why is this written to the Thessalonian believers. They were worried, and here's what they were worried about. They were afraid that those that had already died although they were believers if they had already died that they were going to miss out on the rapture and so obviously were given these verses. Verses 13 to 18 to let them know that those who have already died in Christ will be part of the rapture. You say what how is that going to take place.

All is in me dear friend, the dead will rise again, but it is not how it sounds. This is interesting and I want to get it so that nobody misunderstands when you consider the millions who have died believing Christ, the millions that have died over the last 2000 years, and you consider and think about the fact that their bodies that were placed in graves. I mean as far as 2000 years ago there bodies that have been placed into graves literally have disintegrated. They have rotted how in the world is a body going to come out of those grapes. It boggles our mind may I remind you that the same God who had the power to create this entire world has the power to do that now. Let me make this very very clear all the saints, we have known that a been saved who have preceded us in death will one day have their bodies raised from the dead by the way, not a single one of them are integrated today and I will be just of the body to be raising the dead know you just said that none none. The graves have their not in none of them are in the graves right now but there but yes is exactly right.

Because the Bible says that when you are absent from the body are present with the Lord God has their souls in heaven. But when he comes back with that shout, with the trump of God. He is bringing the soul with him and glorified bodies will be coming out of those gray you say how I don't know that's what faith is all about is a preacher. I hope that you can prove this. Oh I can't listen to me when he comes for their bodies. He will bring their spirits with him in the body that new glorified body and that soul will reunite at the resurrection. Time then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up with him. This would be something to see Gibson versus let me give this verse first limit is the power of resurrection.

Let me tell you. Secondly, the power of rapture right now. Notice verse 17 then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together. There will be resurrection that day. That's about new glorified bodies coming out of the gray uniting with the soul that Lord is say that is been in heaven with him.

And then there will be rapture. There is resurrection and then there's taking up of those of us hopefully will still be alive. Hope he's coming soon and we will be caught up with them is a preacher. What in the world.

I want you to understand this word rapture and opposite. We always argue about the word rapture.

Let me just say what the word rapture means it means to be caught up so that's why the opposite. We use that word all right caught up. It refers to a strong irresistible act. It means to seize by force to carry off by force to claim eagerly. It means this, that in the rapture, Jesus will claim his bride and literally by force will take his bride with him y'all okay so far. Now at this moment when the saints and enemy explain this, the saints, the soul that comes with God and those of us that are alive and remain at that moment when he comes back that'll be the last time you and I will ever have our fleshly body. The moment the Lord comes. Look at me. We get a new body right there and the dead in Christ, get a new body. We all get a new body at that exact moment the understand that our fleshly bodies will be no more soon as God comes.

You say how can you prove that the marriage is in verse first read this chapter 15 verse 51 listen to this. Behold, I will show you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, no doors were not all dead. You got that, but we shall all be changed, so were not just taken were changed. Listen to this next verse in our moment in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. That means this the dead get their bodies and where changed and are glorified bodies that means this when we leave here. The body stays here. Thank God.

That's why I believe obviously when the Lord comes back is not like all the sudden and and sums TV shows will tell you that. Also, the Lord comes back and there's nobody. Oh no, there's got to be hope bodies the body staying here. We get a new glorified body that means this of the Lord came right now. Those of us who are saved in this building that body will be laying here looking obviously did not know be dead bodies everywhere.

When the Lord comes back because we get a new glorified body. We might not all sleep, but were all going to be changed now. Not only that reading new body, but that's when you and I will be made like Jesus first John chapter 3 verse two. Listen to this beloved, now we now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall meet you say whatever you look like, how it it doesn't appear yet we don't know what we shall be notice this, but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him so were getting a glorified body and that's at that moment will murder to be made in the image of Christ were going to look like Christ were to be made like him is I don't understand it. I don't either.

But the Bible says it. Notice this verse John chapter 3 verse three and every man that hath is hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure notary disperser you understand it, but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is wow. So that means this, there is the power of resurrection and there is the power of rapture everybody understand it so far. The saviors involved in all the saints that have ever been saved are involved when the Savior comes he brings the souls of those believers that have gone on before us and he raises glorified bodies out of the grave and as soon as that happens and you and I be caught up together with them in the clouds are body will stay here. We will have a brand-new body and were all together and we all headed to heaven from there going to be great. Number three the promise involved in this event will be done.

The promise involved in this event, they were 17 then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so shall we ever be with the Lord. First, I want you to see this first promise is the promise of rescue. The Bible says that he is coming in the air. The air is the abode member. What I told you Satan does not live in hell, he's not needed. There in hell are those he's already conquered Satan is the prince and power of the year. He lives in the sky.

His realm is all across obviously, the earth and he has access he can get anywhere to anywhere quickly.

He's not everywhere at once. Only God is omnipresent, but Satan can get anywhere as quickly as he wants to get this is been his abode is the prince and power of the year, but the Bible says that we're going to meet the Lord in the air. That means this, there is the promise that right in the middle of enemy territory right in the middle of Satan's abode as if to show his power and strength and domain, and sovereignty. God is going to meet us bring us all together right in the middle of Satan's territory.

You talk about power.

Wow we say this. It is also worthy to note this, that he will take the church out of the world before he judges the world and the tribulation.

Now every other preacher here on TBL different not here to criticize. I'm sure that they got all the fancy persons can give a couple verses we will be gone before the tribulation. I've told you this before. If for no other reason. The Bible says no man knows the hour when he comes, and if he came in the middle of the tribulation or at the end of the tribulation. We would know he's coming because we know when it's released. Go to start. The Bible says will know is the tribulation. So the only rational thing is he comes before the tribulation. But let me give is in verses, just so you understand this in case your questioning Revelation chapter 4 verse one. Listen to this after this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet, talking with me which said, come up hither and I will show the things which must be here after notice the picture.

God says come up here and I will show you things that must happen here after we go to heaven. Tribulation happens after the beginning of the verse Romans chapter 5 verse nine much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. What is the wrath the judgment of God, the tribulation. We're going to be saved from wrath through him when you're saying we are saved from the tribulation. What you do understand that. Alright everybody not so, there is the promise of rescue number two there is the promise of reunion notice this phrase were to be caught up to gather with them. There is going to be reunion. That means this this implies that there's going to be a blessed reunion that day.

Of those that have gone on before us that we have watched go into glory.

That day is the first time I went to see my mom. I don't have to wait to heaven to see her and I and I understand what you're saying we all think this is that you know when I get to heaven. I'm going to see I got better news for you than that you're going to see them before you get to heaven were gonna meet them in the air.

It's good to be a reunion this my first chance.

That means this mom and I are getting into walking to heaven to gather our she's going to be with you.

First time I get to see it. Oh dear friend. What a great day it's going to be the power of reunion number three the power of Revelation.

The Bible says this and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

This is the first time that the Lord reveals himself to us. Why is that why didn't the Lord just stay in heaven shall trumpet bring us to heaven. You think you have the power to do that. He has a partner that you want to do.

Why because were the bride and he is bringing the bride to the chambers that he has prepared. That means this the Lord's coming to get us so that he can approach heaven with us his bride back in a bridegroom Vincent how sorry come on in. Note he went out got the bride to Karin. That's exactly what the Lord's doing for us will forever be with him. Thank you for listening to you received a blessing from our broadcast Baptist Church is located at 4520 Old Hollow Rd. in Kernersville, NC. You may also contact us by phone and 33699351924 Kerwin Baptist Church.com enjoy our services live molar medium on her website and church. Thank you for listening. Kerwin broadcast God bless you