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Praying Always (Part One)

Article by Pat Higgins

Luke 21:36 delivers a crucial instruction from Christ: Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man. This verse encapsulates a vital survival message for those living in the end time, emphasizing the essence of escaping the worst of the Tribulation and being with Christ in God's Kingdom. It ties together the warnings and signs of the end time described throughout Luke 21, urging us not to neglect the spiritual aspects and to remain vigilant. The call to "watch" in this context goes beyond merely observing world events; it implies a deeper, more active engagement. It is better understood as overcoming, which conveys the battle we must join against our human nature, worldly influences, and Satan's devices. Watching, as originally intended, involves identifying our spiritual problems, engaging with them, and putting them to flight. This process of overcoming is our primary calling as we near the end of the age. Furthermore, Christ links watching with praying always, presenting them as two essential components for escaping the turmoil ahead and entering God's Kingdom. These two actions—overcoming and praying always—are like tickets that grant us safety and salvation. If we are lackadaisical about either, we risk facing a much higher cost during the Tribulation. Thus, Luke 21:36 serves as a roadmap, showing us what we must concentrate on during these critical times.

Praying Always (Part Two)

Article by Pat Higgins

In Luke 21:36, our Savior instructs us to watch and pray always to be accounted worthy to escape the troubles at the close of this age and to enter the Kingdom of God. Watching means giving careful, vigilant attention to overcoming our nature, scrutinizing our lives to change and overcome the problems we see. Praying always, coupled with watching and overcoming, is vital for those living at the end time, as it strengthens our faith and aligns us with His will. It is through persistent prayer and overcoming that we build the faith necessary to endure. Those who watch and pray always, at all times of the day and night, will be counted worthy to stand before the Son of Man in God's Kingdom. Christ makes a specific promise to those who are successfully overcoming, saying, Blessed are those servants whom the master, when He comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that He will gird Himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.

Praying Always (Part Five)

Article by Pat Higgins

In Luke 21:36, Christ commands us to watch and pray always, emphasizing the need to be alert and on guard. Watching involves a major requirement of Christian life, which is to examine ourselves, being alert to those things within us that could disqualify us from entering God's Kingdom so that we may change them. Praying always is a conscious choice to let God into every aspect of our lives, demonstrating the true intent of our hearts and our dedication to Him. It is a major element in walking with God, ensuring that He is present wherever we are, just as Enoch exemplified in his inseparable partnership with Him. Every day provides opportunities to evaluate the true intent of our hearts through self-examination, asking how often we acknowledged God, talked to Him, and fellowshipped with Him. Our daily answers to these questions and our practical responses could largely determine where we spend both the Tribulation and eternity. Praying always is a vital step to finding eternal life by walking with God, and it serves as one of the two tickets to avoiding tribulation and gaining entrance to His Kingdom.

Praying Always (Part Six)

Article by Pat Higgins

Jesus' command to pray always contains the advice Christians need to strengthen their relationships with God as the return of Christ nears.

Watch What?

'Prophecy Watch' by Pat Higgins

Jesus does not specify in so many words what we are to watch. The evidence points to the fact that watching has everything to do with spiritual preparation.

Teach Us To Pray! (Part Two)

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Prayer should be a major practice in our life and bring us into contact with God's creative purpose, indicating to Him that we will yield to His purpose.

Facing Times of Stress: Always in God's Presence

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

We can maintain spiritual contact using David's tactic of continually maintaining the Lord before him in his thoughts, prayers, and meditations.

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

Sermon by David F. Maas

As ambassadors, we have the responsibility to be lights, quietly modeling God's Law in our lives by exemplifying the fruits of the Spirit continuously.

'As a Thief in the Night'

'Prophecy Watch' by David C. Grabbe

Christ's second coming is described as being like 'a thief in the night.' Here is what it means for Christians living in the end times.

Don't Be Indifferent (1995)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

We cannot allow ourselves to become surfeited with the world's distractions, being lulled off to sleep as the foolish virgins, wasting our precious time.

The End Is Not Yet

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God's people do a disservice to the cause of truth when they allow the media-hype to trigger a false hope about Jesus Christ's return being imminent.

Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Four)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Even with Christ's sacrifice, God does not owe us salvation. We are called to walk, actively putting to death our carnal natures, resisting the complacency.

Sin (Part Four)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

True Christianity is no cakewalk into eternal life, but a life and death struggle against our flesh, the world, and a most formidable spirit adversary.

Considering the Day of the Lord

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

The ancient Israelites smugly believed that God was on their side, and that because He had not yet responded to their sins, they would be victorious.

Do You Recognize This Man? (Part Five)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

In Exodus 19, there are 12 parallels with Christ's dramatic return illustrated in Matthew 24. All of these events will culminate in a blast of a trumpet.

Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Three)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Throughout the 'Christian' world, militant atheism may be decreasing, but religious indifference is also increasing at even a more dramatic rate.

Amos (Part Fourteen)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

Amos indicts rampant, dishonest practices, placing gain above honesty, morality, or ethics, and arrogantly and covetously exploiting the needy for profit.