LAST MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS
1 Peter 4:7-11


-The NT makes many references to the current time as being the "Last Days"
-If it was the last days during that time, we are surely in the "Last Minutes"!

For the unbeliever...
Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior!

For the believer...


I - Be SOBER 
{vs 7, 1:13, 5:8; 1 Thes 5:6-8; Titus 2:12-13} 
-Because the end is near, it is time to get serious about your religion


II - SUPPLICATION - Watch and pray 
{vs 7; Mark 13:32-37; Eph 6:18; Col 4:2} 
-Watch how you are living
-Avoid sin because Christ may return at anytime
-Not only watch and pray for yourself, but for others as well


III - CHARITY - Love in action 
{vs 8; 1 Cor 13; 1 Thes 3:12-13, 4:9} 
-We should love and be sympathetic toward one another as Christ's return gets closer


IV - SOCIABLE - Hospitality without grudging 
{vs 9; James 5:9; Rom 12:5-13; Heb 13:2} 
-Holding grudges shows signs of unforgiveness
-Fellowship with one another without grudging
-As the world grows worse, Christians should grow closer


V - SUPPORT - One another with gifts and talents 
{vs 10; Matt 20:25-28, 25:44-46; Heb 6:10} 
-Each and every person has talents and has received gifts from God
-Use talents to bless others