"Awake & Ready"
Join your Calvary Chapel family on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the main sanctuary or online via our website (www.calvaryinv.com), Facebook, or YouTube (Calvary Inverness).
We will gather to exalt Jesus, encourage one another in love, and prepare to share the gospel. As we take a break from studying Elijah and Elisha, we will prepare our hearts for the upcoming prophecy conference and study Paul's instructions for how Christians should live in light of Jesus' imminent return (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11).
While traveling through Europe, Paul arrived in Thessalonica, Macedonia's capital. As was his custom, he sought out the local synagogue. Whenever an opportunity arose, he explained that the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament had come in Jesus of Nazareth, who suffered, died, was buried, and rose from the dead.
Some were persuaded, but others became enraged and incited a riot that forced Paul and his companions to leave quickly and move on to another city. This left Paul only a few weeks to instruct the new believers about their new life in Christ. This instruction included Paul's extensive teaching on the rapture and Jesus' second coming.
Months later, Paul received a letter from the church with several questions about Paul's teaching on Jesus' return. The questions included what would happen to those who had already died before Jesus' return and how they should prioritize their lives while they waited.
Paul began by distinguishing between the rapture and the second coming. The rapture is a signless event, whereas the second coming has numerous signs pointing to the time of Christ's arrival. In the rapture, the Lord will come for the church, and in the second coming, the church will return with the Lord in victory to rule and reign on the earth.
Next, Paul said Christ's coming will be like a thief in the night to the world, but believers, who have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, shouldn't be caught off guard. Instead, knowing that Jesus could return at any moment, they should live for His good pleasure and purpose.
The letter was written to assure the church that, contrary to what others may teach, according to the Lord's own words, when He came they would be caught up in the air, receive a glorified body, and be taken to the Father's House.
Finally, Paul urged the church to take the truths he had shared with them in Thessalonica, along with those in the letter they were reading, and to comfort one another with the glorious news of Christ's coming.
In doing so, they would keep themselves and one another spiritually alert, busy with the Father's business, and protected from Satan's manipulation while awaiting Christ's return.
Maranatha,
Pastor
We will gather to exalt Jesus, encourage one another in love, and prepare to share the gospel. As we take a break from studying Elijah and Elisha, we will prepare our hearts for the upcoming prophecy conference and study Paul's instructions for how Christians should live in light of Jesus' imminent return (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11).
While traveling through Europe, Paul arrived in Thessalonica, Macedonia's capital. As was his custom, he sought out the local synagogue. Whenever an opportunity arose, he explained that the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament had come in Jesus of Nazareth, who suffered, died, was buried, and rose from the dead.
Some were persuaded, but others became enraged and incited a riot that forced Paul and his companions to leave quickly and move on to another city. This left Paul only a few weeks to instruct the new believers about their new life in Christ. This instruction included Paul's extensive teaching on the rapture and Jesus' second coming.
Months later, Paul received a letter from the church with several questions about Paul's teaching on Jesus' return. The questions included what would happen to those who had already died before Jesus' return and how they should prioritize their lives while they waited.
Paul began by distinguishing between the rapture and the second coming. The rapture is a signless event, whereas the second coming has numerous signs pointing to the time of Christ's arrival. In the rapture, the Lord will come for the church, and in the second coming, the church will return with the Lord in victory to rule and reign on the earth.
Next, Paul said Christ's coming will be like a thief in the night to the world, but believers, who have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, shouldn't be caught off guard. Instead, knowing that Jesus could return at any moment, they should live for His good pleasure and purpose.
The letter was written to assure the church that, contrary to what others may teach, according to the Lord's own words, when He came they would be caught up in the air, receive a glorified body, and be taken to the Father's House.
Finally, Paul urged the church to take the truths he had shared with them in Thessalonica, along with those in the letter they were reading, and to comfort one another with the glorious news of Christ's coming.
In doing so, they would keep themselves and one another spiritually alert, busy with the Father's business, and protected from Satan's manipulation while awaiting Christ's return.
Maranatha,
Pastor
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