I. Eight Observations about the Day of the Lord from this passage:

1. First, the Day of the Lord is different from the rapture of the Church.

2. Second, the Day of the Lord arrives uninvited and unannounced.

I.     Be Children Of The Day (5:4-5)
II.    Be Sober-Minded (5:6-8)
III.   Be Encouraged With The Facts Of Your
Salvation (5:9-11)
IV.    Application:

I.  Instruction Concerning How the Congregation Should Treat its Leaders (5:12-13)

1.  Respect [know] those who labor among you (5:12)

a. Over you in the Lord

b. Admonish you

2.  Esteem them very highly in love

1. A healthy church member admonishes the idle.

2. A healthy church member encourages the fainthearted.

3. A healthy church member helps the weak.

4. A healthy church member is patient with all people.

5. A healthy church member doesn’t seek revenge, but blesses people.

I. The priority of Holiness
   a) The attributes of God
   b) Stay blameless
   c) The role of God in sanctification

II. The priority of Prayer

III. The priority of Greeting

IV. The priority of Scripture

V. The priority of Grace

VI. Application

I.    Greeting and Thanksgiving from the Apostle Paul (1:1-4)
II.  The Judgment of God and the Damnation of Sinners (1:5-10)

A. Six realities about hell (1:9)

#1--It is real.  It’s exists.

#2--It will be punishment.

I.   The Day of the Lord
      A)    What the OT says about this Day is not contradicted by the NT
      B)    The term can be used with some flexibility
      C)    The Day is a day of both darkness & light

I.     Pray that the word of the Lord would be
honored (3:1).

II.    Pray for deliverance from evil (3:2-3).

III.   Pray for obedience (3:4).

IV.   Pray for understanding of the love and
faithfulness of God (3:5).

I.     Pray that the word of the Lord would be honored (3:1).

II.    Pray for deliverance from evil (3:2-3).

III.   Pray for obedience (3:4).

IV.   Pray for understanding of the love and faithfulness of God (3:5).

I.   The Greatness of the Author
“And when they saw Him they worshipped Him” (v. 17).

II.  The Greatness of His Claim
“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me’” (v. 18).

III. The Greatness of the Commission
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations” (v. 19).

I.     God has spoken (1:1-2a)

II.    God has spoken through His Son (1:2b-3)
   
The Seven Descriptions of Jesus Christ:

#1--He is the heir of all things.

#2--He created the world.

#3--He is the radiance of the glory of God.

#4--He is the exact imprint of His nature.

I.     The Son’s Name – Hebrews 1:4-5

II.   The Son’s Divine Glory – Hebrews 1:6

III.  The Son’s Sovereign Lordship – Hebrews 1:7-9

IV.  The Son’s Creatorship – Hebrews 1:10-12