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Living Ready

David Mcmullen Season 1 Episode 31

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Are you living like Jesus could return at any moment—or are you sleepwalking through a world that keeps turning down the volume on truth? We take a clear-eyed look at what Scripture says about the rapture, why encouragement is the proper response, and how to reshape daily life around eternity rather than distraction.

We start with Paul’s vivid picture in 1 Thessalonians 4: the Lord’s descent, the command, the voice of an archangel, and the trumpet of God. Whether you call it the rapture or being “caught up,” the event is meant to steady the church with hope. From there, we open Matthew 24 to trace Jesus’ “birth pains”—wars, rumors of wars, persecution, deception, and love growing cold—and test them against what we’re seeing today. Instead of fueling panic, these signs point us toward readiness, courage, and comfort rooted in God’s promises.

Then we get practical. What does living ready look like on a Tuesday morning? We break it down into three moves: live holy by being set apart for God in thought, speech, and habits; live awake by refusing spiritual drowsiness and naming the distractions that dull your heart; live bold by practicing personal evangelism with real people in your world. Along the way, we ask honest questions about sin that needs to go, habits that must change, and the one person who needs to hear the gospel from you—not from a stage, but face to face.

If you’ve felt the pull of shallow living or the fog of cultural confusion, this conversation will help you reset with clarity, Scripture, and hope. Subscribe, share this episode with a friend who needs courage today, and leave a review to help more listeners find the show. Let’s live holy, live awake, and live bold—because our labor in the Lord is not in vain.

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