"AND THEY THAT WERE READY"
I. AND THEY THAT WERE READY WENT IN.
A. Little boy from Pasadena.
B. You will soon take trip from time to eternity.
1. Many have made no preparation.
a. Making trip to foreign country.
1. Luggage, passports, visa.
2. Cost of lack of preparedness.
a. Germany able to conquer Europe.
b. 492 perished in coconut zone fire - Dec. of
1947.
C. Coast Guard motto, "Always prepared."
1. "Prepare to meet they God."
a. What preparations necessary?
1. Just one free from guilt of sin.
2. Just one way blood of Jesus Christ.
II. "AND THE DOOR WAS SHUT."
A. Some day door to eternity will open for you.
1. When it shuts, will you be on the inside?
2. Or where there is weeping and wailing and gnashing?
B. They that were ready went in.
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.