Time to Get Serious
A Focus on the Basics of Our Faith
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Have you ever had something that you knew had to be dealt with, but you kept putting it off? Maybe a leaking roof or a dripping water pipe. But you felt like there was time and it could wait. Then, suddenly, the situation grew worse and required immediate attention. It may have happened when you least expected it and at an inconvenient time. Although you knew there was potential that would require a sudden fix, you put it off until it was too late.
The coming of Jesus will be the same. Suddenly, and without warning. The Bible describes it as a thief in the night.
“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. (1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 KJV)”
In spite of doubt, the hardness of men’s hearts, and the mass acceptance of sin, Jesus is still coming. You can put it out of your mind or think His return is far off. But every born-again believer holds fast to the promise of His return.
“Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. (Luke 12:40 KJV)”
With this in mind, it may be time to get serious. Serious about how we are living as Christians. Serious about all of the promises of God. Serious about preparing for the return of Jesus and doing everything we can to lift Him up as the sacrifice for sin and the only means of salvation. The Bible says,
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12 KJV)”
It is time to get serious about the promises of God and who we are as His children. Time to get serious about reaching the lost. Time to get serious about His plan for our lives and His message for a world that has strayed far off course. Our time is short and the night is coming when no man can work!
This book is not intended to be a deep theological study. There are many things mentioned in these pages which could use, and probably need, a deeper conversation. It is not my intention to present doctrinal theologies and convince you I am right. I just believe, we need to get serious. It is time we look at our Christianity with an eye towards eternity, for ourselves and our loved ones. We all need to get serious about our relationship with Christ and make every effort to tell the world He is coming again. His Word is true and still valuable for daily living! It is time to get serious!
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About the Book
Time to Get Serious is a look at some of the basics of our faith that need a fresh consideration—prayer, faith, salvation, and other things that are becoming buried under the stress, cares, and burdens we all face daily. It is an encouragement to give a new effort and priority to the things that are not only basic, but extremely important in our walk with Christ. As our society changes and gives less consideration to our relationship with Jesus and the reality of eternity, we, in the body of Christ, need to get back to the basics of our faith and revisit the foundations that Jesus gave us to build on. Time to Get Serious encourages the reader to make the changes necessary to allow His presence the proper place and prominence in every aspect of our relationship with him.
About the Author
Dr. Stan Nicely has pastored the Coxton Faith Tabernacle, a small Pentecostal church in Southeast Kentucky, for the past 46 years. He received his Doctorate in Theology from the Clarksville School of Theology, and has ministered since the age of thirteen. He began serving as a pastor at the age of eighteen. As a bi-vocational minister, he is currently retired and lives with his wife, Carolyn, in Wallins, Ky.