Into The Wild
Part 3: Be Ready For Anything
August 13, 2021

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LESSON NOTES | Be Reday For Anything
August 13 & 15, 2021

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Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring.
Proverbs 27:1

Be dressed in readiness…
Luke 12:35 (NASB 1995)

Being ready brings

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3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” 5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Acts 9: 3-6 (NIV)

23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, 24 and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’ 25 So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said. 26 But we will be shipwrecked on an island.”
Acts 27:23-26

Find this story about Paul in Acts 27:27-28:9

We all have a

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In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in Heaven. For He gives His sunlight to both the evil and the good, and He sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
Matthew 5:45

What you

today determines how you tomorrow.

Put on the

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10 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11 Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the Heavenly places. 13 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. 14 Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. 15 For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. 16 In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. 17 Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:10-17

Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not.
2 Timothy 4:2

Be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.
Matthew 24:44

Worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.
1 Peter 3:15

Unless otherwise noted, all Scriptures are from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Second Edition
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