Theme: To live for Jesus as we should in the present, we need to know how to keep His promised return constantly in view.

Theme: We won't be shaken in our faith by the seeming 'delay' of the Lord's return if we will remember certain things about Him.

Theme: God's plan for this created universe should motivate us to live as His holy people.

Theme: We will be found faithful by the Lord at His coming, if we keep true to certain practices.

Theme: The Gospel of Luke is an orderly narrative of Jesus' life that is meant to give its reader a certainty of faith.

Theme: When we prioritize love in the spiritual gifts, we end up pursuing that which is most eternal.

Theme: Pursuing love in the church family requires that we give due emphasis to the 'gift of prophecy'.