Lift Up Your Heads, Your Redemption Draweth Nigh

The message is simple today. Yet, this text is a time-sensitive message. The
text before us in Luke 21: 28 is straight forward and clear. I see three verb
forms that are all time sensitive in Luke 21: 28—(1) It‘s time to straighten
up. (2) It‘s time to lift up our heads (3) It‘s time for Jesus to return--our
redemption is drawing near. To put it in another way, before we share the
Lord‘s Supper, I want us to examine three action verbs that the Word
teaches—two of these we are to obediently follow The last verb is what
Jesus will do, whether or not we are prepared. The last verb is sure—our
redemption is drawing near. Nothing can deter our redemption from coming
soon. The other two actions are God‘s way to prepare us for Jesus‘ return.
These actions are up to us if we are obedient sons and daughters. Let‘s take a
moment and look at these three verbs. The first two verbs are our actions.
The last verb is God‘s promised action that is certain. What are these three
verbs telling us today in the Intermountain West District?