St Timothy Presbyterian Church

Scripture Passage Matthew 24:36-44 Sermon Text Today is the first day of December, and I think it’s a good sign that winter is coming. It’s the last month of 2019, and towards the end of the year, often we like to start thinking back on things and what changes we would like to make in the new year. But if you think about it, it’s often difficult to identify what’s happened in your life and how you’ve changed or been shaped over the past year. I think that’s the way our modern life is. We’re very busy and preoccupied with daily concerns, making ends meet, enjoying the company of others, focusing on our relationships and tending to our families. So things tend to be a blur. It takes some time to just think back on all the things that actually have happened in our lives. Preoccupation with Daily Concerns Jesus says this in today’s passage, “But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broke