Hook: Can you remember a time when you were surprised by an event because you were not alert? Why did you miss it?

Book: Anticipating that people will become overwhelmed by the terrifying events of the Tribulation period, Jesus used the metaphor of the fig tree to warn people to look for the signs of His Second Coming. Like the people in Noah’s era, it is easy to become so consumed with life that you ignore coming judgment. Unlike the Rapture, at this Second Coming unbelievers are taken away to judgment. If you fully comprehended the future and the holy demands of God, you would definitely be alert to make different choices.

Took: What would spiritual alertness look like in a believer?