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The Way Community Church
Ready for Jesus' Return
Services begins at 7:30 and 9:30 am
Locations & Times
The Way Community Church
1437 GA-138, Conyers, GA 30094, USA
Sunday 7:30 AM
Sunday 9:30 AM
Mission Statement and Values of The Way
Mission Statement: Showing people the way to life with Jesus
The Values of The Way Community Church:
- Worshipping Jesus
- Youth Centered Agenda
- Free-Flowing Generosity
- Intergenerational Community
- Gospel Teaching
- Journey of Discovery
- Our city and its culture
The Values of The Way Community Church:
- Worshipping Jesus
- Youth Centered Agenda
- Free-Flowing Generosity
- Intergenerational Community
- Gospel Teaching
- Journey of Discovery
- Our city and its culture
TWCC’s 2026 Theme: Ready
Theme Verse: 1 Peter 3:15
Theme Verse: 1 Peter 3:15
1 Peter 3:15 MSG
“Through thick and thin, keep your hearts at attention, in adoration before Christ, your Master. Be ready to speak up and tell anyone who asks why you’re living the way you are, and always with the utmost courtesy.”
“Through thick and thin, keep your hearts at attention, in adoration before Christ, your Master. Be ready to speak up and tell anyone who asks why you’re living the way you are, and always with the utmost courtesy.”
BIG IDEA 2026: God develops readiness through repeated obedience.
Review of Week 1 – Are You Ready?:
o 1 Peter 3:15
o I stay ready when the Lord is my Lord.
o I stay ready when the Gospel is my Hope.
Review of Week 2 – Ready for God’s Next Move:
o Joshua 1:10-11
o Readiness is Covenantal
o Readiness is Faithful
o Readiness is Practical
BIG QUESTION: Is my faith real?
Review of Week 1 – Are You Ready?:
o 1 Peter 3:15
o I stay ready when the Lord is my Lord.
o I stay ready when the Gospel is my Hope.
Review of Week 2 – Ready for God’s Next Move:
o Joshua 1:10-11
o Readiness is Covenantal
o Readiness is Faithful
o Readiness is Practical
BIG QUESTION: Is my faith real?
1. Real Servants are Ready (Matthew 24:36, 44-51)
MAJOR KEY: Nobody knows when Jesus will return, because nobody can know.
Jesus’ return will either sound:
o Illogical – never going to happen
o Possible – a chance it could happen
o Feasible – a realistic chance it could happen
o Probable – likely it will happen
o Definite – going to happen
MAJOR KEY: Nobody knows when Jesus will return, because nobody can know.
Jesus’ return will either sound:
o Illogical – never going to happen
o Possible – a chance it could happen
o Feasible – a realistic chance it could happen
o Probable – likely it will happen
o Definite – going to happen
MAJOR KEY: Readiness for Jesus’ return benefits us in the meantime by keeping us spiritually alert to discern what’s happening around us.
MAJOR KEY: Readiness for Jesus’ return benefits us in the meantime by keeping us spiritually alert to the importance of our faithful service.
MAJOR KEY: Readiness for Jesus’ return benefits us in the meantime by keeping us spiritually alert to the importance of our faithful service.
2. Real Saints are Ready (Matthew 25:1-13)
MAJOR KEY: We should ready ourselves for Jesus’ return because we cannot predict when it will happen and we don’t want to miss it.
QUESTION: Do you have the oil?
MAJOR KEY: Jesus differentiates the wise from the foolish as those whose Spirit filled readiness fuels their religion versus those whose Spiritless religion leaves them unready.
MAJOR KEY: Morality (purity of being a virgin) without Faith (readiness with the oil) is not real salvation.
MAJOR KEY: We should ready ourselves for Jesus’ return because we cannot predict when it will happen and we don’t want to miss it.
QUESTION: Do you have the oil?
MAJOR KEY: Jesus differentiates the wise from the foolish as those whose Spirit filled readiness fuels their religion versus those whose Spiritless religion leaves them unready.
MAJOR KEY: Morality (purity of being a virgin) without Faith (readiness with the oil) is not real salvation.
CONCLUSION:
BIG QUESTION: Am I ready for Jesus’ return?
ACTION ITEM: Ask the Lord for real salvation. Commit to where you’ve been assigned to serve.
BIG QUESTION: Am I ready for Jesus’ return?
ACTION ITEM: Ask the Lord for real salvation. Commit to where you’ve been assigned to serve.
