Emphasis Preaching Journal

In my early teens I attended a fundamentalist church with my mother. One of the things I remember hearing about from the pulpit was the second coming of Christ. However, the preacher didn't just talk about the forth-coming event. He looked at many of us individually and asked, "Where will you be when Jesus comes back? Will you miss seeing him because you are in a tavern? In a theater watching a dirty movie? In bed with someone other than your spouse? Will you be found engaging in some kind of terrible sin?" (In this church that also meant playing cards, dancing or smoking.)