Jesus will return openly (Matthew 24:30–31), and the grace that saved us trains us to live ready today (Titus 2:11–14). Kicking off with a finals-week “cramming” joke—“you can’t cram for the trumpet”—we move from cosmic certainty to daily discipleship: character, hope, and mission. We name His delay as mercy (2 Peter 3:9) and invite listeners to respond with repentance and baptism (Acts 2:38) and a renewed eagerness for good works (Titus 2:14).
