Greeting
Leader 1: Brothers and sisters, have you heard the prophecies? Many who come in the name of Christ are saying the end is near!
Congregation: "Beware that no one leads you astray."
Leader 2: But I have heard that we are going to be pulled into war! And there are already so many wars between the nations!
Congregation: "Do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come."
Leader 1: But what about the earthquakes? There seem to be more than usual!
Leader 2: And there are people dying of hunger! Famines are one of the signs of the end!
Congregation: This is but the beginning of the birthpangs.

Prayer
God of power and might, help us not to put our trust in human works. The disciples were impressed with the temple's massive stones, but only one small fragment of its w…