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Need more time in your day? Springbrook Men's Breakfast speaker, Richard Wollard, Pastor and former healthcare executive, looks at a Biblical perspective of “Restoring Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives.?TRANSCRIPT
Folds Thickness U/M
Start 0.014 Inches1 0.028 2 0.056 3 0.112 4 0.224 5 0.448 6 0.896 7 1.79 8 3.58 9 7.17
10 1.19 Feet
10 1.19 Feet11 2.39 12 4.78 13 9.56 14 19.11 15 38.23 16 76.46 17 152.92 18 305.83 19 611.67 20 1,223.34 21 2,446.68 22 0.93 Miles
22 0.93 Miles23 1.85 24 3.71 25 7.41 26 14.83 27 29.66 28 59.31 29 118.63 30 237.25 31 474.51 32 949.01 33 1,898.03 34 3,796.06 35 7,592.11 36 15,184.23 37 30,368.46 38 60,736.91 39 121,473.82 40 242,947.65 Miles !
The distance from the earth to the moon is 238,868 Miles
Fold a 1.4 thousandth of an inch piece of paper 40 times...and it will be thicker than the distance from the earth to the moon.
That is the power of exponentials !
Time
The Word Around Us
Linear vs. exponential thinking
Because so much of life has shifted into exponential terms, the issue of limits and how we organize and steward our time is becoming an increasingly critical issue.
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“...be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
~ Ephesians 5:15-17 NASB
Ask God to give you a desire to manage time wisely.
Pray
Knowing God’s will comes as a result of a disciplined spiritual life, and at the heart of that life, is the discipline of time.
Prepare To Listen
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
~ 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
~ Proverbs 15:22
Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
~ Luke 14:31
Plan
Pray, Prepare, and Plan!
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Total 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 120 168
Worksheet 1
Discuss with your table which statistics most surprised you.
Looking Forward
God desires us to make time for the most important things.
Martha, Martha, Jesus said, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only a few things are necessary, really only one, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
~ Luke 10:41
We should make time:
• To be with God (Mark 1:35-37)
• For family (Genesis 2:21-24)
• For Christian fellowship (Hebrews 10:24-25)
• To Serve Others (Luke 10:25-37)
• For work responsibilities (2 Thessalonians 3:6-13)
• For personal refreshment (Mark 6:30-32)
Activity Current Hrs Current % Desired %
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Total 168
Worksheet 2
Discuss tools or methods that help you organize your day. In what areas do your struggle
or what obstacles have you overcome.
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Resources
Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded LivesRichard A. Swenson, M.D., Navpress.
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian LifeDonald S. Whitney, Navpress