redeeming the time text: ephesians 5.15-17 contrast shown between … wisdom – foolishness holy...
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Redeeming The TimeRedeeming The Time
Text: Ephesians 5.15-17Text: Ephesians 5.15-17
Contrast Shown BetweenContrast Shown Between……
Wisdom Wisdom –– Foolishness Foolishness
Holy Holy –– Evil Evil
Understanding Understanding –– Ignorance Ignorance
We LearnWe Learn——
The Unwise Fool Wastes TimeThe Unwise Fool Wastes Time……
Overlooks EvilOverlooks Evil……
And Forgets The Lord's Will!And Forgets The Lord's Will!
Some Things We Are Not Some Things We Are Not To Forget To AvoidTo Forget To Avoid——
Verses 3-5:Verses 3-5:
Internal SinsInternal Sins……
Fornication, Uncleanness, Fornication, Uncleanness, Covetousness, FilthinessCovetousness, Filthiness
Verse 6:Verse 6:
External SinsExternal Sins……
Empty Words, Empty Words, DeceptionDeception
Some Things We Are Not Some Things We Are Not To ForgetTo Forget——
Verse 7-11:Verse 7-11:
Do NotDo Not……
Partake, Go Back To The Dark, Partake, Go Back To The Dark, Have FellowshipHave Fellowship
In This Way We ShallIn This Way We Shall……
Ephesians 5.1Ephesians 5.1——Be Imitators Of Be Imitators Of God God
““RedeemRedeem”” Means Means
To Buy Up As At An AuctionTo Buy Up As At An Auction
Time Is Nothing But A ( ) In EternityTime Is Nothing But A ( ) In Eternity
Time Belongs To Mankind, Time Belongs To Mankind, Genesis 1.14Genesis 1.14
Acts 17.26Acts 17.26——
A Season: A Limited A Season: A Limited TimeTime
Eternity Belongs To GodEternity Belongs To God
Isaiah 57.15Isaiah 57.15
I Timothy 1.17I Timothy 1.17……6.166.16
Time Is ValuableTime Is Valuable
It Is NowIt Is Now
Time That Is Past Is No Longer Time,Time That Is Past Is No Longer Time,
But Is EternityBut Is Eternity
Time Does Not Time Does Not ““PassPass”” In Eternity In Eternity
Because It Is No More!Because It Is No More!
Genesis 8.22Genesis 8.22
II Peter 3.10II Peter 3.10
Revelation 20.11Revelation 20.11……21.121.1
You Cannot You Cannot ““KillKill”” Time Time……
But Wasting It May Lead To Your But Wasting It May Lead To Your DeathDeath
Romans 12.11Romans 12.11
I Timothy 5.13I Timothy 5.13
Time: Time: I Only Have A MinuteI Only Have A Minute
Just 60 Seconds In ItJust 60 Seconds In It
Given To Me, CanGiven To Me, Can’’t Refuse Itt Refuse It
DidnDidn’’t Seek It, Didnt Seek It, Didn’’t Choose Itt Choose It
I Will Suffer If I Lose ItI Will Suffer If I Lose It
Give Account If I Give Account If I Abuse ItAbuse It
I Only Have A MinuteI Only Have A Minute
But Eternity Is In It!But Eternity Is In It!
Queen Elizabeth I SaidQueen Elizabeth I Said——
““All My Possessions For All My Possessions For One Moment More!One Moment More!””
Paul Shows Us UrgencyPaul Shows Us Urgency——
Evil Days!Evil Days!
We Cannot Know The Value Of We Cannot Know The Value Of TimeTime
Until We Know The Value Of One Until We Know The Value Of One SecondSecond
Job 7.6Job 7.6……14.1,214.1,2
Time Is UncertainTime Is Uncertain
James 4.14James 4.14
Proverbs 27.1Proverbs 27.1
Psalm 90.10Psalm 90.10
ThusThus……
It Is Time To Get BusyIt Is Time To Get Busy
Romans 13.11,12Romans 13.11,12
John 9.4John 9.4
Esther 4.14Esther 4.14
Now Is The Right Time!Now Is The Right Time!II Corinthians 6.2II Corinthians 6.2
To Obey The Gospel, To Obey The Gospel, II Thessalonians 1.8 II Thessalonians 1.8
To Grow, Ephesians 4.15To Grow, Ephesians 4.15
II Peter 3.18II Peter 3.18
To Be HolyTo Be Holy
I Peter 1.16I Peter 1.16
To Teach OthersTo Teach Others
II Timothy 2.2II Timothy 2.2
Thus:Thus:
Hosea 10.12!Hosea 10.12!