What the Bible says about…TIME

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Welcome! Metro Manila Christian Church SUNDAY
WORSHIP SERIES What the Bible says about
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Turn, turn, turn lyrics

• To everything - turn, turn, turnThere is a
  season - turn, turn, turnAnd a time for every
  purpose under heaven

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The most famous time passage

• Ecclesiastes 3.1ff
• There is an appointed time for everything. And
  there is a time for every event under heaven
• A time to give birth, and a time to die
• A time to plant, and a time to uproot what is
  planted.A time to kill, and a time to heal
• A time to tear down, and a time to build up...

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What the Bible says aboutTIME

• Rolan Monje
• Metro Manila Christian Church
• Pasig Region

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Ecc 3.11

• He has made everything beautiful in its time.
• He has also set eternity in the hearts of men
  yet they cannot fathom what God has done from
  beginning to end.

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simple outline

• Problems
• Mistakes
• Challenges

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PROBLEMSWhat people say about time

• Kulang sa oras
• Too much to do with little time
• Not knowing what to do with time
• Having everything on delayed time
• Nasayang ang oras
• Anong masasabi ng Bibliya?

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1 We forget that we dont know our time

• Moreover, man does not know his time like fish
  caught in a treacherous net, and birds trapped in
  a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an
  evil time when it suddenly falls on them. Ecc
  9.12 NASB

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2 We forget that our times are in Gods hands.

• My times are in your hands
• rescue me from the hand of my enemies
• and from my persecutors.
• Ps 31.15 ESV

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3 We plan as if our times belonged to us

• And now I have a word for you who brashly
  announce, Today-at the latest, tomorrowwere
  off to such and such a city for the year. Were
  going to start a business and make a lot of
  money. You dont know the first thing about
  tomorrow

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3 We plan as if our times belonged to us

• Youre nothing but a wisp of fog, catching a
  brief bit of sun before disappearing. Instead,
  make it a habit to say, If the Master wills it
  and were still alive, well do this or thatAll
  such vaunting self-importance is evil. Jam
  4.13-17

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Reflection

• Do I make the most of my time?
• Anong mga nasa planner ko?
• Naiisip ko ba na maikli lang ang buhay dito sa
  lupa?
• Am I doing the most important things?
• Do I pray that God helps me to make the most of
  my time?
• United ba kami ng asawa ko pagdating sa aming
  schedule?
• Am I open to input about my scheduling?

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Challenges

• Take time to know the Author of time.
• Be a faithful steward of your time

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Ch 1 Time with God

• For many
• Pinakamadaling mapabayaan
• Pinaka-namamadali
• Pinaka walang accountability

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Time spirituality, Ps 90.12

• Teach us to use wisely all the time we have.
  (CEV)
• Kaya ituro mo sa amin ang pagbilang ng aming mga
  kaarawan, upang kami ay mangagtamo sa amin ng
  pusong may karunungan. (TAB)

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Those who dont have quality time with God usually

• Wont know Gods feelings
• Lack growth in the fruit of the Spirit
• Are quicker to fall into sin
• Find it harder to encourage others

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Sobra ba ang hinihingi ng Dios?

• Each one has 24 hrs/day or 168 hrs/wk.
• Allotting 30mins QT per day giving God about 2
  of your time each day.
• Allotting 8 hours a week for church meetings
  4.8 of your time.

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• First, God. God is the subject of life. God is
  foundational for living. If we don't have a sense
  of the primacy of God, we will never get it
  right, get life right, get our lives right. Not
  God at the margins not God as an option not God
  on the weekends. God at center and circumference
  God first and last God, God, God."
• Eugene Peterson

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Ch 2 Time well budgeted

• Each of us have 24 hrs a day, 8760 hrs a year
• The problem is commonly not lack of time but
  poorly budgeted time (pareho rin sa pera)

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Problem unbudgeted time

• Adapted fr Ordering your Private World by G.
  MacDonald
• Unbudgeted time is spent on unnecessary leisure
• Unbudgeted time is spent on all kinds of
  emergencies
• Unbudgeted time goes to things that bring comfort
  and praise

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A side discussion

• The importance of attending midweek (Wed)
  devotional
• - some think its optional
• - some feel its not like Sunday
• - some dont know what its for

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Purpose of Sunday Devo

• Services are more focused on praise and preaching
  (formal assembly)
• Devotionals are more focused on teaching and
  training (informal family)
• Both are needed to build and grow the church!

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What we do at devotionals

• Lesson focused on more practical aspects of
  Christianity or church needs and issues
• Giving of ministry offering, for church
  operations and missions
• Encouragement and acknowledgements
• Family sharing time
• Announcements address personal and region
  concerns sometimes with QA
• D-group time discussion/prayer/bonding
• EVERYONE IS IMPORTANT AT DEVOTIONAL

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Practical items

• Pray and budget your time use a planner
• Know your rhythms
• Make a habit of setting goals
• Expect God to work in His time

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Challenges

• Take time to KNOW the AUTHOR of TIME.
• Be a faithful STEWARD of your TIME

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