https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RedeemingTheTime.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\tby Alan Feaster<\/p>\n
Text: Ephesians 5:1-21<\/p>\n
Definition of redeemed Vines Pertaining to Salvation:<\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c9 lytro\u014d<\/p>\n\n- “to release on receipt of ransom” (akin to lutron<\/em>, “a ransom”), is used in the Middle Voice, signifying “to release by paying a ransom price, to redeem”<\/li>\n
- (Deuteronomy 15:15; 24:18) God Redeemed Israel.<\/li>\n
- (Titus 2:14; I Peter 1:17-19) Christ has redeemed us out of the slavery of sin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
How serious is Time Management in God’s View?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nDefinition of redeemed Vines: Pertaining to our borrowed time on earth:<\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u03ad\u03be\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 exagoraz\u014d
\nin the Middle Voice, “to buy up for oneself,” Ephesians 5:16 and Colossians 4:5, of “buying up the opportunity” (RV marg.; text, “redeeming the time,” where “time” is\u00a0kairos<\/em>, “a season,” a time in which something is seasonable), i.e., making the most of every opportunity, turning each to the best advantage since none can be recalled if missed.\n\n- Examples in Matthew 24:36-25:46\n
\n- Dividing true believers from, fake followers – below are the conditions set for how that will happen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Parable of Servants (Faithful vs Lazy and wicked revels in sin) Matthew 24:45-51<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Parable of the Virgins (Prepared Virgins vs tried to do enough to just get by) Matthew 25:1-13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Parable Talents – Profitable Servant vs the Servant who is lazy, unfaithful causes loss (Matthew 25:14-29) *A talent was worth about fifteen year’s wages of a laborer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Judgment Day – Sheep who were faithful vs40 “you did it to one of these” vs Goats who did nothing but live for themselves vs45 “you did not do it” (Matthew 25:31-46)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- \u00a0Redeem the time we have been given<\/u><\/strong>\n
\n- (Ephesians 5:16; Colossians 4:5-6)<\/li>\n
- What God tells us is a salvation issue if we redeem the time or not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Time Sheets<\/u><\/strong>\n
\n- Entertainment<\/li>\n
- Work: At home or in the office<\/li>\n
- Family Time: (this does not include TV time or video games)<\/li>\n
- Making Meals: (Breakfast, lunch, and dinner)<\/li>\n
- Personal Bible Time:<\/li>\n
- Teaching Family the Bible<\/li>\n
- Sleeping:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- MARK DOWN HOW MANY HOURS YOU SPEND IN EACH CATEGORY PER DAY<\/li>\n
- MARK WORLDLY OR GODLY INFLUENCE.<\/li>\n
- MARK WHAT WORLDLY INFLUENCE WE CAN FORFEIT TO HAVE MORE GODLY INFLUENCE IN OUR LIVES<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTotal Hours:
\nWhere are your priorities? Because it is easy to make excuses and be overran take the easy way out when you have had a hard week, month, or year(s).\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TimeUseSurvey.jpg\")
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We are looking for an approved Life from God<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- If you do God’s will life will be bearable if not enjoyable knowing God has approved of your works. (Ecclesiastes 9:7-11)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Our Attitude Time Management & Where our focus should be<\/u><\/strong>!\n
\n- Spiritual exercise (I Timothy 4:6-10) Where our hope is fixed.\n
\n- Nourished, discipline, purpose godliness, promise for the present life and for the life to come<\/li>\n
- labor and strive, fixed our hope<\/li>\n
- It is a trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance.<\/li>\n
- Have you fully accepted this statement into your life?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
God’s Yoke Gives us rest.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- (Matthew 11:29-30; Lamentations 3:27) God’s Yoke will restore you, Worlds will not.<\/li>\n
- End of your life, are you worthy (Ephesians 4:1, Revelation 3:4) Of God’s blessing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWhich of the two Widows are you?
\n(I Timothy 5:13) Lazy Widows – Why they are not redeeming the time.
\n(I Timothy 5:9-10) Wise Widows – Redeemed their time on earth.
\nWhich will you be, when you meet God?\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by Alan Feaster Text: Ephesians 5:1-21 Definition of redeemed Vines Pertaining to Salvation:\u00a0\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c9 lytro\u014d “to release on receipt of ransom” (akin to lutron, “a ransom”), is used in the Middle Voice, signifying “to release by paying a ransom price, to redeem” (Deuteronomy 15:15; 24:18) God Redeemed Israel. (Titus 2:14; I Peter 1:17-19) Christ has redeemed…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[119,32],"tags":[515,1434],"class_list":["post-49420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-sermon","tag-priorities","tag-time-management"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68354,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/jesus-the-great-redeemer\/","url_meta":{"origin":49420,"position":0},"title":"Jesus, the Great Redeemer","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer To be redeemed is to be set free from an oppressive circumstance, generally by payment of a ransom price. 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