Merstham Baptist Church 26th February 2017 It’s about time! Merstham Baptist Church 26th February 2017

“Make good use of every opportunity you have, because Redeem the Time! “Make good use of every opportunity you have, because these are evil days.” Ephesians 5:15 Redeem the Time!

Redeem the Time! “Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of.” Benjamin Franklin

Three Words for Time in Greek New Testament CHRONOS x51 in NT ‘Chronology’ ‘Chronometer’

What to do with CHRONOS time? You have 3 choices! You can WASTE IT

What to do with CHRONOS time? You have 3 choices! You can WASTE IT You can SPEND IT

What to do with CHRONOS time? You have 3 choices! You can WASTE IT You can SPEND IT You can INVEST IT

What to do with CHRONOS time? “Time is not a commodity that can be stored for future use. It must be invested hour by hour, or else it is gone forever.” Thomas Edison

Who said it? When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: ‘if you live each day as if it were your last, some day, you’ll most certainly be right.’

Who said it? It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself:

Who said it? ‘If today were the last day of my life would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Who said it? Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, the largest company in the world. He died on October 5th 2011 at the age of 56.

What to do with CHRONOS time What to do with CHRONOS time? “Rise for the day is passing, And you lie dreaming on, The others have buckled their armour, And forth to the fight are gone:

What to do with CHRONOS time What to do with CHRONOS time? “A place in the ranks awaits you, Each man has some part to play;

What to do with CHRONOS time What to do with CHRONOS time? “The past and the future are nothing, In the face of the stern today.” Adelaide Ann Procter

What to do with CHRONOS time What to do with CHRONOS time? Yesterday was history Tomorrow is a mystery Today is a gift – that’s why it’s called The Present!

Three Words for Time in Greek New Testament HORA x107 in NT ‘Hour’ A limited or set period of time, a time of day or a season.

What season of life are you in?

What Season is Merstham Baptist in?

What Season is Merstham Baptist in? Acts 9:31 NLT “The church then had peace… and it grew in strength and numbers. The believers were walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit”

Three Words for Time in Greek New Testament KAIROS x84 in NT Opportunity; decisive moment; opportune time

KAIROS MOMENTS “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries,

KAIROS MOMENTS “On such a full sea are we now afloat, And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.” From Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

A KAIROS MOMENT 2 Kings 13:14-19 NLT 14 When Elisha was in his last illness, King Jehoash of Israel visited him and wept over him. “My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” he cried.

A KAIROS MOMENT 2 Kings 13:14-19 NLT 15 Elisha told him, “Get a bow and some arrows.” And the king did as he was told.16 Elisha told him, “Put your hand on the bow,” and Elisha laid his own hands on the king’s hands.

A KAIROS MOMENT 2 Kings 13:14-19 NLT 17 Then he commanded, “Open that eastern window,” and he opened it. Then he said, “Shoot!” So he shot an arrow. Elisha proclaimed, “This is the Lord’s arrow, an arrow of victory over Aram, for you will completely conquer the Arameans at Aphek.”

A KAIROS MOMENT 2 Kings 13:14-19 NLT 18 Then he said, “Now pick up the other arrows and strike them against the ground.” So the king picked them up and struck the ground three times. 

A KAIROS MOMENT 2 Kings 13:14-19 NLT 19 But the man of God was angry with him. “You should have struck the ground five or six times!” he exclaimed. “Then you would have beaten Aram until it was entirely destroyed. Now you will be victorious only three times.”

A KAIROS MOMENT 2 Kings 13:24-25 NLT 24 King Hazael of Aram died, and his son Ben-hadad became the next king. 25 Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz recaptured from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the towns that had been taken from Jehoash’s father, Jehoahaz.

A KAIROS MOMENT 2 Kings 13:24-25 NLT Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad on three occasions, and he recovered the Israelite towns.

KAIROS MOMENTS

KAIROS MOMENTS

Teddy Roosevelt “Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure,

Teddy Roosevelt “than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”

What’s in Your Suitcase? It’s said that our lives are identical suitcases – all the same size – but some people pack more into them than others.

KAIROS MOMENTS “I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow-creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” Stephen Grellet

What have you done today?