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!