Time – The rest of my life…Time – The rest of my life…

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What will I do with this time? Will I determine to do God’s will?

Making Time CountMaking Time Count - in an - in an unbelieving worldunbelieving world (Ephesians (Ephesians

5:15-16) Be 5:15-16) Be very careful, very careful, then, how you then, how you live--not as live--not as unwise but as unwise but as wise, {16} wise, {16} making the most making the most of every of every opportunityopportunity, , because the because the days are evil.days are evil.

(Colossians 4:5) (Colossians 4:5) Be wise in the Be wise in the way you act way you act toward toward outsiders; outsiders; make make the most of the most of every every opportunityopportunity..

Using our time for the gospelUsing our time for the gospel

(Colossians 4:5-6) Be wise in the (Colossians 4:5-6) Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every make the most of every opportunity. {6} opportunity. {6} Let your Let your conversation be always full of conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to that you may know how to answer everyoneanswer everyone..

Time is shortTime is short (1 Corinthians 7:29) (1 Corinthians 7:29) What I mean, brothers, What I mean, brothers,

is that the time is short.is that the time is short. (2 Peter 3:9-12) The Lord is not slow in (2 Peter 3:9-12) The Lord is not slow in

keeping his promise, as some understand keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. {10} But the day of the come to repentance. {10} But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. {11} Since everything in it will be laid bare. {11} Since everything will be destroyed in this way, everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives {12} as ought to live holy and godly lives {12} as you look forward to the day of God and you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. speed its coming.

Knowing God’s WillKnowing God’s WillFromFrom Kevin DeYoungKevin DeYoung ( (Just Do SomethingJust Do Something))

1.1. God’s will of God’s will of decreedecree – What has – What has happened and what will happen happened and what will happen

2.2. God’s will of God’s will of desiredesire – God’s – God’s commands and principles to obeycommands and principles to obey

3.3. God’s will of God’s will of directiondirection – God guides – God guides us specifically as we obey His will of us specifically as we obey His will of desire. desire.

(But we don’t have to figure out all the (But we don’t have to figure out all the specifics ahead of time!)specifics ahead of time!)

(Deuteronomy 29:29)(Deuteronomy 29:29) The The secret things belong to the LORD our God, belong to the LORD our God, but the but the things revealedthings revealed belong to us belong to us and to our children forever, that we and to our children forever, that we may may follow all the words of this law. follow all the words of this law.