TODAY’S “GOOD NEWS” – October 10, 2004

MESSAGE:  “TEAMING UP TO WIN:

…Investing My TIME in God’s Cause!” Part II

SCRIPTURE:  Ephesians 5:15-20; James 4:13-17

KEY VERSE:  v. 15-16  “Live life, then, with a due sense of responsibility, not as men who do not know the meaning and purpose of life but as those who do.  Make the best use of your time, despite all the difficulties of these days.”  (Phillips)

FOCUS:  God’s gift of TIME is a precious possession to be invested carefully.

THINK ON THIS:  “One is appalled at the hours people spend in just living - -shaving, dressing, cleaning house, cooking, buying clothes, etc.  One feels they are often spreading this out because they have nothing else to do.  How they need a great cause, a great passion, and a resulting great discipline!”                                                                    ~ Samuel Shoemaker

I.         THE TIME OF MY LIFE IS A SACRED TRUST

II.       THE TIME OF MY LIFE IS TO FULFILL GOD’S PURPOSE

III.     THE TIME OF MY LIFE PASSES QUICKLY

CONCLUSION:  “Opportunities for Christian service are brief seasons, that soon slip by.  The wise Christian will recognize them and use them while he can.”                                                                        ~ Vaughn

PREACHING:  Pastor Holland Lewis