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April 11, 2010 -

Time Series:"God’s Time Zone or Ours"

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 Time: God’s Time Zone or Ours
Psalm 90:1-4 (p. 424), 2 Peter 3:8,9 (p.861)

Time

1. What comes to your mind when I say the word?

1. Are we enslaved to time?

1. Managing our time
   • Something to be organized
   • Something to be experienced
   • Be careful of compartmentalizing our lives

God’s Time Zone

1. God created time (Genesis 1:3-5)

1. God is above and beyond time
   • Infinite- measureless
   • Eternal- no beginning and no end (Rev. 1:8)
2. God is unchangeable (James 1:17)
   • He does not age or get better with time
3. Allows Change in us (2 Peter 3:9)
   • He is patient
   • He is relational

1. God knows all things
1. Temptation and Time (1 Corinthians 10:13)
   • Learn to endure
2. The future is not a mystery to God
   • God orchestrates time

The Fullness of Time

1. focus on events
   • The work of salvation (Galatians 4:4)
2. God’s timing (2 Peter 3:9)
   • Be careful of misinterpreting God’s patience
   • Let God’s timing be a mystery
3. Reminds us that God is at work (Romans 8:28)

God Can Redeem Our Time

1. It has been affected by sin
   • Laziness
   • Workaholics

                We should set our clocks by God’s time zone!

Going Deeper

1. Does the fact that God knows and sees the past, present and future at the same time bring comfort? Why or why not?

1. Why do you think God does not give us specific times and dates for His work among us, (i.e. when Christ will come again)?

1. Can you think of a time when your timing and God’s timing didn’t match?  How did you respond?

1. In what ways do you feel enslaved by time?  Ask God to set you free and be Lord of your time.

1. Scripture for Reflection:

                Psalm 102:25 -27, Psalm 121:1-4, Isaiah 40:28 – 31, Rev. 1:8

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