What
are we doing with our time??
—Ecclesiastes
3:1,2,4
—1.To
everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
—2. A
time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant; and a time to pluck what
is planted;
—4. A
time to weep; and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
—What
is time?
—In
Greek word zeman (zem-awn)
-- means time or season
—So
when I say, “What are we doing with our time?”…. I am also saying “What are we
doing with our season?”
What
does a season look like?
—God
gives us seasons-- Seasons for growth, rest, work, school, learning, teaching
etc.
—Every
season we experience has a beginning and an end. Exp. Finals week.
—Some
seasons are reoccurring, while others you experience once and that’s it. Exp.
Summer and Winter/ Being 5 yrs old.
—Some
seasons are very long, while others are very short. 3 months vs. 1 day or hr.
Being
“In season”….
—Being
“in season”
in the Greek means that we are in our opportune time.
—Exp.
Season of organization and time management.
-
Special anointing, providing efficiency
What
does it mean to be efficient?
To be
efficient means:
A. Acting or producing effectively with a
minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort.
B.
Exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
—Explanation--So
with God’s anointing we can:
1. accomplish his goals with ease.. You
don’t have to think about it.
Efficiency
Cont.
2.
God has given you access to all the tools you need to accomplish his goals...
Spiritual tools as well as Natural tools. Exp. Diligence (spirit)/ Academic
Coach (natural)
3.
Operating in this season is not really costing me anything… I’m mainly gaining.
—Cost: some free time
—Gain:
Organization, Peace of Mind, Better Grades, Perfection in another Divine
quality of Christ! –will explain.
—God
has a focus for every season!
—God
has a purpose for every season.
— There
is not a season that you experience that does not work for his glory when you
are in Christ.
—Romans 8:28 -And we know that all things work
together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according
to His
purpose.
—If
God felt that a particular season or goal would keep your from your destiny or
push you outside of his will, he wouldn’t allow you to go through it….
—So
when we experience different seasons and trials when we are in Christ his goal
is to use them to perfect us in the divine qualities of Christ.
Glory
to Glory
—When
we move from one season to the next we are supposed to be moving from one
perfection to the next a.k.a
glory to glory.
—In
Greek Glory means
Doxa...
the word Doxa
itself has multiple definitions but the one that we are going to use today is
" an especially divine quality“
—In
seeking to be like Christ
we are seeking to develop ALL of
his divine qualities... To become perfect in every area of our lives.
Perfection
—Matthew 5:48 - be ye therefore perfect, even
as your father which is in heaven is perfect.
—What
does it mean to be perfect?
—The
word perfect
in Greek is referred to as Teleios.
—Teleios in
short definition literally means perfect or full-grown... In its long
definition it means perfect, complete in all its parts, full grown, of full
age, or complete in Christian character
(aka complete in the characteristics of Christ).
— So
stop saying nobody is perfect… Or you will never be perfect--- Because you are
speaking death over yourself if you do! – Instead speak Life!
—How
do we speak life instead of death? Exp.
“Out
of Season”
— In
Greek “out of season”
means akairos meaning out of due season, inopportunely, or untimely.
—What
happens when we try to do things “out of season”?
— You
move outside of God’s anointing and will.
—Characteristics
of moving out of God’s will a.k.a. operating outside of its due season:
More
input than output.
Extreme effort little to no results. Exp. Working hard to be in a relationship
but its not working out for you. - didn’t happen, wasn’t what you wanted, no
one is in agreement with you.
Keep
facing obstacles.
Exp. 1 - Moses delivered the Israelites from Egypt, still Pharaoh pursued them
(bible). Exp. 2 - 13 yr. old trying to work.
You
experience a different result then what was intended… Exps.
Divorce, Quit, You sin.
You become overwhelmed. –
You feel like you are doing to many things at one time… Playing catch up! - now the furnace is hotter.
—Isaiah 48:10- behold I have refined you, but
not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
—Refined means purified or made perfect.
—Affliction
means suffering or pain.
—What
happens “Out of Season” cont.
5. You
become stagnant. You
try to stay in this season or God keeps you in a season.. Not moving forward.
—Stagnant
means you are not moving or flowing.
—1 Corinthians 3:2 - I fed you with milk and not
with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now
you are still not able; for you are still carnal.
—Carnal in
Greek means fleshly or worldly.... So to be carnal means to be of the world or
like those in the world who still act on their sinful nature (or ways). Exp…
moving from flesh to spirit/ law to love.
—Sometimes
when you are acting out in disobedience towards Gods divine will.. He may not
allow you to move or flow into another season until you have…
1. mastered
the one you are in. Exp. Achieving
discipline/ Singleness
2.
have
been obedient to the tasks he has set out for you to do and accomplish. Exp.
Follower who wants to be a Leader.
SO!
How do we know what season God wants us to be in?
—If
you can hear the lords voice you should be asking him to tell you what he wants
you to focus on or what season you should be in… Focus on trusting
what you hear!
—If
you can’t hear God’s voice you should be praying that he would direct your
steps and send you wise Godly counsel to
help you along the way until you can…. Have Faith that
he will begin to speak to you!
—Season
– Trust & Faith.
Take
your Seasons Seriously!
—Our
seasons should be very precious to us and should not be taken lightly....
—We
should be starting and finishing our seasons with excitement, endurance, and
diligence (while relying on the Holy Spirit to help us every step of the
way)...
—So
that at the end of every season we may
receive our prize of even greater perfection and glory. – becoming more &
more like Christ.
—1 Corinthians 9:24 - Do you know that those who run
in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may
obtain it.
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Time and
Season Activity
Before Teaching
Pass out a
note card to everyone
Ask
everybody to think about what they feel G-d calling them to do in this
season…in this moment/timing of their lives
a. It can be
personal, spiritual, academically
Have them
keep their note cards at their seats
Tell
everyone as we talk tonight to edit and make additions to the note cards.
After Teaching
Explain that we are going to intentionally celebrate the
great things that G-d is doing this semester.
Tell everyone that as G-d does great things for them, we encourage them
to share it! As they write it on a post-it-note (it can be anonymous), we will
add it to a poster board and celebrate all that G-d has done at the end of the
semester!
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