Ephesians 5:15-17 (NLT)
15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.

Today I want us to ask the question:
What Is The Wise Thing For Me To Do With My Time?

Ephesians 5:16 Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil.

It denotes a careful and diligent use of it, an improvement of it to the best advantage; and shows that it is valuable and precious, and is not to be trifled with, and squandered away, and be lost, as it may be; for it can neither be recalled nor prolonged.

What Is The Wise Thing For Me To Do With My Time

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Today we are going ask The Best Question Ever from three different angles. These three angles will give you very unique insight into what the wise thing is for you to do.
John 21:18-23 is the story of Jesus telling Peter some of the trials he would have and the kind of death he would have and Peter asked, “What about John?”
Peter was making the same mistake many us also make when it comes to  decisions and how to live. He was comparing himself to someone else.

When it comes to asking The Best Question Ever, we need to have the attitude, “It’s not you, it’s me.”

It’s Not You It’s Me

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What if there was a way to evaluate your options and always make the right choice? What if there was a way to avoid dumb mistakes?

Proverbs 14:12 (NLT)
There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

What if there was a question that when the answer is properly acted on would lead us down the path that ends with us being happy with our choices?
What if there was a way to live a life that in the end not only pleases yourself, but also pleases the Lord?

A Filter For Living

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I want to start with something Jesus said:
Revelation 1:17-18 (New Living Translation)
Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last. I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.

Don’t underestimate the power of Jesus!

When Jesus was arrested, Scripture tells us that his disciples ran and deserted Him. They were scared, felt powerless. It looked hopeless, but Jesus wasn’t done. And, Jesus isn’t done with you yet.  His disciples thought it was too late, but Jesus was more powerful than death.

Because He Was I Am

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Are you ready to make a move from a life of success to a life of significance?

Psalm 39:4 (New Living Translation)
Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is.

Success will only last here on Earth, significance will last for eternity.

Your Life Is Not About You.
The life of significance is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It’s far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions.

A Life Of Significance

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In this fresh series, “I Am Ovation” we are going to look at how our lives are to be a standing ovation for God. Your life should make an impact for His Kingdom.

This is what I believe: God has a specific plan just for you. You are special and unique. God loves you, cares about you, and has a great purpose for your life. And when you understand that and begin to walk in that, you will make a difference in peoples lives for the cause of Christ.

Just Take A Step

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God says a lot about money. How we relate to money, is not a financial issue as much as it’s a heart issue. Are you willing to surrender and lay aside your ways and handle money God’s way? It’s A Heart Issue!

COMPETING DESIRES: The Bible tells us that there is a fight going on inside of us between our natural desires and the desires God has for our lives.

It’s A Heart Issue

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We are going to look at how to break free from the bondage of debt, but first I want to tell you that debt is not a sin.  This is not a matter of your salvation. Peter at the pearly gates isn’t going to be running credit checks on people. It’s about being smart with money or being stupid with money.

Proverbs 21:20 (New Living Translation)

The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.

The Bible does say it is a sin to barrow money and not pay it back.

Break Free From Debt

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Today we are starting a new series called Mad Money. We are going to look at what God has to say about or bank account and our relationship with the mean green.

Money is fun… if you’ve got some. Sometimes people say…”all those rich people are miserable”…No sir!

The Bible has much to say about money. The principles we will look at are really pretty simple. They are easy to understand, but they are hard to make yourself do it. It requires that awful “D” word…Discipline.

Financial Freedom

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We should be continually changing, transforming, morphing into the person and people God has created us to be. The Apostle Paul understood this:

1 Corinthians 3:3 (Amplified Bible)

3For you are still [unspiritual, having the nature] of the flesh [under the control of ordinary impulses]…Are you not behaving yourselves after a human standard and like mere unchanged men?

Paul is saying that there must be evidence of change in our lives. He is saying that if there is not change, something is wrong.

Change Agent

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