Sabbath 2/25/17 Seventh Day Baptist of Edgewater, FL Pastor Keith�s sermon �Start Following Through�
Posted : 25 Feb, 2017 01:52 PM
Sabbath 2/25/17 Seventh Day Baptist of Edgewater, FL Pastor Keith�s sermon �Start Following Through� Ephesian 5:15-17, Ecclesiastes 3:1-15, Proverbs 6:6-11
Let�s say your banker called and somebody who loves you is going to make a daily deposit of 86,400 pennies into your bank account. The thing is that you must spend it each day. This is $864.00 a day and $315,000 a year. Someone who loves your very much (God) has made a deposit into your Time bank. Each day is given to us by the Lord. How do we spend this time? We are all given the same amount of time. God gives to us equal shares of time. God does not play favorites.
The word �time� is used in many of the phrases that we use in our conversations. What time is it? Don�t waste your time. Time is of the essence�etc� etc. Taking someone else�s time and wasting it is called �an abuse of time�. We always say we are sorry about being late. It would be great if we stopped procrastinating and followed through. Take care of things today. The �Thief� lives to steal your time! Stop putting off things that you know you need to do. If you see something is broken and needs to be fixed then fix it immediately.
Eccles. 3:1-15 To everything there is a season. A time for every purpose under the Heavens. Verse 1-9: There are 14 things that there is a time for. Verse 11: God has made everything Beautiful. Verse 13: It is the gift of God that men should enjoy their eating and drinking. Verse 14: Whatever God does is FOREVER!! Verse 15: God requires an account from us of how we spend our time.
In our text in Ephesian, we are to be careful about how we live. We are to live as the wise and not as the unwise. Don�t ignore reality or procrastinate any longer! If you are making the same mistake over and over again, it is not a mistake but a bad habit! Stop ignoring the reality but be wise. Learn from the mistake and correct it. We never need more time to do the Will of God because God has �orchestrated� time. Another hour is not what we need. We need to make better use of the time God has given us. Jesus was on earth for only 3 � years but He made good use of His time and completed His mission.
Prov. 6:6-11 Be like the ant and stay on task. No one needs to push the ant to do his work. The ant refuses to slumber when there is work to be done. Ants work and stay busy all the time doing their tasks. Ants are always busy and you never see them sitting around talking. Consider the ways of the ants.
Change from a foolish lifestyle to a wise lifestyle.
1) Set Priorities:
The most important things need to be dealt with first.
2) Stop making excuses:
Get busy and do what needs to be done.
3) Stay realistic:
Understand it is a process and don�t expect to get it all done in one day.
4) Start Today:
Start right away and get it done. It�s never too late and it is NEVER too early to start a relationship with God.
Demons always come up with new ideas to keep us from God. They tell us there is no real hurry to get with God. That a Lie! Jesus is coming back soon! Don�t be foolish but understand the Lord�s will. Read the Word of God and redeem the time because we need to use our time wisely.
Sabbath 2/25/17 Seventh Day Baptist of Edgewater, FL Pastor Keith�s sermon �Start Following Through�
Posted : 10 Apr, 2017 12:43 PM
"Saturday" is not the "seventh day". You err, not following what is written in Leviticus 23. You will not find the word "Saturday" or the term "Saturn's Day" anywhere in the scripture.
Sabbath 2/25/17 Seventh Day Baptist of Edgewater, FL Pastor Keith�s sermon �Start Following Through�
Posted : 29 Dec, 2018 07:35 PM
Hello Pastor/Brother Keith.
I read your post and want to thank you for how you eloquently and intelligently, conveyed the word of truth. I am typing this response not to engage, but to simply enlighten. Humility is the key to longevity. No matter how much learning, expertise or experience we obtain, we must first embrace humility. It is only then, can we share that insight, revelation or wisdom in an unbiased manner. I cannot confront truth in and of itself, but I can challenge you, to seek to respond to those who inquire of that truth in a more heart-felt way.
All religions have some similarities, but our central differences are the truths, surrounding the person, position and deity of our lord Jesus Christ. When Paul experienced his Damascus encounter with Jesus (Acts 26:12-18), he had to go to Arabia for 3 years (Galatians 1:17) to get by himself and rethink everything he thought he knew about religion, in light of his new experience with Jesus. Before we get on that discussion, let me just let you know, that I have experienced and know, the difference between religion and spirituality.
Let me just end by saying this :
The Bible teaches that God's anger, is not towards Innocence and simplicity. God's anger is towards willful sin and disobedience. We as believers must strive to emulate, the attributes of children with one exception: Our model must be childlike and not childish. To engage innocence is ignorance and childish. We must never fail to realize that humility is one of the major biblical prerequisites for entry into
