Now Is The Hour

Tommorrow's service will continue the sermon series thought of "Discerning the Times." In Ephesians 5, Paul encourages us to realize three things:

1. Our time on earth is limited.

2. We should make the most of every opportunity.

3. We must understand what the Lord's will is.

Richard Swenson wrote a book in which he talks about the major distractions of today's society - Anxiety & Stress. He says that people are continually "overloaded."

1. We are overloaded with commitments.

2. We are overloaded with possesions.

3. We are overloaded with work.

4. We are overloaded with information.

When we learn how to overcome our anxieties and stress we will learn how to understand God's will and follow Him into abundant living. Paul writes, "The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now that when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light" (Romans 13: 11-12).