In this message, Pastor Zach Maddox talks about how God uses time. Our prayer is that this message encourages you to find and fulfill God’s will, do it God’s way, and in God’s time.
Notes:
Theme: How does God use time?
Life Change Goal: Our prayer is that this message encourages you to find and fulfill God’s will, do it God’s way, and in God’s time.
- Jesus is before time.
- John 1:1-3 (ESV)
- Time to prepare.
- Time to be initiated.
- Matthew 3:16-17 (ESV)
- Time to be tested.
- Time to wait.
- John 5:19 (ESV)
- Time to go.
- Mark 1:15 (ESV)
- Mark 1:38 (ESV)
- There is God’s will, God’s way, and God’s time.
- Life is eternal.
- Ecclesiastes 3:11-12 (NLT)
Conclusion: In this life, there are times of preparation, times of initiation, times of testing, times for waiting, and times for going.
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Discussion Questions:
Start Talking. Find a conversation starter for your group.
- Who still wears a watch to tell time (instead of just using your phone)?
Start Thinking. Ask a question to get your group thinking.
- Are you the type of person who shows up early, on time, or late to most things?
Start Sharing. Choose a couple of questions to create openness.
- What “time” do you find yourself in (preparation, initiation, testing, waiting, or going)?
- What spiritual disciples do you find most helpful when actively waiting (community, reading Scripture, prayer, fasting, singing, giving, and/or serving)?
- How has God prepared you in the past, during your times of waiting, for where He then asked you to go next?
- Scripture tells us, “God’s ways are not our ways” (Isaiah 55:8). How have you found God’s ways to be different from your ways?
