TITLE: Take Time to be Holy
TEXT: Mark 13:32-37
PROPOSITION: We can become too involve din the world to become holy.
QUESTION: How?
KEY WORD: Fundamentals
SCRIPTURE READING: Same
INTRODUCTION:
Song Take Time to be Holy
Title should make us stop and think.
Why sing this song and skip some verses to save time?
What does it mean to be HOLY?
When we become too involved with the world, we do not take time to be holy.
Our work
Too many jobs
Does the company OWN your soul?
Song Sixteen Tons I owe my soul to company store.
Work hinders you from spiritual growth
Our social life
Aid or hinder spiritual development
Hinder worship assemblies Hinder association with Christians
Our family life
Too much going on
Too much fighting, bickering Too angry to be holy
Speak oft with thy Lord
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing
Matthew 21:22 Whatsoever you ask, believing, ye shall receive
Take time Prayer is not just a
quick sentence on the way to work
Abide in Him always, and feed on His word
Too many Christians do not have time for daily reading of the Bible
John 15:1-8 Abide in the vine,
James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, He
will draw nigh to you
Make friends of Gods children; Help those who are weak
John 15:12-13 Love one another
Galatians 6:10 Good to all men ESP. household of faith
James 5:19-20 If any of err
he which restores such a one
Forgetting in nothing His blessings to seek
We must seek the blessings of God all that we do
Worship Give 2 Corinthians 9:7 God loves a cheerful giver
Ephesians 1:3 all spiritual blessing in Christ
I know that many of you are really taking time to be holy.
Are you? Are you taking the time (making the investment) required to be holy?
No quick fix It will take time!