Pastor's Corner - Spend Time Wisely

Dear Friends,Are any of you like me and come to the end of the day and say, "I need more time!" Or, "There are not enough hours in the day!" Why do we say these things? Why do we feel this way so often? Could it be that we lack a Biblical understanding of our time?  I was honored by my friend, John Perritt, to write a review for his new book, Your Days Are Numbered: A Closer Look at how We Spend Our Time and the Eternity Before Us.As soon as one becomes a disciple of Jesus Christ, they quickly realize that there are some things about their lives that they must change right away. One of those things is how we spend our time such that it reflects God's desire that it is spent wisely. God has called all of His followers to redeem their time. In a day and age when everyone wants to tell you how busy they are or how they don't have enough time, John gets right to the heart of the matter and tells you exactly how you ought to be disciplined with your time in his new book.John and I have been friends and colleagues for a long time. We both served as youth pastors together for almost ten years. Much of our time together was spent talking about how we could honor God with our time and reflect that in how we shepherded our families. As pastors, we longed for the congregational families God called us to shepherd to also look at how they spent their time and ask crucial questions like: Do all of these activities please the Lord? Is your family growing in Christ or are you simply too busy? This book so accurately reflects some of the hard questions and decisions many of us face when we want to honor God with our lives and our time.This book is ruthlessly practical. I heartily recommend it to the disciple who desires to honor the Lord with their days. Tim Challies recently wrote in his review a suggestion of resources that I think is excellent for helping all of us redeem our time. He wrote "I might suggest reading Your Days Are Numbered, following it with Kevin DeYoung’s Crazy Busy, and then finishing with my Do More Better. These three [books] would provide a complementary one-two-three punch that will motivate you to structure your life to live for the good of others and the glory of God. And even with all three, you’re only looking at about 300 pages of reading."So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.(1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV)By His grace and to His praise, your friend, Wilson

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Prepare for Worship Worship Notes: May 1, 2016 This Sunday we continue in Ephesians 2 discovering the Sovereign Grace of God. In our 2nd of three sermons on this passage, we will have an eye toward A Theology of Grace. In preparation for the sermon: Ephesians 2:1-10 contains some big truths! Helpful, glorious truths. These truths help us gain perspective on our lives and on our days.  "The best way to get rid of small things is to look at big things." - Martin Lloyd-Jones A hymn for the week: Jesus Paid It All Click here for this week's bulletin. We are podcasting! Catch up on sermons on iTunes. We are LIVE STREAMING! Click here.