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Make Every Moment Count What Is Life Like When You Are Running On A Full Life Bucket? Make Every Moment Count

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What Is Life Like When You Are Running On A Full Life Bucket? What is life like when you are running

• n an empty Life Bucket?

What Is Life Like When You Are Running On A Full Life Bucket? What is life like when you are running

• n an empty Life Bucket?

How full is your life bucket today? Recognize The Value Of Time

• A. Time May Be Our Greatest Resource

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Recognize The Value Of Time

• A. Time May Be Our Greatest Resource

“Walk in wisdom to outsiders, making use of your valuable time”

Colossians 4:5, ESV

Recognize The Value Of Time

• A. Time May Be Our Greatest Resource

“Walk in wisdom to outsiders, making use of your valuable time” (Colossians 4:5, ESV) My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It is really clear that the most valuable resource that we have is our time.

(Steve Jobs)

Recognize The Value Of Time

• B. Time Flies By

“There is a time for everything, and the season for every activity under heaven” (Ecclesiates 3:1)

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Recognize The Value Of Time

• B. Time Flies By

“There is a time for everything, and the season for every activity under heaven” (Ecclesiates 3:1) “With the Lord, a day is like 1,000 years, and 1,000 year is a like a day” (2 Peter 3:8)

Recognize The Value Of Time

• B. Time Flies By

“Time is a resource. It is a unique resource. It cannot be accumulated like money or stockpiled like raw materials. We are forced to spend it, whether we choose to or not, at a fixed rate of 60 seconds every minute. It cannot be turned off like a machine replaced like a man. It is irretrievable” (Chuck Colson)

Marbles of Time > 936 Weeks from Birth to 18 Years Old

Recognize The Value Of Time

• C. Life is so short

“What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then it vanishes”

(James 4:14)

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Parable Of Storage Barns

Luke 12: 16-21

What we WISH were true will someday BECOME true forever!

Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’ then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods. And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’ “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”

Recognize The Value Of Time

2 Things That Last Forever : Relationship and Word of God

“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God stands forever” (Isaiah 40:8) “The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever” (I John 2:17)

Prioritize Your Schedule

“I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities and was willing to live by those priorities” (George W. Bush) “Living in the light of eternity changes your priorities” (Rick Warren)

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Jesus’ Visit With Mary And Martha

Luke 10:38-42

What we WISH were true will someday BECOME true forever!

As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was

• preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair

to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” But the Lord said to here, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Priority #1 – Relationship With God

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” (Deuteronomy 6:5) “We are so crazy busy. We are usually too busy for God”

(Leonard Sweet)

Priority #1 – Relationship With God

• 1. Quiet Time- 15 minutes in your chair per day

Individual Growth

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Priority #1 – Relationship With God

Corporate Growth

Priority #1 – Relationship With God

• 1. Worship – 75 minutes per week

Corporate Growth

Priority #1 – Relationship With God

• 1. Worship – 75 minutes per week

Corporate Growth

• 2. Connect – 75 minutes bi-monthly

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Priority #1 – Relationship With God

• 1. Worship – 75 minutes per week

Corporate Growth

• 2. Connect – 75 minutes bi-monthly
• 3. Serve – 75 minutes per month

Priority #2 – Relationship With Your Spouse

“Love your wife as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her”

(Ephesians 5:25)

Priority #2 – Relationship With Your Spouse

“Love your wife as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25) Intentionally Scheduled Connection Points With Your Spouse

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Priority #2 – Relationship With Your Spouse

“Love your wife as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25) Intentionally Scheduled Connection Points With Your Spouse

• Daily-Connection and Devotions Alone

Priority #2 – Relationship With Your Spouse

“Love your wife as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25) Intentionally Scheduled Connection Points With Your Spouse

• Daily-Connection and Devotions Alone
• Weekly-Shared Experience (Movie, Walk, Workout, Drive)

Priority #2 – Relationship With Your Spouse

“Love your wife as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25) Intentionally Scheduled Connection Points With Your Spouse

• Daily-Connection and Devotions Alone
• Weekly-Shared Experience (Movie, Walk, Workout, Drive)
• Monthly-Planned Extended Date

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Top 10 Reasons For Date Nights

(by Leslie Parrott)

• 1. Your relationship is a priority
• 2. Builds a strong marital bond
• 3. Get to dress up and wear makeup
• 4. Gives you time to talk and laugh
• 5. Someone else gets to cook dinner
• 6. Someone else gets to clean up dinner
• 7. You feel really important
• 8. Cheaper than counseling
• 9. Investment for the future
• 10. Could lead to a fun bedtime

Priority #3 – Relationship With Kids

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it” (Proverbs 22:6)

Priority #3 – Relationship With Kids

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it” (Proverbs 22:6) Intentionally Scheduled Connection Points With Your Kids

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Priority #3 – Relationship With Kids

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not tu from it” (Proverbs 22:6) Intentionally Scheduled Connection Points With Your Kids

• Daily-Meals and Devotions

Priority #3 – Relationship With Kids

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it” (Proverbs 22:6) Intentionally Scheduled Connection Points With Your Kids

• Daily-Meals and Devotions
• Weekly-Family Adventure

Priority #3 – Relationship With Kids

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it” (Proverbs 22:6) Intentionally Scheduled Connection Points With Your Kids

• Daily-Meals and Devotions
• Weekly-Family Adventure
• Monthly-Date with each individual child

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Simplify Your Lifestyle

Matthew 6: 25-34

That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life – whether you have enough food or drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.

Simplify Your Lifestyle

Matthew 6: 25-34

And if God care so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you so little faith? “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God about all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you

• need. “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries.

Today’s trouble is enough for today.

Simplify Your Lifestyle

“When we are in a hurry, we do not allow time for our complex bodies and minds to become revitalized. So we accelerate the wear-and-tear

• f our bodies. There is no time for contemplation or even meditation.

anxiety increases, and we lose perspective on our problems because we do not have the time to think constructively. This makes us even more stressed and less capable to cope with the realities of life, thus exacerbating the stresses of life” (Dr. Archibald Hart in “Adrenaline and Stress”)

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How Do We Simplify Our Lifestyle? How Do We Simplify Our Lifestyle?

Less is More

How Do We Simplify Our Lifestyle?

Less is More Best vs. Good

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How Do We Simplify Our Lifestyle?

Less is More Best vs. Good Create Margin

How Do We Simplify Our Lifestyle?

Less is More Best vs. Good Create Margin Establish Boundaries

How Do We Simplify Our Lifestyle?

Less is More Best vs. Good Create Margin Establish Boundaries Recharge Batteries

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How Do We Simplify Our Lifestyle?

Less is More Best vs. Good Create Margin Establish Boundaries Recharge Batteries Get Physically Healthy

How Do We Simplify Our Lifestyle?

Less is More Best vs. Good Create Margin Establish Boundaries Recharge Batteries Get Physically Healthy Observe Sabbath Rest

How Do We Simplify Our Lifestyle?

Instead of thinking, “What do I need to get done?” think, “Who do I want to become?”

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How Do We Simplify Our Lifestyle?

Instead of thinking, “What do I need to get done?” think, “Who do I want to become?” “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”

(Luke 12:34)

Question: What does that God First and Family Second Schedule look like in your life? Question: What does that God First and Family Second Schedule look like in your life? Challenge: Take the time this week to create a new schedule for individual and family health.

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Additional Resources:

• 1. “Simplify” (by Bill Hybels)
• 2. “Addicted to Busy” (by Brady Boyd)