Everything has it's season

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Last week, we finished our series on Psalm 119

Talk about how we can find peace

So it’s summer! now what

So I know we have been talking about the coming summer break for a long time!

I know i think about it too, finally no more school

So you work hard and then its here summer

IT’s great

Well, at least for me, when I was in high school

I would get to this point and then wonder, well, what now

I have so much free time

And if im honnest i would have these big ideas

And then they would somehow get swallowed up

And then a couple of weeks in, I would just feel like I didn’t do anything, like i wasted it

Can you guys relate?

Tonight I am going to give you guys some encouragement this summer on how you can make the most of it! By living intentionally in the season you are in

So let's turn to Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 ESV

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

Pray in

There is a time for everything if handled correctly

main idea tonight

I want you guys to have the best summer

but to do that we must understand that there is a time for everything if we do it well,

How do we do this we honor God in the season

What season are you in?

summer duh

Ok, no no, let’s go deeper

we all our in uniqe seasons of our lives

maybe its a time of healing from v3 from deep pain

maybe it’s a time to plant, from v2 meaning you need to get to work on something

A time to mourn

a time to dance v4

what ever it is

But i bet that you had a dream over the school year that you wanted to do

maybe it was to hang out with freinds

summer camp

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I want to let you guys know, that all of these things can be glorifying to God an act of worship

its a season, yes this season could be hanging out with freinds alot

working on a new skill

I hope i have gotten across to you guys that worshiping God in not just here

but that we can do it in our daily lifes, in how we enage with anything

So what we have have this summ er is porablly more time, and you proablly have an idea what you want to do with it

while anything as long as its not sin, can be honnoring

it all depends if you do it intentionally

look at this list again

there is no time for any sin, but most clearing i see is there is no time for sloth or laziness

there only time for internality

yes, all things things must done intentionally

even rest can be done intenionall

soooo

Make the most of the season

I think the biggest reason we don’t do this is we try to mix the season or parts of our lives together

what do i mean

For example lets say that i have writting a paper for school

but i wan’t something to enertain me, so i scroll for a little but and then write a little bit

we all know this makes evething take way longer

so what would take me an hour now takes me three

so now my time for leasure, which would have been two hours is now mix up with my work, and i’ve really lost it

So be inentional with you plans, make the most of your time

This is what Paul says on how we should use our time

Colossians 4:2–6 ESV

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

Prayer and walking in wisdom

Ok what do we see in this passage first prayer in two ways

first thanksgiving

that’s right we should pray this summer with joy

joy enjoy the summer, give thanks

if you choose to be thankyfull in your prayer i promies that you will enjoy your summer more

but secondly this summer pray for opprotunies to share the gospel

Youth group is not a place with clossed doors

no together let’s share the gospel invite others to group

i bet if you feel like you have a lot of free time your freinds do too, so invite them here to youth group

so yes plan those fun game nights, have great times with your freinds,

nout pray for times to share the gospel with them, take that open door, invite them to youth

be proactive, have the time of your life

go do all the fun summer things enjoy it, but when you have in your mind hey i can use this time to connect with others and introduce them to Chirst, invite them to church you are making great use of your time

but too do this we need to walk in wisdom

know what the beest use of your time is

to be blunt it is not scrolling on your phone

it’;s proablly working on the hobby you love, reaind that book you allways wanted to, intentionlly hanging out with freainds and hosting others, so you can invite them to Church.

you are all in a uniqe season as we talked about above, so know which one you are in, but use your time this summer inetnioall utimatly to bring glory to God enjoying your time and sharing the the gospel

Take aways

Glorify God by setting a goal to work on a passion

Glorify God by making plans with your non-Christians friends

Do both with the aim of glorify God

God gives you passions for a reason, so if you love sports, set a goal to imporove your batting avergae, or your three point shot

if you like art make a big goal to draw something new

make the best use of your time, this can bee in worhsip with God and as you go you will proablly meeting non Chirstians and share the gospel with them

Ok the second take away

i want each of you guys to be the proactive freind and plan things

it could be a game night, playing soccer what ever you are in too

with people you know who are non-Chirstians or someone who you no does not have much community

have so much fun with them, and yes use this as an opportunity to invite them to church or talk about faith with them

be proacite plan to do things

dont’t sit in your room by yourself all summer

its bad for yoour soul and it’s not the best use of your time

enjoy fellowship with other people and glorify GOd thorugh your passions

make the most of this summer

I want you guys to have the best summer, what’s a amazing blessing as a Chistians is that we are free to have great summers, because there is a season for all things

but to do this be inetional, woship GOd thorugh your hobbies and passions, but also make space in your life to plan things with non-Chirstians or people you know who do not have much community and ivite them into a realtionship with you, with us at youth rgoup, but utimatly with Chirst.

lets pray.