​Understanding the Times (4): Times and Seasons | Pastor Mark Harrell | Play/Download​

Ecclesiastes 3:1 “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.” NLT

• Time is what is under the sun or under heaven. Above the sun is the spiritual world or seasons.
• Ecclesiastes 3:11a “He has made everything beautiful in its time...” NIV
• To live a full, productive life for the Kingdom of God, finishing strong, you must have an above the sun perspective in an under the sun moment.
• A secret in time is contentment.
• Philippians 4:11b “...I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” NIV
• Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” NKJ
• Ecclesiastes 3:11a “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart...” NIV
• Paul talks about seasons in I Thessalonians 5.
• I Thessalonians 5:1 NKJ
• I Thessalonians 5:2 NKJ

Understand the season:

1. A season of HARVEST.
   Isaiah 43: 18-19 NLT
   Let’s move the Kingdom forward.
2. A season of HOSTILITY.
   Daniel 2:21 NIV
   I am going to lift up my head.
   Luke 21:28 NIV
3. A season of HOLINESS.
   Get ready and stay ready.

Understanding the times (3): Times and Seasons | Pastor Mark Harrell | Play/Download

Ecclesiastes 3:1  "For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven."

Time is what is under the sun or under heaven.
Above the sun is the spiritual world or seasons.

The spiritual is where we need to live in order to have peace in the natural world.

Ephesians 2: 4-6

Time: It refers to an incident or a  happening; a moment; things under the sun.

Seasons: Eternal things; the world above the sun

Ecclesiastes 9:11  "I have seen something else under the sun: the race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all."

Ecclesiastes 3:11  "He has made everything beautiful in it's time..."

To live a full, productive life, finishing strong, means you have an above the sun perspective in an under the sun moment.

The secret of time is contentment

Phil 4:11  "... I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances."

Phil 4:13  "I can do all things though Christ who strengthens me."

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Understanding the Times (2): How Do I Live? | Pastor Mark Harrell | Play/Download

I Chronicles 12:32 "(The men of Issachar)...understood the times and knew what Israel should do."

Understanding God's Timing:

1. God desires everyone TO BE SAVED.  John 3:16
2. God has a plan to REACH THE WORLD.  Matthew 24:18-20
3. God is WAITING until the completion of His plan to RETURN.  Matthew 24:14
   
   Nations: ethnos - people group

II Peter 3:8-13

How do I live in these times?

1. See the SIGNIFICANCE of every day.  Ephesians 5:15-16
2. Share the UNCONDITIONAL LOVE of Jesus.  John 13:34
3. Supply the GREAT COMMISSION.  Luke 10:2

Time to Choose:
We can SURVIVE our generation, or we can STEWARD our generation.

Understanding the Times (1): Jesus is Coming Again | Pastor Mark Harrell | Play/Download

Matthew 24:36
I Chronicles 12:32
Let's DISCERN the times and UNDERSTAND what to do.
Acts 1:9-11
Luke 21:25-28

Unique signs to our generation:

1. Worldwide satellite technology.  Revelation 11
2. Worldwide financial technology.  Revelation 13
3. Worldwide Evangelism.  Matthew 24:14
   Nations - Ethnos - people groups
   

Jesus' Return:

1. Jesus' return COMFORTS us.  I Thessalonians 4:15-18
   
2. Jesus' return PREPARES us.  I Thessalonians 5:1-4
3. Jesus' return FOCUSES us.  I Thessalonians 5:5-6

Matthew 24:37-44

1. I should THINK CLEARLY.  I Peter 4:7
   
2. I should FOCUS ON RELATIONSHIPS.  I Peter 4:8-9
3. I should MAKE A DIFFERENCE.  I Peter 4:10-11

LIVE for heaven.
STAND for truth.
PREACH the gospel.
PREPARE to meet Jesus.