2014
Let Us Begin A New Year
“Ye have not passed this way heretofore.”
(Joshua 3:4)
Time is precious …
Psalms 39:4-5
“Jehovah, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my
days, what it is; let me know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast
made my days (as) handbreadths; and my life-time is as
nothing before thee: surely every man at his best estate is
altogether vanity.”
James 4:14
“whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your
life? For ye are a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and
then vanisheth away.”
Ephesians 5:15-16
“Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
“Teach Us To Number Our Days”
Psalms 90:1-12
• We have time and opportunity NOW!
– 2 Corinthians 6:2
– 2 Peter 3:10
• If you knew you would not live to the end
of 2014, what would you change???
– Matthew 6:33
– 2 Corinthians 4:18
Procrastination
Proverbs 6:6ff; Ecclesiastes 9:10-11
“Teach Us To Number Our Days”
Psalms 90:1-12
• Know God’s will. Hebrews 5:12;Hosea
4:6,14; Matthew 22:29; Acts 3:17; 1
Corinthians 3:8; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Peter
3:18
• Guard our thoughts. 2 Corinthians 11:3;
Matthew 15:19-20; Philippians 4:7-9;
Colossians 3:1-2; 2 Corinthians 10:5;
Proverbs 23:7; Psalms 119:11-16
“Teach Us To Number Our Days”
Psalms 90:1-12
• Guard our speech. James 3:1-12;
Ephesians 4:25,29; Matthew 12:36-37
–Is it true? Revelation 21:8
–Is it kind? Proverbs 25:11;
Ephesians 4:32
–Is it necessary? Colossians
4:6
Corrupt Communication (cf. Ephesians
4:29)
• “Euphemism … the substitution of an
agreeable or inoffensive expression for
one that may offend or suggest
something unpleasant; also : the
expression so substituted.” (Webster's New
Collegiate Dictionary)
“Teach Us To Number Our Days”
Psalms 90:1-12
• Trust God and not worry.
Matthew 6:25-34; Philippians 4:4-7;
1 Peter 5:6; Ephesians 3:20;
Hebrews 2:18
– Have the courage of Abraham.
Genesis 22:1; Hebrews 11:19;
Romans 4:21
“Teach Us To Number Our Days”
Psalms 90:1-12
• Fully follow Christ.
1 Peter 2:21ff; John 13:15
“Teach Us To Number Our Days”
Psalms 90:1-12
• Spread the gospel. Titus 2:14;
Philippians 1:17; Acts 8:4; Matthew
9:37-38; Proverbs 11:30
“Teach Us To Number Our Days”
Psalms 90:1-12
• Conscious of the needs of my
brethren. John 15:13; 13:34-35;
Hebrews 10:24; Galatians 6:1
What will you change in 2014?
• Know God’s will.
• Guard our thoughts.
• Guard our speech.
• Trust God & not worry.
• Spread the gospel.
• Consider the needs of brethren.