All right, if you have your Bibles with you, let's open them up to Ephesians chapter 5.

We'll start in Ephesians 5.

And as you're turning there, we are in the second week of the series on March and today

we're going to talk about scheduling margin.

As we get into it, let me just ask you a few questions and I would love it if everyone

at all of our locations would participate.

How many of you would say, I would love to have a little bit more time maybe for myself

to rest or do something I enjoy?

How many would say, if I had more time, that would be awesome?

And how many of you would say, I would love to have more time to spend with the people

that I love.

Would you raise your hands?

If you're sitting by someone you love, you'd better raise your hands or they may shoot

you right now.

How many would love to have more time to spend with God?

I'd like to have more time to spend with God.

Oh yeah, raise them up high or God will make you a greasy spot on your little chair,

okay?

In reality, most of us would love to have more time to invest in these important places.

But if the truth were to be known, if you actually had more time, if God just said,

Hoof, now there's 25 hours in a day, it is very unlikely that most of us would actually

spend our time doing those important things.

...