{"id":45404,"date":"2022-10-01T01:49:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T06:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/in-a-hurry-to-get-nowhere-bible-study\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T01:49:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T06:49:39","slug":"in-a-hurry-to-get-nowhere-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/in-a-hurry-to-get-nowhere-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"In A Hurry To Get Nowhere? &#8211; Bible study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From time to time, while driving down Interstate 10 here in El Paso (type in El Paso, Texas for a satellite view), I notice there are a lot of folks in a hurry to get nowhere. I know this is true, because they are &#8220;all&#8221; exceeding the speed limit, and it&#8217;s not because of any emergency that exists.<\/p>\n<p>So my question is, &#8220;Why be in a hurry to get nowhere?&#8221; Perhaps it&#8217;s just a habit being carried over from the pressures of the workplace caused by having to meet too many deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>But whatever the reason, let&#8217;s slow down and &#8220;think&#8221; for a moment. Instead of always being in a hurry to get nowhere (spiritually speaking). How about being in a hurry to get &#8220;somewhere&#8221; (spiritually speaking).<\/p>\n<p>It we&#8217;re going to be in a hurry, let&#8217;s be in a hurry to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make the kingdom of God priority number one (Matthew 6:33).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Let our light shine before men (Matthew 5:14-16; 1 Peter 2:11-12).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Be spiritually minded (Colossians 3:1-4; cf. Romans 8:6).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Go about doing good (Acts 10:38).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Study and make application of God&#8217;s word in order to grow spiritually (2 Timothy 2:15 KJV; cf. 1 Peter 2:1-2; Colossians 1:3-10; Hebrews 5:12-14).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Attend every assembly possible (Hebrews 10:25; cf. Acts 2:42).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Be involved in doing the Lord&#8217;s work (1 Corinthians 15:58).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage others in doing the Lord&#8217;s work (Acts 9:23-31; Hebrews 10:23-24).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Teach some lost soul (or souls), the saving gospel of Christ (Acts 5:42; Acts 8:4; cf. Acts 8:25-35; Acts 10:19-48; Acts 18:24-28) so they may teach others (2 Timothy 2:1-2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Assist those in need as we have ability and opportunity to do so (James 1:27; 1 John 3:15-17; Gal. 6:9-10; Titus 3:8; cf. Luke 3:11; Deuteronomy 15:7-12).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Share our material blessings with others (Mark 12:41-44; cf. Acts 2:44-45; Acts 4:34-37; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Be an godly example to both Christian and non-Christian alike (1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 1 Timothy 3:7; 1 Timothy 4:12-16; 1 Peter 3:15-17; cf. Colossians 4:5-6; 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patience  A Great Virtue!<\/li>\n<li>Seeking Undisturbed Stillness<\/li>\n<li>Brief Sermons And Watching The Clock<\/li>\n<li>100-Minute Bible &#8211; Is This The Extent Of Our Bible Study?<\/li>\n<li>Dashboard Dining Or A Nourishing Spiritual Feast?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From time to time, while driving down Interstate 10 here in El Paso (type in El Paso, Texas for a satellite view), I notice there are a lot of folks in a hurry to get nowhere. I know this is true, because they are &#8220;all&#8221; exceeding the speed limit, and it&#8217;s not because of any &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/in-a-hurry-to-get-nowhere-bible-study\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;In A Hurry To Get Nowhere? &#8211; Bible study&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}