Hope Community Church
A casual, topical bible study to help "fill up your tank" in the middle of the week. Come as you are and dig deeper into the Word!
• Hope's Coffee Café - coffee/tea bar in the foyer from 6:30-6:55 PM
• Child Care (ages 6wks-5yrs) & Kids "Mid-Week Mania" (grades K-5th) provided
Lesson 3:
"Living With Margin"
Psalms 90:12 NKJV
What would I do if I had some/more free time?
A— The key word is "FREE". If it's free everyone assumes it's up for the taking!!!
Margin =an amount allowed or available beyond what's necessary
I. Evaluating Our Margin
Galatians 6:1-10 NKJV
I. Evaluating Our Margin
A. Our roles and responsibilities are described as burdens or weights.
B. Some burdens are meant to be shared, others are meant to be shouldered.
C. Enablers confuse the two resulting in little or no margin.
• They carry toomuch responsibility.
• They carry the load for others.
• They coddle the irresponsible.
• They stunt the growth of others.
• They unknowingly create victims.
• They endanger themselves.
II. Addressing Our Margin
Creating margin involves:
A. Consolidating - Combine efforts and do things together that can save time.
B. Delegating - Give the responsibility to a capable person.
C. Eliminating - Give the task back to its rightful owner or just stop doing it.
III. Benefitting From Our Margin
Benefits include:
A. We celebrate our accomplishments.
B. Our blessings don't feel like burdens.
Proverbs 18:22 NKJV
Psalms 127:3-5 NKJV
III. Benefitting From Our Margin
Benefits include:
A. We celebrate our accomplishments.
B. Our blessings don't feel like burdens.
C. Our creativity is unleashed.
D. We are free to dream.
E. Our stress level decreases.