Redeem the Time: Protecting Our Life – Part 1: “Wake Up & Repossess Your Life”

Based on Ephesians 5:14–17, this message calls believers to awaken spiritually and actively arise, not just experience temporary awareness. A new year is framed as a divine invitation to redeem the time—to reclaim life from distractions, delays, and dead weight.

Key Themes:

Redefine Priorities: Distinguish between urgent and important. Urgent things demand attention, but important things align with God’s purpose.

Rediscover Vision: Revisit God-given dreams and write them down. Without vision, life drifts aimlessly.

Bury the Past: Release old offenses, failures, and shame to embrace a fresh start.

Expose Time Wasters: Let Christ’s light reveal habits, relationships, and patterns that drain time and purpose.

Repossess Your Life: “Redeem” means to buy back—take ownership of time stolen by fear, distractions, and people-pleasing.

The call to action: acknowledge God in all ways (Proverbs 3:6), surrender the year to Him, and declare intentional living. The message emphasizes that your life is your time—anything stealing time is stealing destiny. This year is not ours but God’s, and we must use it on purpose.