Self Discipline
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The document discusses developing qualities like faith, moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love. It states that developing these qualities will render a person useful and fruitful in their knowledge of Jesus Christ. It emphasizes applying diligence to grow in faith and these other virtues.
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Self Discipline
- 2. Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, 6 and in your knowledge, self- control, and in your self- control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, 7 and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. - 2 PETER 1:5-8 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 2 of 20
- 3. But as he was discussing righteousness, self- control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you." - Acts 24:25 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 3 of 20
- 4. Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit. - Proverbs 25:28 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 4 of 20
- 5. of 10 5 #1 We Must Believe Self Discipline Can Be Developed Slide 5 of 20
- 6. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. - Philippians 4 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 6 of 20
- 7. No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. - 1 Corinthians 10:13 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 7 of 20
- 8. 11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. 14 For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. - Romans 6:11-14 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 8 of 20
- 9. #2 Set Small Goals Slide 9 of 20
- 10. 24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 25 Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 26Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; 27 but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified. - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 10 of 20
- 11. #3 Prepare For Defeat and be Ready to Begin Again Slide 11 of 20
- 12. My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; - 1 John 2:1 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 12 of 20
- 13. #4 Learn From Past Mistakes Slide 13 of 20
- 14. of 10 Slide 14 of 20
- 15. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 3:14 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 15 of 20
- 16. #5 Plan For What to do When One's Self-Control is Challenged Slide 16 of 20
- 17. "I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?” - Job 31:1 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 17 of 20
- 18. As she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her. - Genesis 39:10 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 18 of 20
- 19. The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it. - Proverbs 22:3 NASB SELF DISCIPLINE Slide 19 of 20
- 20. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. - Romans 6:8-11
Editor's Notes
- Since last week, we discussed worship to God and how our worship is holy only because God is Holy, a good follow-up lesson would be a lesson on the Knowing God.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.
- To simply understand the begining of all things, one must know and believe in God. Interesting that Moses did not feel a need to explain who,“God” was, just that God had created the heavens and the earth.