Self Discipline

You and the Lord deserve the best version of you that you can become. Self-discipline is key to personal growth and you must understand the hierarchy of authority, how Boot Camp transforms people in weeks and the three alternatives to self-discipline. Message based on 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

God Bless,
Johnny

NOTES/OUTLINE

SELF DISCIPLINE 2-20-22

TEXT: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Galatians 5:22-23, Proverbs 25:28

3 PURPOSES OF A CHRISTIAN, THIS IS #3, “IMPROVE YOURSELF”

THE LORD DESERVES THE BEST VERSION OF YOU, SO DO YOU, LOVED ONES, YOUR WORLD, K. OF GOD.

WHAT NEW YEAR PROMISES, INTENTIONS… DID YOU MAKE? WERE THEY WORTHY ONES?

NEW YEAR’S INTENTIONS, GOALS, RESOLUTIONS. LAST ABOUT 6 WEEKS TILL MID-FEB.

CONSIDER THIS YOUR REBOOT.

OUR STRUGGLE IS WITH OUR OTHER “SELF”, WHO’S IN CHARGE?

ROMANS 7 GIVES PAUL’S EXAMPLE

BATTLE IS BETWEEN REASON AND FEELING

SELF DISCIPLINE: OUR DESIRE FOR

CHRONIC FAILURE

WILLPOWER: SHORT BURSTS OF SELF DISCIPLINE FOR A SITUATION. EXAMPLES

BUILD IT THROUGH SELF TALK AND GOD TALK. PRAYER, AND TELLING YOURSELF WHAT IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY QUOTING SCRIPTURES.

A MUSCLE TO DEVELOP

SELF-DISCIPLINE: CHARACTER.

RULING OVER YOUR FEELINGS AND BODY. AUTHORITY AND ENFORCEMENT

BOOT CAMP: ESTABLISH DOMINANCE, ESTABLISH HABITS, EXTEND COMMAND

A MUSCLE TO DEVELOP

SPIRITUAL HIERARCHY AS GOD INTENDS

SELF DISCIPLINE IS PART OF THE “FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT”

!YOU CAN DO THIS! YOU CAN CHANGE, GROW, DEVELOP, LEARN…GOD SAYS SO AND HE IS FOR YOU!!!

HE KNOWS IT IS A NECESSITY FOR A FULL AND RICH LIFE, HE WANTS IT FOR YOU MORE THAN YOU WANT IT FOR YOURSELF.

THREE ALTERNATIVES TO SELF DISCIPLINE:

ENVIRONMENT

HABIT

OBSESSION

DON’T QUIT! RECOMMIT TO YOUR GOOD INTENTIONS

FOR THE GLORY OF THE LORD AND FOR YOURSELF AS WELL.