Sermons About Disciplines
The LORD is my Shepherd
1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
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Tapping Out Sin
If battling sin was like two mixed martial artists fighting in the octagon for everyone to see, then far too often we would find ourselves flat on the mat, tapping out to certain sins that have plagued us all our life. How is it that trying harder like praying more intensely and reading the Bible doesn't guarantee victory over sin? In his message Teaching Pastor Yancey Arrington will look at how we can actually find more wins than losses over that toughest of opponents...how we can truly tap out sin!
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Sacred Spokes: 1 Timothy 4.1-10
What are you paying attention to? What are you constantly being nourished on? Are you engaged with the disciplines of the Christian life? Paul tells the young pastor, Timothy, that we should discipline ourselves for the purpose of godliness because it is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. Today we will look at four sacred spokes that are huge to the motion and movement of our life with Christ: The Word, Prayer, Fellowship, and Witness. These are individual and corporate disciplines that we need to pay attention to, be nourished on and engaged in.
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The Lord's Prayer
Most of us truly want a stronger relationship with God, however, are often unsure how to develop that relationship. Prayer is crucial in all of our lives in this journey of spiritual growth. Yet prayer can sometimes be uncomfortable, even difficult for many of us. We will discover in this message Jesus' method for how we should pray. We will discover that prayer takes practice as we examine the Lord's Prayer.
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The Habit of Selfless Service
In the gospel of John, Jesus taught his disciples that the habit of selfless service was the real mark of being one of his disciples. We can bear this mark of discipleship. We can grow in the habit of selfless service and throw off our selfish tendencies to become more like Jesus.
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The Habit of Way of Life Witnessing
In the book Acts, the first century Christians were powerful, way of life witnesses and the church exploded upon the scene, experiencing exponential growth. God wants us to be way of life witnesses today. We can grow in the habit of way of life witnessing.
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The Habit of Graceful Giving
In the book of 2 Corinthians the Apostle Paul told the Christians of Corinth that he wanted them to grow and excel in the “grace of giving.” He wanted them to grow in there practice, their discipline, their habit of graceful giving. We can grow in the habit of graceful giving. It is one of the habits that helps us to grow up in our salvation becoming more like the greatest giver of all, Jesus Christ.
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The Habit of Authentic Fellowship
In the book of Acts the first century Christians had a habit of authentic fellowship that helped them grow up into mature Christ followers, seeing miraculous life change in themselves and in their community. We can develop the habit of authentic fellowship and be helped in our Christian growth and see real life change in our lives and our communities. The text gives four marks of their devotion to authentic fellowship:
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The Habit of Personal Prayer
In the book of Psalms, King David and other writers, poured out their hearts in prayer to God. The book of Psalms is just that—a book of written prayers. In many cases they were put to music and sung in the temple. But they began as personal prayer. We can learn how to develop the habit of prayer by studying and praying the Psalms. Let’s look at Psalm 103 and learn the three movements of personal prayer:
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The Habit of Bible Study
In the book of Joshua, God gave Joshua clear instructions on how to lead His people Israel after the death of Moses. God told him that the key to success was for Joshua to become a student of God’s Word and to obey it in every detail. We can develop this habit of Bible study and experience the blessings of following and obeying God’s Word too.
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