11 January 2015 Ps Andrew Harper Discipline.

11 January 2015 Ps Andrew Harper, A better year

The life of the righteous spirals upwards.

Discipline. -

Discipline is the bridge between thought and accomplishment, (dreams and reality).

God chooses to use us as his seed bed, to accomplish his plans and wishes.

Disciple - A disciplined follower of Christ, and the lifestyle that's involved.

If we want something different in our lives, then we need to change something.

Hebrew 12:3-17 " Do not grow weary"

1 Cor 9:24-27 "Striving for a crown"

Discipline is central for us to move forward to Christ.

god can help you with avoiding temptations.

The grace of God doesn't save you from the consequences of your sin!

If you want to resist sin, it will take commitment.

v 5 - Discipline is an act of love.

 The Lord disciplines the ones he loves.

You can discipline yourself, with restraint, and self control.

Do it because God loves you.

Self control is a fruit of God's love.

v 7 - When you know your owned by God, you take on the responsibility  of self restraint/discipline.

- If we want to do something different in our life, it's often painful/ difficult, so just step into it with God.

v 12 - Lift up your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees.

* Get motivated for the changes you want. It wont happen if your half hearted. So Commit!

v 14 - Peace with everyone, (like Christ).

Plus sexual restraint.

You can give away God's blessings by having a lack of self control! (Esau).