(Part 5) "Physical training is good, but..."

“If we were to put as much energy into our spiritual life as an athlete does into their training for a temporary competition, we will grow and accomplish much for God and His Kingdom.”

After our sermon a couple weeks ago about “going deeper”, there was an evident need for a series on 1 Timothy chapter 4 on how to practically “go deeper” and have a foundational Christ-like mindset through the Biblical Christian habits that Paul instructed to Timothy as he trained him up to have a Christ minded ministry. 

The goal in this series is to understand the “Godly Values” that Paul gives to Timothy as we try to continue to shape that same Christ-like mindset in our own lives as we chose to have a deep relationship with God today.

In todays sermon we look at the next Godly Value that Paul tells Timothy to be an example of in 1 Timothy 4:12, “an example of faith. Faith implies that we trust God. It can often be hard to trust God during uncertain times, but having faith in these times can help each of us find peace and grow while we spend time in His presence. We also find out that living by faith not only helps us and other believers, but it also has an influence on the lost. As we take a look at the story of David and Goliath as well as the story of Shadrach, Meshac, and Abednego we find that there is an eternal perspective that effects those around us when we just trust God and walk by faith.

This week’s “WEEKLY EXERCISES”

-Spend time in God’s Word: Psalm 33:4/Romans 10:17

-Lift up the Name of Jesus: John 12:27-33

-Plant and Water Seeds: 1 Corinthians 3:5-9