(Part 1) "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 1 Timothy 4:1-10 to understand the foundation for what Paul is about to instruct Timothy about the eternal importance of Godly values from the lens of an illustration about a Greek or Roman athlete that has to refuse certain things, do the right exercises, eat the right foods, and be consistent in their training, just as Christians should put work into their ever deepening relationship with God.

This week’s “WEEKLY EXERCISES”

-Put our Hope in the Living God: 1 Timothy 4:9-10

-Be on watch: 1 Timothy 4:16

-“Work Out”: Philippians 2:12-13