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“SHALL NOT NOT EVERY EVERY MAN MAN HOLD HOLD SELF ELF- CONTRO CONTROL TO TO BE BE THE THE FOUNDA FOUNDATION TION OF OF ALL ALL VIRTUE VIRTUE, AND AND FIRST FIRST LAY THIS THIS FOUND FOUNDATI TION ON FIR FIRML MLY IN IN HIS HIS SOUL SOUL? FOR FOR WHO WHO WITHOUT WITHOUT THIS THIS CAN CAN LEARN EARN ANY ANY GOOD GOOD OR OR PRACTICE PRACTICE IT IT WO WORTHIL THILY? Y? (XENOPHON) ENOPHON)

GE GENTL NTLENESS ENESS & SE & SELF LF-CONTROL CONTROL 1. POWER UNDER CONTROL – SURGE PROTECTION 2. PASSIONS UNDER CONTROL – URGE PROTECTION

UR URGE GE PR PROTECT TECTION ION ROMANS 7:15-23 & GALATIANS 5:22-23

I. . TH THE E AG AGGRE GREGA GATE TE US USE OF SE E OF SELF LF-CONTROL CONTROL A. ENKRATEIA – IN POWER (SELF-MASTERY OR SELF-GOVERNANCE) OPPOSITE WOULD BE SELF-INDULGENCE OR HEDONISM ACTS 24:25; II PETER 1:6; & PROVERBS 25:28

I. . TH THE E AG AGGRE GREGA GATE TE US USE OF SE E OF SELF LF-CONTROL CONTROL B. AKRA KRASIA IA – NO RESTRAINT TRAINT (INTE NTEMPERANCE MPERANCE – I CORINTHIANS RINTHIANS. . 7:5) 5) C. SOPHRON HRON – SOBE BER-MINDED MINDED (TITU TUS 2:2, , 5, 5, 6, 12)

II. . TH THE E ABSE SENT NT US USE E OF OF SE SELF LF-CONTROL CONTROL LAS AST T DAYS YS LAC ACK OF S F SELF-CO CONT NTRO ROL – II II TIM TIMOTH THY Y 3:1-5 FR FRUIT IT OF TH F THE SP SPIR IRIT IT SE SELF-CO CONTRO NTROL L – GA GALATI TIANS ANS 5:23

ABSE SENCE NCE EX EXAMPL PLES ES 1. BITING & DEVOURING 2. JEALOUSY 3. DISSENSIONS 4. CONCEITED

III. . TH THE E ACTI CTIVE VE US USE E OF OF SE SELF LF-CONTROL CONTROL A. A. OUR UR BODY 1. FOR SAC R SACRI RIFICIAL IAL SE SERV RVICE E ( RO ROMAN ANS 1 S 12:1 :1 & I I C CORI RINTH THIANS ANS 6:19 19-20) 0)

III. . TH THE E ACTI CTIVE VE US USE E OF OF SE SELF LF-CONTROL CONTROL A. A. OUR R BODY DY 2. AGAINS INST T SENSUAL UAL SINS NS A. IDOL DOLATRY TRY OF F FO FOOD D (PHI HILIPPI LIPPIANS ANS 3:19 19) B. IMMORA MMORALI LITY Y (I CORI RINTHI NTHIANS ANS 6:18 18 & I I THESSAL ALONIANS NIANS 4:3-5) 5)

I CO I CORI RINTHIANS NTHIANS 9: 9:24-27 27 DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT IN A RACE ALL THE RUNNERS RUN, BUT ONLY ONE RECEIVES THE PRIZE? SO RUN THAT YOU MAY OBTAIN IT. EVERY ATHLETE EXERCISES SELF-CONTROL IN ALL THINGS. THEY DO IT TO RECEIVE A PERISHABLE WREATH, BUT WE AN IMPERISHABLE. SO I DO NOT RUN AIMLESSLY; I DO NOT BOX AS ONE BEATING THE AIR. BUT I DISCIPLINE MY BODY AND KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL, LEST AFTER PREACHING TO OTHERS I MYSELF SHOULD BE DISQUALIFIED.

III. . TH THE E ACTI CTIVE VE US USE E OF OF SE SELF LF-CONTROL CONTROL B. OUR MINDS II CORINTHIANS 10:4-5; TITUS 2, & PSALM 19:14

II III. I. TH THE E AC ACTIVE TIVE US USE E OF OF SE SELF LF-CONTROL CONTROL C. OUR LIFESTYLE 1. FINANCES (HEBREWS 13:5) 2. FRIENDS (I CORINTHIANS 15:33) 3. TIME (EPHESIANS 5:16) 4. LANGUAGE (COLOSSIANS 4:6) 5. SOCIAL MEDIA (JAMES 3:13)

A GUI GUIDING DING PR PRINCIPL NCIPLE “ALL THINGS THINGS ARE ARE LAWFUL WFUL FOR FOR ME,” BUT BUT NOT NOT ALL ALL THIN THINGS GS ARE ARE HELP HELPFUL FUL. “ALL THINGS THINGS ARE ARE LAWF WFUL FOR FOR ME,” BU BUT I WILL WILL NO NOT BE BE DOMIN INATED TED BY BY AN ANYTHING THING. ” (I (I CO CORIN INTHIANS THIANS 6:12 12)

REA READIN DING G A BO A BOOK OK, , “NO THYSELF!”

IV IV. . TH THE E AP APPL PLICA ICATION TION OF OF SE SELF LF-CONTROL CONTROL DAVI DA VID D SP SPAR ARES ES K KING NG SAUL’S LIFE I SA SAMUE UEL 24 & 4 & 2 26

APOSTLE PAUL’S DELIVERANCE “WRETCHED MAN THAT I AM! WHO SHALL DELIVER ME FROM THIS BODY OF DEATH?” “THANKS BE TO GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD!” RO ROMANS MANS 7:24-25 25

Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more. Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you. Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with Yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and SELF-CONTROL. Amen. (John Stott)