Lake Gibson October 6 2019 Galatians 52224 But the fruit of the Spirit is love joy peace patience kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness selfcontrol against such things there is no law Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desi ID: 918238
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Self-Control
Fruit of the Spirit # 11
Lake Gibson
October 6, 2019
Slide2Galatians 5:22-24
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control
; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”
(NASB)
Slide3“Self-control” Defined
ἐγκράτεια
– “self-control (the virtue of one who
masters his desires and passions
, esp. his sensual appetites).” (Strong)
“Strong, possessed of mastery,
master of self
… continence, temperance” (Greek Lex.)
“Strong, robust…
having power over
, possessed of a thing …
mastering, controlling, curbing, restraining
” (Thayer).
Slide4Self-control
ἐγκράτεια – Is found
6x
in the NT.
Acts 24:25 – Paul to Felix
1 Cor. 7:9 – Advice in marriage
1 Cor. 9:25 – Running the race
Gal. 5:23 – Fruit of the Spirit
2 Tim. 3:3 – “Without self-control” in last days
Titus 1:8 – Qualifications of elders
But the idea of
self-control
, mastery over the flesh, is found in many more passages than just where this specific Greek word is found.
Slide5Self-control Is Not Impossible!
“I just can’t help myself”
(Yes you can!).
“The devil made me do it.”
(You can’t blame Satan, your wife, your children, your employer, your in-laws, etc.)
You do
NOT
need a
direct working of the HS,
but you
do
need
the Spirit (vs. 16, 18, 22, 25).
Areas of our lives where self-control is needed.
“How to” exercise self-control.
Slide6Sexual Temptations of the Flesh
Adultery, fornication, pornography
(sexual sin accepted by the world, common place)
Galatians 5:19-21
– The Works of the Flesh (fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, licentiousness).
Colossians 3:5
– “Fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desires, covetousness…”
1 Cor. 6:9-10
– “Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals … shall inherit the kingdom of God…”
Slide7Anger
Col. 3:8-9 – “But now you also, put them all aside:
anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth
. Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices.”
Eph. 4:31-32
– “Get rid of all
bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice
. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
Slide8Matthew 15:17-20
“Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated? But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from
the heart
, and those defile the man. For out of
the heart
come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
These are the things which defile the man
; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
Slide9The Tongue
James 3:5
– “So also
the tongue
is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!”
Ex. 20:7
– “
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain
.”
Col. 3:8-9
– “But now you also, put them all aside …
slander, and abusive speech from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another
, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices.”
Slide10How To Exercise Self-control
Study and meditation on God’s Word
Psa. 119:105
– “Thy
word
is a lamp…”
2 Tim. 2:15
– “Give
diligence
…”
Rom. 10:17
– “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the
word of Christ
.”
Heb. 4:12
– “For the
word of God
is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
See Psalm 1
Slide112. Pray without ceasing
Ephesians 6:10-18 – “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which is the
word of God
, with all
prayer and supplication
praying at all seasons
in the Spirit.”
1 Thess. 5:17 – “
Pray
without ceasing”
James 5:16-18 – “
The
effective prayer
of a righteous man can
accomplish much
.”
Slide123. Look for the Way of Escape
1 Cor. 10:12-13 – “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.
13
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will
provide the way of escape
also, so that you will be able to endure it.
Slide13The Way of Escape May Involve…
Taking
“radical”
steps
(Matt. 5:27-30)
Getting a new job.
Getting transferred to a different department.
Not having internet.
Having strict filters on your phone, computer.
Making new friends.
Staying away from places where you might be tempted (any establishment that sells liquor).
Slide144.
Spend Time Serving Others
Song – “Others” (Hymn 92)
Vs. 3 – “Let “self” be crucified and slain, and buried deep. And all in vain may efforts be to rise again, unless to live for others.”
Focus on your family.
Focus on seeing to the needs of “Others.”
Focus on the kingdom, and what I can be doing in my small corner of the world to expand the influence of Christ.
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