It's Worth It - Week 1
Crashed and Burned
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Romans 8:18 (ESV)
15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate...18 I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway... 24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Romans 7:15, 18-19, 24 NLT
1. Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now.
- Desires don’t determine who you become.
- Disciplines determine who you become.
2. Willpower doesn’t work.
24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Rom 7:24 NLT
Something’s Not Working—Missing Something!
24…Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25 Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom 7:24-25 NLT
3. Not talking Behavior Modification—Spiritual Transformation!
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Gal 5:16
4. Not Shame driven—Spirit led!
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Gal 5:22-23 ESV
5. WHO do you want to become?
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Romans 8:18 (ESV)
