Godly Exercise

N E W HO P E C HU R C H

End times

03/27/2008

Lessons for
Spiritual Growth

By
Pastor Mark
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Godly Exercise
Knee Bends – Prayer
Walking
Read Daily
Self-Control
Be Holy
Holy Discipline

I Timothy 4:7-9
And exercise thyself rather
unto Godliness

This is a faithful saying,

Worthy of all acceptation

Verses are from KJV

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Godly Exercise

Read 1Timothy 4:7-9 KJV

v.7 But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto
godliness.

v.8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things,
having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

v.9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

What does it mean to exercise godliness?

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Are you exercising godliness?

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Why is it that the Bible says bodily exercise profits little?

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These are all questions that we need to ask ourselves! Let’s look at the last one.

Why is it that bodily exercise profits little?

1. Most of us will not stick with it long enough to do any good.

2. Even if we do stay with it our bodies still grow old and weak.

What does it mean to exercise godliness?

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Knee Bends
I. Read Ephesians 3:14-21 KJV Knee Bends - Prayer
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

A. That he would grant you, ____________________________.

B. To be strengthened with _____________________________.

C. That Christ may ____________________________________.

D. That ye being ______________________________________.

E. May be able to comprehend ___________________________.

F. To know the love of Christ, ___________________________.

G. That ye might be ____________________________________.

Extra Credit:
v. 20 Now unto him that is able to do ___________ _____________ above
all that we ask or think, according to the _________ that worketh in us,
v. 21 Unto him be glory in the ___________ by Christ Jesus throughout all
ages, _____________ _______________ _______. A-men.

More on Prayer:
1. James 5:15,16 --- the prayer of faith shall save the sick, ---
--- the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
2. Matt. 26:41 Watch and Pray, that ye enter not into temptation: ---
3. Matt. 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, ---
4. Psalm 55:17 Evening, morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: -
5. Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that
love thee.

It is a fact:
Not all Church members even pray before a meal!
Prayer is more than just us talking to God; it is also God speaking to us.
Are we listening?
God hears even the prayers of the lost!

If your eternity depends on your prayer life, will you make it?
If someone else is depending on you to pray with them, are you?
Does God hear your Prayers?
Do you hear God’s Prayers?
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Walking
II. Read Ephesians 4:1-15 KJV Walking
--- that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

A. With all ____________ and _______________.

B. With ____________________.

C. ___________________ one another in love;

D. ___________ to keep the unity of the Spirit in the _____________.

v. 7 But unto every one of us is given ____________ according to the measure

of the ___________ of Christ.
Why should we walk worthy of our Godly calling?

v. 12 For:

1. the perfecting of the __________________.

2. the work of the ______________________.

3. the edifying of the ____________ of _______________.

v.13 Till:

1. we all come in the ____________ of _________________,

2. and of the _______________ of the _______ of __________,

3. unto a __________________ man,

4. unto the measure of the ___________ of the fullness of Christ:

v. 14 That:

1. We be no more children, ________ to and fro,

2. and carried about with every _________ of _____________,

3. by the ______________ of men, and cunning craftiness,

4. whereby they lie in wait to _______________;

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To Read Daily
Godly exercise #3 – To Read Daily

III. Read Deut. 17:19-20 To read daily

--- he shall read therein all the days of his life:

A. That he may ______________________________.

B. To keep all the ____________________________.

C. And these statutes __________________________.

D. That his heart be not ________________________.

E. That he turn not ____________________________.

F. That he may _________ his days in his __________.

Why is it important that we read Gods Word daily?

Read 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV Study

Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Getting a Grip on God’s Word

Hear the Word --- For Faith

Read the Word --- Fellowship with God

Study the Word --- For Knowledge

Memorize the Word --- For Effectiveness

Meditate on the Word --- For Understanding

Apply the Word --- For Personal Life Change

Look at the first five; hear thru meditate, if each one represents one your
fingers and thumb. Now if you were falling and about to be lost forever, what
kind of grip would you have to hold on to God’s hand if you used only one
finger?
Now if apply the word is your palm, and the other forms of study are your
fingers and thumb, what kind of grip would you have if you used them all
together? What is your chance of falling and being lost?
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Self-control
IV. Romans 6:12-15 KJV Self-Control
v.12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should
obey it in the lusts thereof.
v.13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness
unto sin: But yield yourselves unto God,

Self-control = restraint exercised over one’s own impulses, emotions, or desires.

Self-control is not something that we do all on our own. It is something
we learn to achieve thru the strength and Grace of our Lord and Savior.

Romans 6:14
For sin ________ ______ have dominion over you:

For you are not under the ________, but ___________ _________.

Rom. 6:15
Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under Grace.

__________ _____________!

The Law = the external laws which revealed the sin prevalent in the heart.

Grace = the divine influence upon the heart and it’s reflection thru life.

Read Colossians 2:2-16

v.2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and
unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of
the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
v. 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Col. 2:6
As ye have therefore ____________ Christ Jesus the Lord,

So __________ ______ in him:

Col. 2:7
Rooted --- become stable

Built up --- build on

Stablished in the faith --- confirmed = fixed in habit and unlikely to

Change, but to persist.
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Self-control
Col. 2:10
You are _____________ in him
2:12
____________ with him in baptism

You are __________ with him.

Buried with him: v.13-14

Being dead, in your sins, hath he quickened = made alive.

Having forgiven you all trespasses blotting out the handwriting of

ordinances, nailing it to his cross.

Risen with him: Col. 3:1-16

3:1 If ye be risen with Christ --- first determine if you are risen with Christ.
If so:
3:1 seek those things which are _____________.

3:2 set your affections an things _____________.

3:3 and your life is _______ with _________ in God.

3:5 Mortify therefore your members.

Mortify = to deaden, to subdue, to be dead to.

Members = a limb or part of the body.

Mortify --- be dead to: write out each words deffination

Fornication --- ______________________________________

Uncleanness --- ______________________________________

Inordinate affection --- _______________________________

Evil concupiscence --- ________________________________

Covetousness --- _____________________________________

3:8 Put off:

Anger --- ___________________________________________

Wrath --- ___________________________________________

Malice --- ___________________________________________

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Self-control

Blasphemy --- _________________________________________

Filthy communication out of your mouth

Lie not one to another

3:12 Put on therefore:

Bowels of mercies --- ____________________________________

Kindness --- ___________________________________________

Humbleness of mind --- _________________________________

Meekness --- __________________________________________

Longsuffering --- ______________________________________

Forbearing one another --- ______________________________

Forgiving one another --- ________________________________

3:14 Charity --- ____________________________________________

3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, and be ye thankful.

3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching, and
admonishing one another in
Psalms
Hymns
Spiritual songs
Singing with grace --- in your hearts to the Lord.

If we, the Christian will exercise our Prayer Life

--- and Walk Worthy
--- Read the Word Daily

Then we will start to find self-control not in ourselves but in Christ, thru the
work of the Holy Spirit.

Identify the areas you need to work on and ask the Lord to help you become an
overcomer.
If you be risen with him you have what it takes.
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Be Holy
Ephesians 1:4 KJV Be Holy
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the
world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Eph. 1:1b To the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Paul is writing to the faithful in Christ Jesus. Take a moment and think
carefully, does this describe you?
The following verses describe God’s Grace upon the Faithful.

v. 4 --- he hath ___________ ____ in him before the foundation of the world.

v. 4b that we should be ________ and without _____________.

v. 5b --- according to the ________ __________ of his will,

v. 6b --- hath made us __________ in the beloved.

v. 7a --- we have ____________ through his blood.

v. 7b --- ____________ of sins, according to the riches of his _________.

v. 8 --- he hath ____________ toward us in all _____________ and

________________.
v. 9 having made known unto us the __________ of his will

according to his ______ __________ which he purposed in himself.

Eph. 1:10
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one
all things in Christ, both in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him

What better reasons should we need for being holy?

But wait there is more!

Eph. 1:11
--- also we have obtained an inheritance.

Eph. 1:12
That we should be to the praise of his glory.
Eph. 1:13
--- whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit
of promise.
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Eph. 1:14
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

Earnest = a pledge – given in advance as security for the rest

The earnest given --- being sealed with the Spirit of promise, till our
inheritance is complete upon redemption, as purchased by Christ.

Being holy is going to be worth the wait!!!!

Warning of the unholy first:

Lev. 20:6-8
v. 6 And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after
wizards, to go a-whoring after them, I will even set my face against that
soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
v. 7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your
God.
v. 8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify
you.

One of the Commandments:

Ex. 20:8-10
v. 8 Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
v. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
v. 10 But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: ----

Think about it:

Is it in our best interest to keep the commandments of the Lord if we
desire to be holy?

Can we be holy and not keep his commandments?

Can we be holy and go after such as familiar spirits, wizards and such?

To the best of your ability describe what it is to be holy!

holy = sacred (ceremonially or morally) a saint

Taken from Lev.20:7 ---be ye holy---

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Holy Discipline
VI. Romans 12: 1 KJV Holy Discipline
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service.

Beseech = to call near, be of good cheer, desire such.

God is inviting us to come near, be of good cheer, and to desire what he
is asking of us.
Brethren = brothers and sisters in Christ
Present your bodies a living sacrifice = is an act of self-will
Acceptable unto God = discipline yourself to conform
Reasonable service = rational – logical, duty to perform

Holy discipline = is to choose a way that is right and then stay true to it.

Romans 12:9-21 describes how we achieve this reasonable service.

1. Let love be without _______________ = hypocrisy, let love be real.

2. ________ that which is evil;

3. __________ to that which is good.

4. Be __________ affectioned one to another with brotherly love.

5. In ____________ preferring one another;

6. Not ___________ in business;

7. _____________ in spirit;

8. _____________ the Lord

9. ______________ in hope;

10. ______________ in tribulation;

11. Continuing _____________ in prayer;

12. _____________ to the necessity of saints;

13. Given to __________________.

14. Bless and ___________ not.

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Holy Discipline

15. ______________ with them that rejoice

16. __________ with them that weep.

17. Be of the same mind ______ _____________.

18. _________ not high things,

19. Condescend to men of ______ ______________.

20. Be not _________ in your own conceits.

21. _______________ to no man evil for evil.

22. Provide things _____________ in the sight of men.

23. Live ______________ with all men.

24. _____________ not yourselves,

25. If your _________ hunger, _______ him, if he thirst, __________.

26. Overcome evil with _______________.

Here we find 26 areas of reasonable service that is acceptable unto the Lord.

Start with your weakest ones and begin making them your strength. It
will surprise you what a difference it will make in your life.

Note: There is a service or worship not acceptable.

How does your service add up?

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