“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 the next Godly Value that Paul tells Timothy to be an example of in 1 Timothy 4:12, “an example of love/Charity and spirit. Love really should be the motivation of our lives, we do not simply obey God to be applauded by men, but because we have a deep love for God and we want to follow His command to have the same kind of love for His people. Some translations add “in spirit” to describe a deep enthusiasm and excitement of being a child of God. When it comes to physical training, we have people/things that motivate us and give us confidence. The Bible tells us that we also have people/things that motivate us and give us confidence when it comes to spiritually training in Godly Values. We not only should be an example of God’s love to the body of believers, but also to our sphere of influence in our every day lives by valuing them and seeing them through God’s perspective.

This week’s “WEEKLY EXERCISES”

-“Love as Christ”

-Be devoted in love: Romans 12:10

-Have an outstanding debt to love: Romans 13:8