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Guarding God's Gift of Health: Physical Self-Care?!

Encouraging brothers in ministry to prioritize their physical health and practice self-care. Exploring Paul's references in 1 Timothy to physical self-care and discussing essential health questions.

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Guarding God's Gift of Health: Physical Self-Care?!

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  1. “Guard What Has Been Entrusted to Your Care!”(1 Timothy 6:20)Encouraging brothers in ministry to guard four key gifts supporting ministry-long growth Session #4 Guarding God’s Gift of Health

  2. Physical Self-Care?!?!?! • With what double theological challenge may the Lutheran called worker wrestle when it comes to the issues of caring for his/her own physical health?

  3. Paul’s Brief References in 1 Timothy to Physical Self-Care • 1 Timothy 4:8 “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” • While this is admittedly a “passing reference” (“training” is a figure of speech suggested by previous verse - Γύμναζε δὲ σεαυτὸν πρὸς εὐσέβειαν)… • …the NIV makes it “weaker” than it is! • ἡ γὰρ σωματικὴ γυμνασία πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶν ὠφέλιμος, ἡ δὲ εὐσέβεια πρὸς πάντα ὠφέλιμός ἐστιν ἐπαγγελίαν ἔχουσα ζωῆς τῆς νῦν καὶ τῆς μελλούσης. • Similar temporal meaning of πρὸς ὀλίγον in James 4:14 • 1 Timothy 5:23: “Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.” Why shouldn’t it surprise us that encouragements such as these are relatively rare in Scripture?

  4. Sobering Question for Self-Reflection:A Barrier to Reaching Souls?

  5. A Warning Sign • “Firewall: Health Essentials for Ministers and Their Families” • Christian Education Journal, Series 3, Volume 6, Number 2 • James T. Flynn, Associate Professor of Practical Theology, Regent University School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, Virginia

  6. Back Again: The Ministry Messiah Complex

  7. Clergy Time Away from Duties

  8. Five Essential Health Questions • Are you remembering you are not the Savior? • sacrificing your physical & emotional health saves no one and may rob you of years of productive ministry • Are you getting enough sleep? • significant health impact much more/less than 7 hours (“In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat – for he grants sleep to those he loves” Psalm 127:2.) • Are you guarding down time? • saving 7 of 21 “blocks” (pieces or days) yields @ 56 hour work week – sufficient time to honor all your holy callings? • Are you scheduling regular exercise? • compensate for sedentary nature of 21st century ministry (shift from team sports to lifetime sports?) • Are you making wise choices for your diet? • avoid excesses of fast-food, pre-processed culture

  9. In setting aside an appropriate amount of time for rest, relaxation, and recreation for the sake of our physical and emotional health, we are also here living by faith and not by sight. Psalm 46:10

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