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Spiritual Exercise

Spiritual Exercise. “But reject profane and old wives' fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness.” 1 Tim. 4:7. Gymnazo ~ gymnasium. Matthew 19:26. “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”.

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Spiritual Exercise

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  1. Spiritual Exercise “But reject profane and old wives' fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness.” 1 Tim. 4:7 Gymnazo ~ gymnasium

  2. Matthew 19:26 “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”

  3. Spiritual Exercise Godliness

  4. I. How to get Exercise ? godly • Real religion – Jas. 1:21-27 • Doer • Control tongue • Visit fatherless & widows • Unspotted from World

  5. Heb. 5:12-14 godly • Babes - Full Age • Unskillful • Eph.4:11-16 - mature • II Pet. 3:18 = grow

  6. Matt. 28:18-20 godly • Teaching others • Active Verbs “go” • Teach • Baptize • Teach

  7. Heb. 12:11 E.S.V. godly “For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.”

  8. II. Results of Exercise Grow Strong and Mature Heb.5:13-14 Milk = unskillful Meat = full age

  9. 1 Cor. 16:13 NKJV “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.” • Mature can see danger • Mature make good Decisions • Not tossed around

  10. III. Value of Godliness In this life 1. To Our nation Prov. 13:34 - exalts Deut. 26:16-19

  11. III. Value of Godliness In this life 2. To other People Lead others to God Matt. 5:14-16

  12. III. Value of Godliness In this life 3. To Our self In sin – separated, dead In Christ - forgiven

  13. III. Value of Godliness In life to come Eternal life – 1 Tim. 6:19 With God in heaven Heaven prepared Home of the soul

  14. Rev. 21:27 NKJV “But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.”

  15. Spiritual Exercise Promise of the Life here and hereafter More important than physical exercise

  16. 2 Cor. 13:5 “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.” Keep a chart of your spiritual exercise

  17. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening May 17, 2009

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