Training in GodlinessTraining in Godliness1 Timothy 41 Timothy 4

Being a Christian is like…Being a Christian is like…

Being a Christian is like…Being a Christian is like…

Training in GodlinessTraining in Godliness

EarningEarning vs. vs. EffortEffort

EnjoyingEnjoying the life of the life of godlinessgodlinessrequiresrequires

TrainingTraining in in godlinessgodliness

An AnalogyAn AnalogyAthletic training is like spiritual trainingAthletic training is like spiritual training

Submit to Submit to trainer/ trainer/ coachcoach

PracticePractice OppositionOpposition GoalGoal

An AnalogyAn AnalogySpiritual training is like athletic training.Spiritual training is like athletic training.

““A baseball player who expects to A baseball player who expects to excel excel in the gamein the game without without

adequate exercise of his body is no adequate exercise of his body is no mare ridiculous than the Christian mare ridiculous than the Christian who hopes to be able to act in the who hopes to be able to act in the manner of Christ manner of Christ when put to the when put to the

testtest without the appropriate without the appropriate exercise or training.” exercise or training.”

Dallas WillardDallas Willard

A PriorityA PrioritySpiritual training more valuable Spiritual training more valuable

than athletic training.than athletic training.

Training in Training in GodlinessGodliness

Family School Job Neighborhood Friends Church

A PriorityA PrioritySpiritual training more valuable than Spiritual training more valuable than

athletic training.athletic training.

Moses: “Love the LORD your God Moses: “Love the LORD your God with all your heart, mind, and with all your heart, mind, and strength.”strength.”

Jesus: “Seek first the Kingdom of Jesus: “Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness.”God and his righteousness.”

Paul: “I want to know Christ…So I Paul: “I want to know Christ…So I press on toward the goal.”press on toward the goal.”

LENTLENT““Something You Can Fill”Something You Can Fill”

SolitudeSolitude

SilenceSilence

FastingFasting

AbstinenceAbstinence

SecrecySecrecy

What can God make us?What can God make us?