Paul’s
Advice to Timothy
1 Timothy 4:7
Lesson
II
July 5, 2009
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week -
1 Timothy 3:15 Behave
thyself
Text for
Today – 1
Timothy.4:7 Exercise
thyself
If we don’t do the first
we will not likely do the second
No
one can exercise for me in the natural or spiritual
1. 1 Timothy
4:7 we
are to exercise unto godliness
Bodily exercise profits a
little
Godly exercise profits now and
hereafter
II We live in a
very ungodly world
Galatians 1:4
present evil
Philippians
2:15 crooked and perverse
1
John 2:16 all that is in the world
III God states
His desire for believers
Romans
12:2 be not conformed
1
Timothy 2:2 a life of godliness
1
Timothy 6:11 follow godliness
Titus
2:12 deny ungodliness
V
We are to exercise our minds
1 Peter 1:13
gird-up your mind
2
Peter 3:1 stir-up your pure mind
Philippians
4:8 think
VI We are to
discipline our minds
2 Corinthians 10:5 every thought
Joshua
1:8 mediate
Psalm
1:2 meditate
VII We are to
exercise our conscience
Acts 24:14-16
exercise my self
Hebrews
13:18 having a good conscience
1
Timothy 4:2 if not, it will become seared
VIII We are to
exercise our spiritual senses
Hebrews 5:13-14
discern both good and evil
For
me there are some things right and
some things wrong
IX Conclude
1 Timothy 6:6 godliness is great gain
Hebrews
13:5 with contentment
“Christ has a monopoly on salvation
and satisfaction”