self: CONTROLLED – How to Fight to Win

Introduction:

How to Get self:Controlled (1 Cor 9:24-27):

  1. You must Choose to be self-controlled. (1 Cor 9:24)
  2. You must be committed to self-control in Every Area . (1 Cor 9:25a)

2 Peter 1:5-6 - For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control...

Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control...

  1. You must keep your eyes on the Prize . (1 Cor 9:25b)
  2. You must have a Plan to win. (1 Cor 9:26)
  3. You must have a healthy fear of being Disqualified . (1 Cor 9:27)

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Small Group Discussion
Read 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

  1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?

  2. Self-control is both a command and a fruit of the Spirit. What are the dangers of only believing one or the other? How do these work together? In other words, how specifically does a believer rightly balance these truths by going after both?

  3. How does the promise of receiving an imperishable crown (v25) motivate us to self-control today?

  4. “Self-control mostly happens before the moment of temptation.” Explain what this means. How do we exercise self-control before we are in a temptation situation?

  5. What does it mean to be disqualified (1 Cor 9:27)? Why is a person who lacks self-control not fit to be in ministry?

Breakout
Is there any area where you are not self-controlled (1 Cor 9:25)?
Pray for one another to do the business of self-control today.