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251. Overseers and Deacons

1 Timothy 3:1-16

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... often means with regard to alcoholic beverages. However, since that is specifically said in verse 3, temperate is probably used figuratively to mean “free from every form of excess, passion, or rashness” (cf. 2 Tim. 4:5). The overseer must also be self-controlled and respectable, words that often occur together in pagan writings as high ideals of behavior. A Christian leader is to be more than, and therefore certainly not less than, such ideals. The church leader must also be hospitable. This, too, was ...

252. More Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 25:1-28

Understanding Series

Roland E. Murphy

... . The MT has “seeking their glory is glory”; see Additional Notes. The NIV is a simple condemnation of vainglory. 25:28 Two juxtaposed sayings form an implicit comparison. An open, unprotected city is prey to attack from outsiders. Anyone who lacks self-control is likewise prey, but to personal moods, passions, etc. See 16:32b. Additional Notes 25:3 The NIV almost always makes the comparisons in chs. 25–27 explicit by inserting “like,” or “as,” thus making similes out of the sayings that ...

253. More Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 29:1-27

Understanding Series

Roland E. Murphy

... this as synonymous parallelism, but the rendering of verse 10b is doubtful. If there is a contrast between the two lines, verse 10b must mean something like the concern the upright have for a person of integrity. 29:11 Antithetic. The sages are continually emphasizing self-control by using the fool as a foil (cf. 14:16, 29; 16:32). The MT of verse 11b reads literally, “the wise person stills it (anger) back,” but there is no compelling reason to change the text. 29:12 Synthetic. Any tolerance of lies by ...

254. Hezekiah King of Judah

2 Kings 18:1-37

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... lavish promises about peace and security, promises that must be more appealing than drinking urine. The speaker sounds like a passionate prophet talking about a land of milk and honey—and he intones that Assyria is like a juggernaut crushing every land and god! In light of this onslaught, the self-control of the people indicates the kind of respect they have for their leader.

255. The Coming of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... 5:6). To be “awake” signifies being spiritually and morally alert and vigilant (Matt. 24:42–44; 25:13) so that they do not enter into temptation (Matt. 26:40–41). To be “sober” means to avoid drunkenness, although here the meaning is figurative, denoting self-control (2 Tim. 4:5; 1 Pet. 1:13; 4:7; 5:8). So the believer does not embrace the night with its sin (5:7). Since there was little nighttime illumination during this era, nights were considered horrible and sinister (see Matt. 26:34; John ...

256. A Lifestyle Appropriate to Sound Doctrine

Titus 3:1-11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to take visible shape through believers’ being “careful to devote themselves to doing what is good.” As those marked by a turning from irreligion, social viciousness, and personal dissolution (1:12; 3:3), believers display a life of gospel-shaped justice and self-control that is “excellent and profitable for everyone” (3:8; cf. Matt. 5:16). Paul closes the body of the letter by repeating his warning about the false teachers (see 1:10–16). He adds here the provision to avoid those who are so ...

257. Have You Been Pruned?

John 15:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... she would not receive the nutrients she needed to keep God fresh and alive in her heart. Then she would not be able to produce the fruits of the spirit which Paul lists in Galatians 5:22-23: love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. That’s an important rule: If we are to bear fruit, we must stay connected to the vine which is Christ. He only is the source of our life. I hope that is the primary reason you are here in worship today. You desire to stay ...

258. The Greatest Sin

Luke 13:6-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... it use up the soil?’” And he was talking about us if we are not bearing fruit. What kind of fruit? St. Paul himself in Galatians 5 talked about “the fruit of the Spirit”--love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. That’s a good beginning. But caring for the down-and-out tops the list, according to Jesus’ teachings. Caring for those who are sick, those who are troubled, those who are lonely, those who are in trouble. Bearing fruit is something that ...

259. The Thorny Price of Perfidy

Esther 3:1-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... line, trusting in God to save her people. Her beautiful spirit reveals what it means to be an authentic child of God. As Paul would say, the fruits of the spirit are….what are they? Love, kindness, joy, peace, patience, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control (Galatians Chapter 5) –all qualities that make Esther so beautiful, both inside and out. And the qualities that are missing from the bramble-filled spirit of Haman, who may appear to be beautiful on the outside, but his soul is laced with ...

260. The Power of the Unseen

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... he was teaching the church in Galatia (Chapter 5)? Anyone remember? When a community has gone through a Holy Spirit infusion, here is what it looks like: You feel from that community – Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance, gentleness, faith, modesty, self-control, and chastity. The greatest is love. For love overpowers not just sin and evil but fear. And fear is the greatest stumbling block to the kind of faith that empowers you and upholds you. And guess what, when you enter into a ...

The man of fixed ingrained principles who has mapped out a straight course, and has the courage and self-control to adhere to it, does not find life complex. Complexities are all of our own making.

B. C. Forbes

Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.

Bible

Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know.

Charles Kingsley

More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride.

Dan Gable

Let every one of us cultivate, in every word that issues from our mouth, absolute truth. I say cultivate, because to very few people – as may be noticed of most young children – does truth, this rigid, literal veracity, come by nature. To many, even who love it and prize it dearly in others, it comes only after the self-control, watchfulness, and bitter experience of years.

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Self-control is the quality that distinguishes the fittest to survive.

George Bernard Shaw

As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course toward his objective in life, without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.

Napoleon Hill

God is waiting eagerly to respond with new strength to each little act of self-control, small disciplines of prayer, feeble searching after him. And his children shall be filled if they will only hunger and thirst after what he offers.

Richard Holloway

If a man be self-controlled, truthful, wise, and resolute, is there aught that can stay out of reach of such a man?

The Panchatantra

271. Standing in the Forecastle

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Ron Love

... they not be drawn to that light? It would be the light of a happy church. A happy church exhibits the wholesome spiritual attributes that our presented by Paul which are: “love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” If everyone in our congregation practiced being loving, joyful, peaceful, kind, and gentle, this would be a happy church. And how do we become a loving, joyful, peaceful, kind and gentle church? It is by practicing Paul’s second attribute ...

272. The Best Gifts

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

Mary Austin

... almost never read in worship. But the writer has an unusual take on the gifts of Christmas. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly, while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people ...

273. What Are You Bananas About?

Philippians 3:17-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... means to live in tune with God’s heart and mind. What would that look like? It would look a lot like a life overflowing with the fruits of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. It would look a lot like Jesus. Jesus faced an overwhelming number of challenges, stresses and sorrows in his lifetime. So did St. Paul. And yet, they weren’t overwhelmed. They relied on God’s strength and wisdom and power to help them forge ...

274. A Fruitful Life

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... is the spitting image of their Heavenly Father? What would it look like if your life truly reflected the spirit and the image of God? If your life overflowed with the fruits of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control—how would it affect the people around you? How would it affect your work? How would it affect your priorities? Fruit can’t be hidden. It is an outward and visible expression of the inner life of a tree. What is our outward life ...

275. More Fully Understanding Christ

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... . This is what is referred to by the “fruits of the Spirit” in Galatians, chapter 5. The Apostle Paul writes, “. . . the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” (Gal. 5: 22-23, NLT) Such virtues occur unconsciously in those who saturate themselves with Christ’s words. A few years ago, authors Greg Hawkins and Cally Parkinson wrote a book titled Move: What 1,000 Churches Reveal About Spiritual ...

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251. Overseers and Deacons

1 Timothy 3:1-16

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

252. More Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 25:1-28

Understanding Series

Roland E. Murphy

253. More Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 29:1-27

Understanding Series

Roland E. Murphy

254. Hezekiah King of Judah

2 Kings 18:1-37

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

255. The Coming of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

256. A Lifestyle Appropriate to Sound Doctrine

Titus 3:1-11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

257. Have You Been Pruned?

John 15:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

258. The Greatest Sin

Luke 13:6-9

Sermon

King Duncan

259. The Thorny Price of Perfidy

Esther 3:1-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

260. The Power of the Unseen

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

B. C. Forbes

Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.

Bible

Charles Kingsley

More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride.

Dan Gable

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Self-control is the quality that distinguishes the fittest to survive.

George Bernard Shaw

As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course toward his objective in life, without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.

Napoleon Hill

Richard Holloway

If a man be self-controlled, truthful, wise, and resolute, is there aught that can stay out of reach of such a man?

The Panchatantra

271. Standing in the Forecastle

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Ron Love

272. The Best Gifts

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

Mary Austin