The Discipline of Love Trainer Name Ministry. 2 Introduction Give some examples of what discipline...

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IntroductionIntroduction

Give some examples of what Give some examples of what discipline helps to achieve. discipline helps to achieve.

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Key VerseKey Verse

…….train yourself to be godly. For .train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some physical training is of some value, but godliness has value value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the for both the present life and the life to come.life to come.

1 Timothy 4:7b-81 Timothy 4:7b-8

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How do people train to be How do people train to be godly?godly?

Key Verse Discovery Key Verse Discovery QuestionsQuestions

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How do people train to be godly?How do people train to be godly?

What other words are associated What other words are associated with training?with training?


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How do people train to be godly?How do people train to be godly?

What other words are associated What other words are associated with training?with training?

Is discipline necessary for Is discipline necessary for growth?growth?


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1.1. Does God want His children to Does God want His children to be like Christ?be like Christ?

Romans 8:29Romans 8:29

Supporting Verses / Supporting Verses / Discovery QuestionsDiscovery Questions

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1.1. Does God want His children to Does God want His children to be like Christ?be like Christ?

Romans 8:29 - Romans 8:29 - He predestined us to He predestined us to be conformed to the likeness of His be conformed to the likeness of His SonSon


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2. What is our role in being 2. What is our role in being conformed? conformed?

Phil. 2:12bPhil. 2:12b

II Tim 4:2II Tim 4:2

John 15:4-5John 15:4-5


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2. What is our role in being 2. What is our role in being conformed?conformed?

Phil. 2:12b - Phil. 2:12b - Work out your own Work out your own salvationsalvation

II Tim 4:2II Tim 4:2

John 15:4-5John 15:4-5


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2. What is our role in being conformed?2. What is our role in being conformed?

Phil. 2:12b - Phil. 2:12b - Work out your own Work out your own salvationsalvation

II Tim 4:2 –II Tim 4:2 – In season and out of In season and out of seasonseason

John 15:4-5John 15:4-5


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2. What is our role in being conformed?2. What is our role in being conformed?

Phil. 2:12b - Phil. 2:12b - Work out your own salvationWork out your own salvation

II Tim 4:2 –II Tim 4:2 – In season and out of seasonIn season and out of season

John 15:4-5 – John 15:4-5 – Remain/abide in ChristRemain/abide in Christ


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3. What is 3. What is God’sGod’s role in our being role in our being conformed?conformed?

Phil 2:13Phil 2:13

Eph 3:20Eph 3:20


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3. What is 3. What is God’sGod’s role in our being role in our being conformed?conformed?

Phil 2:13 - Phil 2:13 - God works in us to God works in us to

will and actwill and act

Eph 3:20Eph 3:20


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3. What is 3. What is God’sGod’s role in our being like role in our being like Christ?Christ?

Phil 2:13 - God works in us to will Phil 2:13 - God works in us to will

and actand act

Eph 3:20 – Eph 3:20 – Immeasurably more - Immeasurably more - according to His poweraccording to His power


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What does it mean to be What does it mean to be

created in God’s image?created in God’s image?

Gen 1:27Gen 1:27

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Ability to createAbility to create

Discovery QuestionsDiscovery Questions

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Ability to use wordsAbility to use words


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Purposeful relationshipsPurposeful relationships


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Moral choiceMoral choice


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Moral choiceMoral choice

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4. What aspect of God’s image 4. What aspect of God’s image does He most want reflected in does He most want reflected in

us?us?

Phil 2:5-8Phil 2:5-8

Matt 20:28Matt 20:28

Rom 15:8-9Rom 15:8-9


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4. What aspect of God’s image 4. What aspect of God’s image does He most want reflected in us?does He most want reflected in us?

Phil 2:5-8 - Phil 2:5-8 - Our attitude should be Our attitude should be the samethe same

Matt 20:28Matt 20:28

Rom 15:8-9Rom 15:8-9


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Phil 2:5-8 - Our attitude should be the Phil 2:5-8 - Our attitude should be the samesame

Matt 20:28 –Matt 20:28 – Not to be served, but to Not to be served, but to serveserve

Rom 15:8-9Rom 15:8-9


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Phil 2:5-8 - Our attitude should be the samePhil 2:5-8 - Our attitude should be the same

Matt 20:28 – Not to be served, but to serveMatt 20:28 – Not to be served, but to serve

Rom 15:8-9 – Christ has become a Rom 15:8-9 – Christ has become a servantservant


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5. What is the relationship 5. What is the relationship between service and love?between service and love?

1 John 3:16-181 John 3:16-18


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5. What is the relationship 5. What is the relationship between service and love?between service and love?

1 John 3:16-18 - 1 John 3:16-18 - Let us not love Let us not love with wordswith words

……but with but with actionsactions


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Discipline is necessary for Discipline is necessary for growthgrowth

Key IdeasKey Ideas

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Discipline is necessary for growthDiscipline is necessary for growth Discipline requires exercise of Discipline requires exercise of

our will our will

– – even when we don’t feel even when we don’t feel like itlike it

Key IdeasKey Ideas

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Discipline is necessary for growthDiscipline is necessary for growth Discipline requires exercise of our Discipline requires exercise of our

will will


Spiritual discipline requires the Spiritual discipline requires the indwelling of God’s Spiritindwelling of God’s Spirit

Key IdeasKey Ideas

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Discipline is necessary for growthDiscipline is necessary for growth Discipline requires exercise of our Discipline requires exercise of our

will will


Spiritual discipline requires the Spiritual discipline requires the indwelling of God’s Spiritindwelling of God’s Spirit

Servanthood is the highest Servanthood is the highest reflection of the image of Godreflection of the image of God

Key IdeasKey Ideas

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Discipline is necessary for growthDiscipline is necessary for growth Discipline requires exercise of our will Discipline requires exercise of our will

– – even when we don’t feel like iteven when we don’t feel like it Spiritual discipline requires the Spiritual discipline requires the

indwelling indwelling

of God’s Spiritof God’s Spirit Servanthood is the highest reflection of Servanthood is the highest reflection of

the image of God the image of God Christian love is demonstrated Christian love is demonstrated

through servicethrough service

Key IdeasKey Ideas

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1.1. Name Christians from history or Name Christians from history or the present who reflect Christ-the present who reflect Christ-like servanthood.like servanthood.

ReinforcementReinforcement

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1.1. Name Christians from history or the Name Christians from history or the present who reflect Christ-like present who reflect Christ-like servanthood.servanthood.

2.2. How did they express it?How did they express it?


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1.1. Name Christians from history or the Name Christians from history or the present who reflect Christ-like present who reflect Christ-like servanthood.servanthood.

2.2. How did they express it?How did they express it?

3.3. Did/do they have an impact on Did/do they have an impact on their culture? How?their culture? How?


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4. What is the connection 4. What is the connection between servanthood and the between servanthood and the coming of the Kingdom of God?coming of the Kingdom of God?


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Application – The Application – The Discipline of Love MatrixDiscipline of Love Matrix

CategoryCategory WisdoWisdomm

PhysicaPhysicall

SpirituaSpirituall

SocialSocialLevelLevel

FamilyFamily

ChurchChurch

CommunitCommunityy

Your WorldYour Worldor a or a

Culturally Culturally Different WorldDifferent World

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CategorCategoryy

WisdomWisdom PhysicaPhysicall

SpiritualSpiritual SocialSocial

LevelLevel

FamilyFamily

1. 1. Discuss Discuss how to how to apply apply Proverb Proverb during during family family devotiondevotionss

2. 2. Wash Wash dishes dishes after after evening evening meal meal three three times times this this weekweek

3. 3. Ask Ask differendifferent child t child to lead to lead family family prayer prayer each each day this day this weekweek

4. 4. Go with Go with my my spouse spouse on a on a date date without without the the childrenchildren

Application – SampleApplication – Sample

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CategorCategoryy

WisdomWisdom PhysicalPhysical SpirituaSpirituall

SocialSocial

LevelLevel

ChurchChurch

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Apply Apply last last Sunday’Sunday’s s sermon sermon in a in a specific specific way this way this weekweek

6. 6. VolunteVolunteer er to to help help

in the in the church church office office this this weekenweekendd

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Spend Spend 15 min. 15 min. a day a day this this week to week to pray for pray for our our pastor pastor & & elderselders

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Take a Take a child of child of one of one of our our single single parents parents on an on an outingouting


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CategorCategoryy

WisdomWisdom PhysicaPhysicall

SpirituaSpirituall

SocialSocial

LevelLevel

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Visit Visit with a with a local local leader leader to learn to learn about about our our communcommunity ity needs needs and ask and ask how I how I can helpcan help

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Pick up Pick up trash trash on the on the street street each each day this day this week as week as I walkI walk

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Ask my Ask my neighboneighbor what r what needs needs they they have for have for which I which I can can pray pray and and then then intercedintercedee

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Go to a Go to a culturallculturally y differendifferent place t place and and play play soccer soccer with with neighboneighbor-hood r-hood kidskids


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A. Do 1 - 4 A. Do 1 - 4 Disciplines of LoveDisciplines of Love per per week until you complete one week until you complete one discipline in each of the 12 discipline in each of the 12

levels and categories.levels and categories.

In the following weeks:In the following weeks:

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A.A. Do 1 - 4 Do 1 - 4 Disciplines of LoveDisciplines of Love per per week until you complete one week until you complete one

discipline in each of the 12 levels discipline in each of the 12 levels and categories.and categories.

A.A. Record and journal each Record and journal each discipline as you complete it.discipline as you complete it.


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A.A. Do 1 - 4 Do 1 - 4 Disciplines of LoveDisciplines of Love per week per week until you complete one discipline in until you complete one discipline in

each of the 12 levels and categories.each of the 12 levels and categories.

A.A. Record and journal each discipline as Record and journal each discipline as you complete it.you complete it.

B.B. Meet weekly with a group to Meet weekly with a group to share, help, encourage, and pray share, help, encourage, and pray for each other.for each other.


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The PlanThe Plan

Entry No: Entry No: 11 Date: Date: July 5July 5

Category/Level: Category/Level: Family - WisdomFamily - Wisdom

1. What is the need and what will I do?1. What is the need and what will I do?

I need to lead my family in regular I need to lead my family in regular devotions. I will begin Monday with devotions. I will begin Monday with a devotion on a verse in Proverbs.a devotion on a verse in Proverbs.

2. With or for who? 2. With or for who? My familyMy family

3. When? 3. When? MondayMonday

4. Where? 4. Where? At home at dinnerAt home at dinner

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Entry No: Entry No: 11 Date: Date: July 5July 5

Category/Level: Category/Level: Family - WisdomFamily - Wisdom

1. What was the need that you met?1. What was the need that you met?The need for daily family devotionsThe need for daily family devotions

2. How did you meet the need?2. How did you meet the need?Read and discussed Psalm 119:100 at Read and discussed Psalm 119:100 at dinnerdinner

3. What did God teach you from this D of L?3. What did God teach you from this D of L?I need to lead the spiritual growth of my I need to lead the spiritual growth of my familyfamily

The JournalThe Journal

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Application – The Application – The Discipline of Love MatrixDiscipline of Love Matrix

CategoryCategory WisdoWisdomm

PhysicaPhysicall

SpirituaSpirituall

SocialSocialLevelLevel

FamilyFamily July 5July 5

Discussed Discussed Ps. Ps. 119:100 119:100 with my with my kidskids

July 7July 7

Washed Washed dinner dinner dishesdishes

July 9July 9

Prayed 10 Prayed 10 minutes for minutes for each childeach child

ChurchChurch

CommunitCommunityy

Your WorldYour Worldor a or a

Culturally Culturally Different WorldDifferent World

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Application – Application – CommitmentCommitment

Plan your first Discipline of LovePlan your first Discipline of Love– NewNew– Specific: What; With Who; Where; Specific: What; With Who; Where;

WhenWhen

Share Share

PrayPray

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Essential Follow ThroughEssential Follow Through

Meet weekly forMeet weekly for

Accountability Accountability

Help and encouragementHelp and encouragement

Prayer supportPrayer support

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The Discipline of Love The Discipline of Love ReviewReview Why is discipline necessary for growth?Why is discipline necessary for growth?

Why do we need discipline even when we Why do we need discipline even when we don’t feel like being obedient? don’t feel like being obedient?

What is What is ourour part in becoming like Christ? part in becoming like Christ?

What is What is God’sGod’s part in our becoming like part in our becoming like Christ? Christ?

What is the highest reflection of the What is the highest reflection of the image of God in man? image of God in man?

How is love demonstrated?How is love demonstrated?

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