Week 5 – “Act Like Jesus, Part Week 5 – “Act Like Jesus, Part 1”1”

1 Timothy 4:7-91 Timothy 4:7-9

Have nothing to do with godless Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. train yourself to be godly. 88 For For physical training is of some value, physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. present life and the life to come. 99 This is a trustworthy saying that This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptancedeserves full acceptance

Romans 8:29Romans 8:29

For those God foreknew he also For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many be the firstborn among many brothers.brothers.

WORSHIP: WORSHIP: I worship God for who I worship God for who He is and what He has done for He is and what He has done for me.me.

Core Discipline 1Core Discipline 1

Psalm 95:1-3Psalm 95:1-3

Come, let us sing for joy to the Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Rock of our salvation. 22 Let us Let us come before him with thanksgiving come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. and extol him with music and song. 33 For the LORD is the great God, For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods.the great King above all gods.

PRAYER: PRAYER: I pray to God to know I pray to God to know Him, to lay my request before Him, to lay my request before Him and to find direction for my Him and to find direction for my daily life.daily life.

Core Discipline 2Core Discipline 2

Psalm 66:16-20Psalm 66:16-20

Come and listen, all you who fear Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has God; let me tell you what he has done for me. done for me. 1717 I cried out to him I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. my tongue. 1818 If I had cherished sin If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; have listened; 1919 but God has but God has surely listened and heard my voice surely listened and heard my voice in prayer. in prayer. 2020 Praise be to God, who Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!withheld his love from me!

BIBLE STUDY: BIBLE STUDY: I study the Bible I study the Bible to know God, the truth, and to to know God, the truth, and to find direction for my daily life.find direction for my daily life.

Core Discipline 3Core Discipline 3

Hebrews 4:12Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is living and For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.attitudes of the heart.

SINGLE-MINDEDNESS: SINGLE-MINDEDNESS: I focus I focus on God and His priorities for my on God and His priorities for my life.life.

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Matthew 6:33Matthew 6:33

But seek first his kingdom and his But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.will be given to you as well.

John 6:38John 6:38

For I have come down from heaven For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.of him who sent me.

BIBLICAL COMMUNITY: BIBLICAL COMMUNITY: I I fellowship with other Christians to fellowship with other Christians to accomplish God’s purposes in my accomplish God’s purposes in my life, others’ lives, and in the life, others’ lives, and in the world.world.

Core Discipline 5Core Discipline 5

Acts 2:44-47Acts 2:44-47

All the believers were together and had All the believers were together and had everything in common. everything in common. 4545 Selling their Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. anyone as he had need. 4646 Every day Every day they continued to meet together in the they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, sincere hearts, 4747 praising God and praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.those who were being saved.

Next week: “Act Like Jesus Part 2”Next week: “Act Like Jesus Part 2”