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Training: What Are You Training For?
1. The Marine Corps has a saying, “If it aint raining you aint training”. While this phrase does not really carry much substance, the idea of training in the spiritual sense has been fascinating me lately.
a. “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great god and savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works” (Titus 2:11-14, English Standard Version).
b. This concept of the grace of God training us (through his word and his people) is extremely motivating to me. It brings about the same dichotomy discussed in a previous episode…Grace and Works.
c. We are not trained by the grace of God sitting slothfully on our couch, watching Netflix, neglecting time in prayer, the word, and fellowship. All the while expecting some miraculous change in our lives to happen.
d. What are you training for…What do you practice?
2. Soccer Analogy
3. 1 John 3:4-10
4. Passivity is indeed practicing. Do not be deceived by the fact that you are okay because you are not murdering, drinking, or doing these heavier sounding sins.
a. If I sit on the couch for a week, I choose to not practice soccer. I am not overtly “training” toward something else, but I am decaying athletically.
b. Do not be surprised if the depth of your relationship with Christ feels shallow because you spent 30 minutes a week in his word.
c. Galatians 6:7-9
d. The same way I am not surprised if I try out for Nashville FC and get told to leave after 10 minutes of sucking air through a straw, trying to survive until the next water break.
5. What are you training for? What consumes your mind? What flows from your heart and ultimately out of your mouth?
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By The Better Word Podcast1. The Marine Corps has a saying, “If it aint raining you aint training”. While this phrase does not really carry much substance, the idea of training in the spiritual sense has been fascinating me lately.
a. “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great god and savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works” (Titus 2:11-14, English Standard Version).
b. This concept of the grace of God training us (through his word and his people) is extremely motivating to me. It brings about the same dichotomy discussed in a previous episode…Grace and Works.
c. We are not trained by the grace of God sitting slothfully on our couch, watching Netflix, neglecting time in prayer, the word, and fellowship. All the while expecting some miraculous change in our lives to happen.
d. What are you training for…What do you practice?
2. Soccer Analogy
3. 1 John 3:4-10
4. Passivity is indeed practicing. Do not be deceived by the fact that you are okay because you are not murdering, drinking, or doing these heavier sounding sins.
a. If I sit on the couch for a week, I choose to not practice soccer. I am not overtly “training” toward something else, but I am decaying athletically.
b. Do not be surprised if the depth of your relationship with Christ feels shallow because you spent 30 minutes a week in his word.
c. Galatians 6:7-9
d. The same way I am not surprised if I try out for Nashville FC and get told to leave after 10 minutes of sucking air through a straw, trying to survive until the next water break.
5. What are you training for? What consumes your mind? What flows from your heart and ultimately out of your mouth?
Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)