2024-06-16 Transformed: Changed from the Inside Out 03.pptx

Lesson 3 of 13 in a Heritage Bible Master Class study of "Transformed: Changed from the Inside Out"

1. Lesson 3: Transformed by Training June 16, 2024

2. Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:7-8 (NIV)

3. Question 1 Besides renewing our minds (Romans 12:1—2), how else are we transformed according to 1 Timothy 4:7—8?

4. Question 2 Paul compares discipleship to athletic training. How are they similar?

5. Training for Competition E xercises train mind and muscle to work together. C ombines endurance and skill. Turns abilities into habits. “Train yourself” You can’t condition someone else. A coach can help, but the athlete must do the work. No “Lease-a-Dieter” or “Rent-a-Runner”! Training is between you and God.

6. “My job is to get men to do what they don’t want to do in order to achieve what they’ve always wanted to achieve.” Tom Landry

7. Question 3 What does the word “train” mean in this context?

8. Athletic metaphor for intense bodily exercise: “we work hard and struggle” [1 Tim. 4:10 NET]. S elf-discipline, spares no effort to attain the goal, and divests oneself of anything that could encumber progress. Present imperative: training is continuous and persistent.

9. “The human drama of athletic competition. The thrill of victory; the agony of defeat.” Jim McKay

10. Question 4 The goal of this training is “godliness.” What does it mean to be godly?

11. Runners train by running. Weightlifters train by lifting weights. Each trains for a specific skill to compete in a specific event. Our event is godliness. “Train yourself to be godly.” Paul uses the Greek word for godliness ( εὐσέβεια , eusebeia ) ten times in his writings; eight of them in 1 Timothy.

12. A “godly” person is one who ceases to be self-centered in order to become God-centered. Christ became a man and, as a result of His earthly ministry, we see how God intended for humans to behave. Jesus is our unblemished example of godliness. Therefore, a godly person is a Christlike person. Our goal as Christians is to become like Christ. Chuck Swindoll

13. Question 5 What is the difference between training yourself to be godly and trying hard to be good?

14. Bodily exercise is good—but not nearly as important as exercising in godliness. Worship beats working out. Bible study beats bodybuilding. It’s good to jog and to do deep knee bends, presses, and curls. But I wish people would put the same emphasis on jogging their memory of Scripture, bending their knees in prayer, pressing on in the faith, and curling up with the Word of God. Jon Courson

15. Question 6 Part of what it means to be godly is to be like Jesus, who said that he did not come to be served but to serve. How can you train yourself to have a servant’s heart?

16. Don’t try hard to serve. Train yourself to be godly. Train yourself to serve. I pick up trash when I walk every day. I think it is good for my soul. Josh Hunt

17. Question 7 Part of what it means to be godly is to be a person of prayer. How can you train yourself to be a person of prayer?

18. Train yourself to be godly. Train yourself to pray. Pray the Scriptures. Open the Bible every day. Pray about what you read about. Read and pray. Train yourself to be godly. Train yourself to pray. Josh Hunt

19. Question 8 Training is incremental. How does this apply to spiritual development?

20. Question 9 Is spiritual growth about receiving grace or is it about human effort?

21. Question 10 Imagine two athletes. One trains every day for a year. The other is a couch potato. Who do you expect to win the race? Is there a lesson that applies to spiritual growth?

22. Isthmian Games in Corinth (51 AD) Paul was in Corinth (Acts 18:1) He, Aquila & Priscilla likely made tents for attendees (Acts 18:2-3)

23. “Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.” (1 Corinthians 9:25, NIV)

24. The idea that a competitor would simply “try really hard” apart from training was unthinkable. Any athlete who entered the games was required to undergo ten months of strict training and could be disqualified for failing to do so. Paul applied that standard to himself …

25. “I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.” (1 Corinthians 9:27, NLT)

26. Lesson 3: Transformed by Training June 16, 2024

27. Lesson 4: Transformed by Worship J une 23, 2024

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