If I want to become a fully-developing follower of Jesus Christ, I must develop good
No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong. Hebrews 12:11–13 NLT
Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. 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 9:24–27 NLT
Spiritual Habits
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And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind that he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Romans 12:1 NLT
Worship is the most exhaustive demonstration of our
Spiritually fit followers worship God
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O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you. Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:1–3 NLT
“The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day. Any athlete knows that it is the start that ensures a good finish.” Adrian Rogers
Lord, teach us to pray. Luke 11:1 NLT
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This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works effectively in you who believe. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 CSB
o The Bible is not
I have treasured your word in my heart so that I might not sin against you… . Open my eyes so that I might contemplate wondrous things from your instruction. Psalm 119: 11, 18 CSB
o The Bible changes my
Spiritually fit followers love the
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As followers of Jesus Christ, we
This is because we function under the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit. This “Way” (Acts 19:9) of life includes worship, prayer, study of God’s Word, and Christian
Fellowship is when we connect deeply with
The followers of Jesus devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer. Acts 2:42 NIV
If we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another … 1 John 1:7 HCSB
Spiritually fit followers connect deeply with others to
Memory Verse
Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:8 NLT
Next Steps
I will grow in my relationships with God and others.
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