Encouragement in Persecution
2 Timothy 1:15-18

I) _________________

II) Paul’s ___________

III) Paul’s ____________

IV) Paul’s _____________

     A) For the ______________

     B) For the ______________

V) Paul’s ____________?

VI) What do we _____________?

     A) There are many ways persecution brings _________________

     B) We should do what we can to support ____________ 
        Christians

     C) We will be blessed by our __________ to persecuted 
        Christians

Worship as a Lifestyle
Romans 12:1-2

I) What do you think of when you think of _____________?

II) Our worship is based on what _________ has done for us

     A) What is “_____________” there for?

     B) Paul makes his _________ in chapters 1-11

III) As a response to God, we need to give _________________

     A) We now present our ____________ as living sacrifices

     B) We completely ____________ ourselves to God

     C) Which is _____________

     D) And results in our ________________

IV) A life of worship means we live ________ lives

     A) We are to be set ________ for God

          1) Set apart for ____________

          2) Set apart from __________

     B) We are to be different from the ____________

V) A life of worship comes from a transformed __________

     A) Happens through the ___________

     B) Requires our ______________

     C) Requires our ___________

VI) A life of worship __________ the will God!

Practicing Joy
Luke 4:16-21

I) The Reason for ___________

     A) Jesus quotes from ____________ 61:1-2

     B) The reference goes back to the year of ____________

     C) Which is set forth in _____________ 25:10

     D) It is a reminder that God is ______________

     E) It is a reminder of what God has done for ______!

     F) The gospel is _________ news!

II) There are times we don’t feel _________

     A) Jesus _________

          1) From ________________?

          2) Because of the effects of ________?

          3) Because of ________________?

     B) Jesus wept over rebellion and _______________

     C) Jesus wept over His ______________

     D) As was _________________?

     E) Paul encouraged ___________

     F) But knew what it was to _______________

III) How do we cultivate _______?

     A) We ____________

     B) We ____________

     C) We ____________

     D) We ____________

     E) We ____________

     F) We ____________

     G) We ____________

     H) We ____________

     I) We ____________

     J) We look for the ____________

     K) We ____________

The Spiritual Discipline of Confession
(Practice Repentance)
James 5:13-16

I) Consideration of the _______________ context

     A) James addresses _________________

     B) James encourages __________________

     C) James reinforces __________________

II)  Understanding the ___________________ context

     A) Comments are not _______________

     B) Not necessarily about physical ______________

     C) Confession has to do with individual _________________

III) Repentance and ________________ in the Christian life

     A) We need to ______________ others

          1) But forgiveness doesn’t always remove 
             _________________

          2) And forgiveness doesn’t always involve 
             _________________

     B) _________________ is necessary for restoration

          1) Modeled by our relationship with _________

          2) Revealed by ______________

          3) May take _________

          4) May not happen ____________

          5) ____________ undergirds the process

     C) What some of the religious world gets ___________

          1) You go to the person _____________

          2) The whole idea of ____________ is wrong

          3) We only need one _____________ to get right with 
             God!

The Spiritual Disciplines of Submission and Service
(Practice Submission)
Philippians 2:4-8

I) Jesus’ submission and service are an _______________ to us

     A) The main focus is that we should ________ for others

     B) Which Jesus did by __________ on the cross!

     C) But His death came about as a result of His 
        ________________

II) The amazing ___________ about Jesus’ submission and service

     A) Jesus is fully _____________

     B) Jesus left the glory of ____________

     C) Jesus became fully _____________

     D) Jesus appeared as a __________

          1) Jesus left behind His __________

          2) Jesus willingly became dependent on the 
             _____________

     E) And Jesus died for _______

III) How do we _____________ submission? (Romans 6:6-16)

     A) ____________

     B) ____________

     C) ____________

     D) ____________

IV) Submission naturally ends up in ________________

The Spiritual Discipline of Community
1 John 1:3

I) __________ is community?

II) The ___________ for fellowship

     A) A relationship with _________

     B) Which is reflected in __________ relationships

III) The _____________ of fellowship

     A) We need ______________

     B) Christian community is ____________

          1) ______ focused

          2) It is an expression of __________

          3) _____________

          4) It brings _________

          5) We challenge and ______________

          6) We experience ______________

               i) We may have a __________ in our lives

               ii) It often happens _______________

                    a) Sometimes we’re the _______________

                    b) Sometimes we’re the _______________

               iii) We should never be too _________ to receive
                    instruction 

               iii) We should never be too _________ to give
                    instruction 

IV) The ___________ of fellowship

Corporate Worship as a Spiritual Discipline
Hebrews 10:19-25

I) The _________ for corporate worship

     A) Worship in the _______ Testament

           1) ______________

           2) ______________

     B) Worship in the _______ Testament

          1) The example of __________

          2) The example of the early __________

          3) The ______________

II) The ______________ of corporate worship

     A) To ____________ and encourage

     B) To __________

     C) To draw __________

III) Our _____________ in worship

     A) ____________

     B) ____________

     C) ____________

     D) _______________

IV) The _____________ of corporate worship

     A) ______________

     B) ______________

     C) ______________

     D) ______________

     E) ______________

V) ______________ for corporate worship

Living Simply as a Spiritual Discipline
Mark 10:17-25

I) A ______________ understanding of salvation

     A) Do _____________

     B) Be _____________

     B) Be _____________!

II) Jesus challenges that ___________________

     A) The man has a superficial understanding of _________

     B) The man has a superficial understanding of the _________

     C) Is his reply boastful? Or ___________?

     D) Jesus reveals a ___________ truth

     E) The man believes his ___________ is a sign of God’s 
        blessing

     F) The man ___________ in himself

     G) Instead, he needs to trust in ___________!

     H) He went away ____________

     I) ____________ can blind us!

III) Many use this passage to elevate __________

IV) But that’s not what ____________ teaches

V) It teaches that we need to trust in God and put Him __________

VI) What helps us to put God before ________________?

     A) We need to understand that everything is ________

     B) So we should use what we have for His _____________

          1) We should give ______________

          2) We should give ______________

          3) Our giving should be _____________

          4) Our giving will be ____________ (spiritually)

     C) We should develop a habit of helping ___________

Sex as a Spiritual Discipline
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

I) Some see the absence of sex as something that is necessary for ________________

II) It’s true that singleness can allow for more time with _________

III) But that is considered to be ________

     A) God ordained ____________

     B) __________ is a part of marriage

     B) Sex within marriage is a part of our _______________

IV) God calls us to refrain from ____________ sexual activities

     A) ________________ is wrong

     B) ________________ is wrong

     C) ________________ is wrong

     D) ________________ is wrong

     E) ________________ is wrong

     F) Sex ___________ marriage is wrong

V) Marriage helps us to become more ___________

     A) We keep from __________

     B) We keep from _______________ others

     C) We please __________

     D) We model the ______________

     E) And we may ________ from sex temporarily for our 
        spirituality

VI) Not only is a right understanding of sex a part of our 
sanctification, it’s also something to work at.  No wonder it’s often seen as a spiritual _____________!

The Spiritual Discipline of Fasting
Mark 2:18-20

I) The ______________ of Fasting for the Jewish People

     A) Those who fasted are a “Who’s ______” of Jewish Life

     B) People fasted voluntarily as a sign of _____________

     C) People fasted at times of __________ and national 
        calamities

     D) There was one day of ____________ fasting

     E) People also fasted as a sign of repentance for _________

     F) Fasting was also ______________ at the time of Jesus

II) The __________________ of Fasting

     A) Jewish people came to think of fasting as ______________

     B) But fasting is only appropriate when it reflects the 
        _________

     C) In Jesus’ day, the Pharisees made a ________ of fasting, 
        which Jesus condemned

     D) And fasting is never a replacement for doing what is 
        ________

III) A ________________ on Fasting

     A) Jesus compares Himself to a ________________

     B) You don’t fast while the bridegroom is ________ you!

     C) However, the bridegroom will be taken ________

     D) And the _________ church did fast

IV) _________ Fast?

     A) Fasting is a discipline of ____________

     B) Fasting confirms our utter ______________ upon God

     C) Fasting serves as a reminder to ________

V) The _________ of Fasting

     A) __________ fast

     B) _________ fast (most common)

     C) _________ fast (sometimes supernatural)

     D) _________ fast

     E) __________ fasts

VI) ________ to Fast

     A) Fast _______________?

     B) Start ____________

     C) _________ plentifully

     D) Begin/finish ___________