Control Yourself
Larry Wynn
I. Introduction
A. How safe would you feel if you Turned on the television only to Learn all our national defenses Were being removed.
1. No military
2. No radar systems
3. No weapons of any kind.
4. All protection is removed.
B. Hold that thought and turn in your Bibles to proverbs 25:28.
1. ''Whoever has no rule over his Own spirit is like a city broken Down without walls.''
2. A person with no self control Is defenseless.
C. We come now to the conclusion of Our series on the fruit of the spirit.
1. The last characteristic is ''Self control.''
2. When we began we said love is At the foundation.
3. If love is at foundation self Control is the roof.
4. Without it none of the rest Are workable.
D. To really understand the Importance of self control we Must grasp its meaning.
1. The word means, ''to get hold Of,'' or ''to get a grip on.''
2. It literally means to get your Hands on something until you Are in control of it.
E. If we are going to have a good Attitude in this world we must Exercise self control.
Ii. Self control is a pressing matter.
A. Did you know the bible teaches self Control is vital to national Security.
1. Deuteronomy 6:13-15 ''you shall Fear the lord your god and Serve him, and shall take oaths In his name. You shall not go After other gods, the gods of The peoples who are all around You , for the lord your god is a Jealous god among you, lest the Anger of the lord your god is Aroused against you and Destroy you from the face of The earth.''
2. Major powers have been Destroyed from within not Without, because of a loss of Self control.
B. Did you know the bible teaches a Loss of self control is one of the Major signs of the return of christ?
1. Ii timothy 3: 1-5 ''but know that In the last days perilous times Shall come. For men shall be Lovers of themselves, lovers Of money, boasters, proud, Blasphemo ...
Larry Wynn
I. Introduction
A. How safe would you feel if you Turned on the television only to Learn all our national defenses Were being removed.
1. No military
2. No radar systems
3. No weapons of any kind.
4. All protection is removed.
B. Hold that thought and turn in your Bibles to proverbs 25:28.
1. ''Whoever has no rule over his Own spirit is like a city broken Down without walls.''
2. A person with no self control Is defenseless.
C. We come now to the conclusion of Our series on the fruit of the spirit.
1. The last characteristic is ''Self control.''
2. When we began we said love is At the foundation.
3. If love is at foundation self Control is the roof.
4. Without it none of the rest Are workable.
D. To really understand the Importance of self control we Must grasp its meaning.
1. The word means, ''to get hold Of,'' or ''to get a grip on.''
2. It literally means to get your Hands on something until you Are in control of it.
E. If we are going to have a good Attitude in this world we must Exercise self control.
Ii. Self control is a pressing matter.
A. Did you know the bible teaches self Control is vital to national Security.
1. Deuteronomy 6:13-15 ''you shall Fear the lord your god and Serve him, and shall take oaths In his name. You shall not go After other gods, the gods of The peoples who are all around You , for the lord your god is a Jealous god among you, lest the Anger of the lord your god is Aroused against you and Destroy you from the face of The earth.''
2. Major powers have been Destroyed from within not Without, because of a loss of Self control.
B. Did you know the bible teaches a Loss of self control is one of the Major signs of the return of christ?
1. Ii timothy 3: 1-5 ''but know that In the last days perilous times Shall come. For men shall be Lovers of themselves, lovers Of money, boasters, proud, Blasphemo ...
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