good habits “habit” “habit” a pattern of behavior acquired by frequent repetition

GOODGOODHABITSHABITS

““HABIT”HABIT”

““HABIT”HABIT”

a pattern of behavior a pattern of behavior acquired by frequent acquired by frequent

repetitionrepetition

•PRAYERPRAYER

•PRAYERPRAYER

•MORNING DEVOTIONALMORNING DEVOTIONAL

•PRAYERPRAYER

•MORNING DEVOTIONALMORNING DEVOTIONAL

•MEETING ATTENDANCEMEETING ATTENDANCE

•PRAYERPRAYER

•MORNING DEVOTIONALMORNING DEVOTIONAL

•MEETING ATTENDANCEMEETING ATTENDANCE

•CLEANLINESSCLEANLINESS

•PRAYERPRAYER

•MORNING DEVOTIONALMORNING DEVOTIONAL

•MEETING ATTENDANCEMEETING ATTENDANCE

•CLEANLINESSCLEANLINESS

•EXERCISEEXERCISE

“…“…STAND FAST, AND STAND FAST, AND HOLD THE HOLD THE

TRADITIONS YOU TRADITIONS YOU HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN TAUGHT...”TAUGHT...”

II THES 2:15II THES 2:15

HABITSHABITS

GOODGOODHABITSHABITS

BADBADHABITSHABITS

BADBADHABITSHABITS

DOES BAD DOES BAD BEHAVIOR BOTHER BEHAVIOR BOTHER

YOU ?YOU ?

HYMN 130HYMN 130

“EARNEST“EARNESTWATCHFULNESS”WATCHFULNESS”

•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin

•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin

•A pain to feel it nearA pain to feel it near

•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin

•A pain to feel it nearA pain to feel it near

•First approach…First approach…

•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin

•A pain to feel it nearA pain to feel it near

•First approach…First approach…

•Tender conscienceTender conscience

•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin

•A pain to feel it nearA pain to feel it near

•First approach…First approach…

•Tender conscienceTender conscience

•Awake my soul when sin…Awake my soul when sin…

•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin

•A pain to feel it nearA pain to feel it near

•First approach…First approach…

•Tender conscienceTender conscience

•Awake my soul when sin…Awake my soul when sin…

•May the least omission May the least omission painpain

““LORD, NOT MY FEET LORD, NOT MY FEET ONLY, BUT ALSO MY ONLY, BUT ALSO MY

HANDS AND MY HANDS AND MY HEAD.”HEAD.”

John 13:9John 13:9

““I KNOW THY I KNOW THY WORKS, THAT THOU WORKS, THAT THOU ART NEITHER COLD ART NEITHER COLD

NOR HOT…”NOR HOT…”

REVELATION 3:15REVELATION 3:15

““HAVING A FORM OF HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS, BUT GODLINESS, BUT

DENYING THE POWER DENYING THE POWER THEREOF…” THEREOF…”

II TIMOTHY 3:5II TIMOTHY 3:5

“…“…WHITED WHITED SEPULCHRES, WHICH SEPULCHRES, WHICH

APPEAR BEAUTIFUL AND APPEAR BEAUTIFUL AND RIGHTEOUS RIGHTEOUS OUTWARD…”OUTWARD…”

MATTHEW 23:27, 28MATTHEW 23:27, 28

““HABIT”HABIT”

a pattern of behavior a pattern of behavior acquired by frequent acquired by frequent

repetitionrepetition

““BAD HABIT”BAD HABIT”

a pattern of bad a pattern of bad behavior acquired by behavior acquired by

frequent repetitionfrequent repetition

““ADDICTION”ADDICTION”

““ADDICTION”ADDICTION”

compulsive behaviorcompulsive behavior

““ADDICTED”ADDICTED”

“…“….THEY HAVE .THEY HAVE ADDICTEDADDICTED THEMSELVES TO THE THEMSELVES TO THE

MINISTRY OF THE SAINTS.”MINISTRY OF THE SAINTS.”

I COR 16:15I COR 16:15

““ADDICTED”ADDICTED”

STRONGS #5021STRONGS #5021

““TASSO”TASSO”

DEVOTE, APPOINT, ORDAINDEVOTE, APPOINT, ORDAIN

““ADDICTION”ADDICTION”

compulsive behaviorcompulsive behavior

ARE ADDICTIONS A ARE ADDICTIONS A PROBLEM IN OUR PROBLEM IN OUR

FELLOWSHIP?FELLOWSHIP?

ALCOHOLALCOHOL

DRUGSDRUGS

FOODFOOD

““ADULT”ADULT”

COMPUTERSCOMPUTERS

INTERNETINTERNET

E-MAILE-MAIL

CELL PHONESCELL PHONES

VIDEO GAMESVIDEO GAMES

TELEVISIONTELEVISION

GOSSIPGOSSIP

LYINGLYING

COFFEECOFFEE

APOSTOLIC COUNSELAPOSTOLIC COUNSELONON

ADDICTIVE ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORSBEHAVIORS

““Know ye not that to Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves whom ye yield yourselves

servants to obey, his servants to obey, his servants ye are…”servants ye are…”

Romans 6:16 Romans 6:16

““His servant are ye whom His servant are ye whom ye serve.” ye serve.”

“…“…whatever overcomes whatever overcomes a man, to that he is a man, to that he is

enslaved.”enslaved.”

2 Peter 2:192 Peter 2:19

“…“…All things are lawful All things are lawful for me, but I will not for me, but I will not be brought under the be brought under the power of anything…”power of anything…”

I Corinthians 6:12I Corinthians 6:12

“…“…All things are lawful All things are lawful for me, but for me, but I will not I will not be brought under the be brought under the power of anythingpower of anything…”…”

I Corinthians 6:12I Corinthians 6:12

“…“…ONE IS YOUR ONE IS YOUR MASTER, EVEN MASTER, EVEN

CHRIST…”CHRIST…”

MATTHEW 23:8MATTHEW 23:8

“…“…HIM [GOD] ONLY HIM [GOD] ONLY SHALT THOU SERVE…”SHALT THOU SERVE…”

MATTHEW 4:10MATTHEW 4:10

ADDICTIONSADDICTIONSAREARE

SPIRITUALSPIRITUALPROBLEMSPROBLEMS

ADDICTIONSADDICTIONSAREARE

SPIRITUALSPIRITUALPROBLEMSPROBLEMS

IDOLATRYIDOLATRY

““YOU SHALL HAVE YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS NO OTHER GODS

BEFORE ME”BEFORE ME”

EXODUS 20EXODUS 20

““YOU SHALL NOT YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FOR YOURSELF MAKE FOR YOURSELF

A GRAVEN IMAGE…A GRAVEN IMAGE…YOU SHALL NOT YOU SHALL NOT SERVE THEM…”SERVE THEM…”

EXODUS 20EXODUS 20

“…“…COVETOUSNESS...COVETOUSNESS...

WHICH IS WHICH IS IDOLATRY…”IDOLATRY…”

COL 3:5COL 3:5

COFFEECOFFEE

“…“…All things are lawful All things are lawful for me, but for me, but I will not I will not be brought under the be brought under the power of anythingpower of anything…”…”

I Corinthians 6:12I Corinthians 6:12

HOW DO WE DEAL HOW DO WE DEAL WITH GUILT? WITH GUILT?

HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT IS AN IF IT IS AN ADDICTION?ADDICTION?

3 POSSIBILITIES3 POSSIBILITIES

3 POSSIBILITIES3 POSSIBILITIES

•DON’T HAVE ANYDON’T HAVE ANY

3 POSSIBILITIES3 POSSIBILITIES

•DON’T HAVE ANYDON’T HAVE ANY

•AREN’T AWARE OF AREN’T AWARE OF THEMTHEM

3 POSSIBILITIES3 POSSIBILITIES

•DON’T HAVE ANYDON’T HAVE ANY

•AREN’T AWARE OF AREN’T AWARE OF THEMTHEM

•HAVE THEMHAVE THEM

CHANGING BAD CHANGING BAD HABITSHABITS

CHANGING BAD CHANGING BAD HABITSHABITS

1.1. IMMEDIATEIMMEDIATE

CHANGING BAD CHANGING BAD HABITSHABITS

1.1. IMMEDIATEIMMEDIATE

2.2. GRADUALGRADUAL

CHANGING BAD CHANGING BAD HABITSHABITS

1.1. IMMEDIATEIMMEDIATE

CHANGING BAD CHANGING BAD HABITSHABITS

2.2. GRADUALGRADUAL

HOW OLD WILL YOU BE HOW OLD WILL YOU BE WHEN YOU FINALLY WHEN YOU FINALLY

BREAK YOUR BAD BREAK YOUR BAD HABITS ?HABITS ?

““TRAIN YOURSELVES IN TRAIN YOURSELVES IN GODLINESS…”GODLINESS…”

I Timothy 4:7I Timothy 4:7

GOODGOODHABITSHABITS