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A short clip: there is a war in the flesh and in daily life. Overcomers receive the tree of life and a seat with Christ, so exercise the spiritual man and run your race.
Why must we discipline ourselves?
Short answer: The flesh wars with the spirit and daily life is not easy, but we can be victorious.
▶ 0:00 1 Corinthians 9:27 I discipline my body and bring it into subjection when I have preached to others I myself become disqualified Paul is saying that he is also having a war within his body and we know this in the scriptures it says the body the the the flesh wars with the spirit and the spirit wars with the flesh there’s also a body that you have going on in your heart your mind and your body especially those young people or whatever your age you are you don’t want to do this you don’t want to do that you got to war going on John 16:33 in the world you will have tribulation so we know there’s a battle a spiritual battle going on not only just a spiritual battle but just living daily life is not easy so you’ve also got to master daily life and you’ve also got to master the spiritual war that is going on so we have a big job amen but we can do it we are victorious.
Scripture in this part
1 Corinthians 9:27 (NKJV)
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
— 1 Corinthians 9:27 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 0:00 (quoted; reference not named in the message)John 16:33 (NKJV)
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
— John 16:33 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 0:00 (quoted; reference not named in the message)What is promised to overcomers?
Short answer: The tree of life, hidden manna, and a seat with Christ on His throne.
▶ 1:00 There is a battle going on today there is a battle coming and we can either sit back and let it run our life we can let it ruin our life we can live in fear or we can meet it headon and I believe Jesus wants us to rise up as Christians where we’re at and meet the battle head on Revelations 2:7 to him who what overcomes I will give the tree of life I will give the hidden manna I will give and grant him to sit with me on my throne man when I read that I was like I want to sit with Christ on his throne my goodness you know sometimes you think heaven well I don’t even know if I’m going to be around Jesus in heaven he’s going to have billions of people well sit at his throne I I want to be around where he’s at amen yes man I want to overcome doesn’t that sound exciting that’s exciting man what do you want to you want to just sit back and let the war go by and let some other people Christian oh let them do the work no I want to be there I want to overcome I want to get eat that tree of life I want that hidden manna I want to sit next to.
Scripture in this part
Revelation 2:7 (NKJV)
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’
— Revelation 2:7 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:00 (quoted; reference not named in the message)Revelation 3:21 (NKJV)
To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
— Revelation 3:21 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:00How do we stay strong?
Short answer: Exercise the spiritual man—prayer, fasting, worship, the word—and run your race while you have time.
▶ 2:16 Christ. Wow sounds exciting to. Me they run like mighty men 1 Corinthians 9:27 I discipline my body and bringing it under subjection and preach to others Paul is talking about running the race they run like mighty men you’ve got to discipline your body you have to exercise your spiritual man if you are not exercising your spiritual man by praying and fasting and worshiping and reading the word if you don’t exercise your spiritual man you’re going to be. Weak and so God is asking us will we decide to be idle stagnate. Deteriorate will we continue to grow to fight the good fight and to run our race Paul is talking about a race that you have to run you only have so much time in your life to run your race to grow in Christ to learn his word to follow him to live for him to grow in maturity and to get his message out to get bring people into the kingdom you only have so much time to run your race.
Scripture in this part
Joel 2:7 (NKJV)
They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like men of war; Every one marches in formation, And they do not break ranks.
— Joel 2:7 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 2:16More questions this message answers
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