✝ Daily Encouragement (3/27/25) "Staying Spiritually Fit"
Published: Thu, 03/27/25
Updated: Mon, 03/31/25
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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Thursday, March 27, 2025  "Staying Spiritually Fit" Message summary: Today we encourage you, faithful followers of Christ, to practice the spiritual disciplines, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and whether young or old, keep training for godliness.
Listen to our message on your audio player. "Train
yourself for
godliness; for
while bodily
training is of
some value,
godliness is
of value in
every way, as
it holds
promise for
the present
life and also
for the life
to come" (1
Timothy 4:8).
"But you,
beloved,
building
yourselves up
on your most
holy faith,
praying in the
Holy Spirit,
keep
yourselves in
the love of
God, waiting
anxiously for
the mercy of
our Lord Jesus
Christ to
eternal life"
(Jude
1:20,21).
1)
Building
yourselves up
on your most
holy faith
2) Praying in the Holy Spirit 3) Keeping yourselves in the love of God 4) Waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life When I was in college I read a small booklet by Jay Adams titled “Godliness Through Discipline”. He made a point pertaining to this matter that has stuck with me for years:
“The
Bible is very
plain about
how godliness
does come.
Paul wrote
about
godliness to
Timothy. In
his first
letter to that
budding young
minister, he
said, in
contrast to
all of the
ways that will
fail
(mentioned in
the first part
of the verse),
“Timothy, you
must
discipline
yourself for
the purpose of
godliness” (I
Timothy 4:7).
Discipline is
the secret of
godliness. The
godly man
leads a life
that reflects
God. Godliness
is the goal of
the Christian
life; we must
please God by
being,
thinking,
doing, saying
and feeling in
the ways that
He wants. If
you are going
to learn
discipline,
you must first
learn
patience.
Discipline
means work; it
means
sustained
daily effort.
The word Paul
used is the
one from which
the English
words
“gymnastics”
and
“gymnasium”
were derived.
It is a term
clearly
related to
athletics.”
Today we
encourage you,
faithful
followers of
Christ, to
practice the
spiritual
disciplines,
build
yourselves up
in your most
holy faith and
whether young
or old, keep
training for
godliness. Be encouraged today! Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources "In The Garden" Watch on YouTube Selah Yesterday we attended a community Lenten luncheon at a local church. Not surprising most of those in attendance were older. It was nice to hear this old song followed by a message presented by a pastor from John 15 on abiding in Christ, which is a critical component in staying spiritually fit.
I
Come to the
Garden Alone
hymn story
Watch
on YouTube
This man does
a great job of
explaining the
background of
hymns as well
as their
meaning.
"Abide"
Watch
on YouTube
Aaron Williams
Brooksyne's
note: One
of my favorite
songs that
prayerfully
asks Jesus to
"teach me to
abide" in Him,
for that is
where we find
peace rather
than anxiety,
consolation
rather than
loneliness,
hope instead
of despair. In
a sense when
we are abiding
in Christ
we're also
praying in the
Holy Spirit
consciously
and even
subconsciously.
You’re
the Way the
Truth and the
Life
You’re the Well that never runs dry I’m the branch and You are the vine Draw me close and teach me to abide Be my strength my song in the night Be my all my treasure my prize I am Yours forever You're mine Draw me close and teach me to abide
Finally
today:
EXERCISE
PROGRAM
“Physical training is of some value” (1 Timothy 4:8). This speaks of the relative value in regard to spiritual training. Physical exercise is good for you. This unique training program recognizes and utilizes the exercise value of routine daily tasks. You just might be surprised at how much exercise you are getting! 1) Beating around the bush 2) Jumping to conclusions 3) Climbing the walls 4) Swallowing my pride 5) Passing the buck 6) Throwing my weight around 7) Dragging my heels 8) Pushing my luck 9) Making mountains out of molehills 10) Hitting the nail on the head 11) Wading through paperwork 12) Bending over backwards 13) Jumping on the bandwagon 14) Balancing the books 15) Running around in circles 16) Eating crow 17) Tooting my own horn 18) Climbing the ladder of success 19) Pulling out the stops 20) Adding fuel to the fire 21) Opening a can of worms 22) Putting my foot in my mouth 23) Starting the ball rolling 24) Going over the edge 25) Picking up the pieces.
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Statement:
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by God to
bring Him
glory. Through
God's Son
Jesus Christ I
have been
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make it my
life's goal to
please the
Lord. My
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honor God
through my
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obedience and
prepare myself
and all whom I
may influence
for eternity."
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