Godliness

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A Wonderful Blessing

• To Love and Enjoy our Duties
• Happy when Going to Work
• Nothing is better for a man than that he should
  eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy
  good in his labor. Eccl 224
• Here is what I have seen It is good and fitting
  for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good
  of all his labor in which he toils under the sun
  all the days of his life which God gives him for
  it is his heritage. Eccl 518-19

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A Wonderful Blessing

• To Love and Enjoy our Duties
• Happy when Going to Work
• Nothing is better for a man than that he should
  eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy
  good in his labor. Eccl 224
• Here is what I have seen It is good and fitting
  for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good
  of all his labor in which he toils under the sun
  all the days of his life which God gives him for
  it is his heritage. Eccl 518-19

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A Wonderful Blessing

• To Love and Enjoy our Duties
• Happy when Going Home
• Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the
  days of your vain life which He has given you
  under the sun, all your days of vanity for that
  is your portion in life, and in the labor which
  you perform under the sun. Eccl 99

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A Wonderful Blessing

• To Love and Enjoy our Duties
• Happy when Going Home
• Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the
  days of your vain life which He has given you
  under the sun, all your days of vanity for that
  is your portion in life, and in the labor which
  you perform under the sun. Eccl 99

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A Wonderful Blessing

• To Love and Enjoy our Duties
• Happy when serving God
• As the deer pants for the water, so pants my soul
  for You, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for
  the living God. When shall I come and appear
  before God? Ps 421-2

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A Wonderful Blessing

• To Love and Enjoy our Duties
• Happy when serving God
• O God, You are my God early will I seek You my
  soul thirsts for You my flesh longs for You in a
  dry and thirsty land where there is no water. 2
  So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, to see
  Your power and Your glory. 3 Because Your
  lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall
  praise You. 4 Thus I will bless You while I live
  I will lift up my hands in Your name. Ps 631-4

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A Wonderful Blessing

• To Love and Enjoy our Duties
• Happy when serving God
• Bless the LORD, O my soul and all that is within
  me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my
  soul, and forget not all His benefits 3 Who
  forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your
  diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from
  destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness
  and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth
  with good things, so that your youth is renewed
  like the eagles. Ps 1031-5

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Godliness

• How does a soul thirst for God?
• The longing desire we feel for Gods favor, help
  and guidance.
• Godliness is based on need, appreciation for
  blessings, and joy and esteem for what is right.
• As one longs for their spouse when there is love,
  need, appreciation and contentment.
• As we enjoy a job because of need, satisfaction,
  and esteem. Finding pleasure in challenge and
  success. Being paid to do this is a great
  blessing.

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Godliness

• There is little difference in devotion to spouse,
  devotion to job and devotion to our God.
• Life is better and more fulfilling when shared.
• The Psalmists enjoyed the need to please God.
• Everything they enjoyed was a gift from Him
• The felt compelled to show their respect and
  gratitude with devotion and service, awe and
  reverence.

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Godliness

• eusebeia... from eu, well, and seboimai, to be
  devout, denotes the piety which, characterized by
  a Godward attitude, does that which is
  well-pleasing to Him... (Vine, Vol 2 p. 162
  2150).
• eusebeia... reverence, respect in the Bible
  piety towards God, godliness...(Thayer, 262
  2150)

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Godliness

• eusebes... from eu, well, sebomia to reverence,
  the root seb- signifying sacred awe, describes
  reverence exhibited especially in actions,
  reverence or awe well directed... the energy
  which, directed by holy awe of God, finds
  expression in devoted activity... In the NT it is
  used of a pious attitude towards God, Acts
  102,7... (Vine Vol 1, p. 308)

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Godliness

• Piety characterized by a Godward attitude.
• Seeking how to be well-pleasing to Him
• reverence, respect
• sacred awe, reverence exhibited in actions,
• Godliness changes responsibility, duty and
  obligation into an exciting challenge. Into the
  pleasure and joy of pleasing someone we love.

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Godliness
exercise yourself toward Godliness 8 For bodily
exercise profits a little, but Godliness is
profitable for all things, having promise of the
life that now is and of that which is to
come. 1Tim 47-8
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Bodily Exercise

• Mans deep longing(virtue), often on the body.
• Games created to fulfill this deep longing for
  excellence and honor from others.
• There are two serious and grave limitations
• It is a perishable crown,
• all bodily exercise profits a little.
• Few athletes win more than once.
• Exercise gives less and less back as we age.

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Virtue knowledge Self-Control

• Do you not know that those who run in a race all
  run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such
  a way that you may win. 25 and everyone who
  competes in the games exercises self-control in
  all things. They then do it to receive a
  perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 26
  therefore I run in such a way, as not without
  aim I box in such a way, as not beating the air
  27 but I buffet my body and make it my slave,
  lest possibly, after I have preached to others, I
  myself should be disqualified. 1Cor. 924-27

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Virtue knowledge Self-Control

• ONLY ONE RECEIVES THE PRIZE?
• RUN IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU MAY WIN.
• EXERCISES SELF-CONTROL in all things.
• They TO RECEIVE A PERISHABLE WREATH
• WE AN IMPERISHABLE.
• I RUN IN SUCH A WAY NOT WITHOUT AIM I BOX IN
  SUCH A WAY NOT BEATING AIR
• I BUFFET MY BODY AND MAKE IT MY SLAVE lest I
  MYSELF SHOULD BE DISQUALIFIED. 1Cor. 924-27

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Bodily Exercise

• The emotions and motivations are right.
• God created us to honor achievement and long for
  mastery. But not to waste on our outer man.
• Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our
  outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being
  renewed day by day. (NAS) 2 Cor. 416
• This is why Bodily exercise profits a little.
• Paul changed his focus to the inner man.
• from material (temporary) to spiritual(eternal).
• From perishable to imperishable crown.

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Exercise to Godliness

• Exercises we do to gain godliness are eternal.
  All else destined to burn up and dissolve.
• since all these things will be dissolved, what
  manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct
  and godliness, 2Pet. 310-12
• We brought nothing in and carry nothing out.
• Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For
  we brought nothing into this world, and it is
  certain we can carry nothing out. 1 Tim. 66-7

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Exercise - A Spiritual Gymnasium

• The term Exercise comes from the Greek word
  gumnazo our gymnasium or gym
• Gyms are designed to be a place to exercise.
• Exercises vary depending on the goal.
• A boxer, Olympic gymnast, runner, basketball
  player, swimmer enter gym with different
  expectations and equipment needs.
• Some need the pool, weight room, basketball
  court, boxing ring or gymnastic equipment.
• Each sport has exercises leading to its mastery.
  
• It is no different with godliness!

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Exercises unto Godliness

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• Like all Gyms, we have to find the equipment
  right for us.
• We have to learn how to use the equipment for our
  specific needs based our present weakness and
  future goals.
• We must do the same.
• These things exercise to godliness.
• A failure is an exercise to ungodliness.

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Exercise unto Godliness

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• These things exercise to godliness.
• by reason of use have senses exercised Heb.
  513-14
• lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so
  easily beset us, and let us run with patience the
  race that is set before us, Heb. 121
• I have fought the good fight, I have finished the
  race, I have kept the faith. 8 Finally, there is
  laid up for me the crown of righteousness 2Tim 47

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Godliness

• As the deer pants for the water
• Bless the Lord O my soul
• My soul thirsts for you flesh longs for
• Godliness is profitable for all things
• The Promise of the life that now is
• The promise of the life that is to come.
• Godliness with contentment great gain. s

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Godliness

• Abraham My friend forever Isa. 418
• David man after My own heart 1Sam. 1314
• I speak to Moses face to face Ex. 3311
• Daniel you are greatly beloved Dan. 923
• I have no one like him on the earth Job 18
• My beloved Son I am well pleased Mt. 175
• Meek and quiet spirit precious in His sight I Pet
  33-6
• With proper exercise we can join them!

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Godliness

• For the grace of God that brings salvation has
  appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying
  ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live
  soberly, righteously, and godly in the present
  age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious
  appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus
  Christ, Titus 211-13

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What others see of our Godliness! If we do things
to be seen of men, it is all there is.
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What we are exercising for God to see
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My Godliness?
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Godliness

• And Moses said to Aaron, This is what the LORD
  spoke, saying By those who come near Me I must
  be regarded as holy and before all the people I
  must be glorified. So Aaron held his peace. 
  Lev 103

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