On this Pentecost Sunday, it is

good to remember God’s great

Gift to His Church,
The Holy Spirit.
 “When the day of Pentecost had come,
they were all together in one place. And
suddenly from heaven there came a sound
like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the
entire house where they were sitting. Divided
tongues, as of fire, appeared among them,
and a tongue rested on each of them. All of
them were filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other languages, as the
Spirit gave them ability.”

(Acts 2:1-4 NRSV)

Text: 2 Peter 1:5-8

Topic: Growth in Christian Virtue.

Thesis: Believers must work out

their own salvation.

Title: Climbing
the Christian Construct,
Step Four-Self Control
 “For this very
reason, you must make
every effort to add to KNOWLEDGE
your faith goodness, and
to goodness
knowledge…” GOODNESS

(2Pe 1:5 NRSV)

FAITH
UNBELIEF
EVIL INTENTIONS
“For it is from within,
from the human heart, that
FORNICATION evil intentions come:
fornication, theft, murder…”

(Mr 7:21 NRSV)

FAITH
GOODNESS

FAITH
 KNOWLEDGE

GOODNESS

FAITH
 SELF
CONTROL

KNOWLEDGE

GOODNESS

FAITH
 PATIENCE
SELF
CONTROL

KNOWLEDGE

GOODNESS

FAITH
 GODLINESS

PATIENCE
SELF
CONTROL

KNOWLEDGE

GOODNESS

FAITH
 BROTHERLY
KINDNESS

GODLINESS

PATIENCE
SELF
CONTROL

KNOWLEDGE

GOODNESS

FAITH
 LOVE
BROTHERLY
KINDNESS

GODLINESS

PATIENCE
SELF
CONTROL

KNOWLEDGE

GOODNESS

FAITH
 HEAVEN?
LOVE
BROTHERLY
KINDNESS

GODLINESS

PATIENCE
SELF
CONTROL

KNOWLEDGE

GOODNESS

FAITH
 Not heaven, but Spiritual Maturity!
LOVE
BROTHERLY
KINDNESS

GODLINESS

PATIENCE
SELF
CONTROL

KNOWLEDGE

GOODNESS

FAITH
Did someone say, “Snack?”

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Did someone say, “Snack?”

If you’re not in control,

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Did someone say, “Snack?”

…you’re out of control.

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 “Esau said to Jacob, "Let me eat
some of that red stuff, for I am
_______!“

(Ge. 25:30 NRSV)

 “Esau said to Jacob, "Let me eat
some of that red stuff, for I am
famished!”

(Ge. 25:30 NRSV)

 We are governed by externals
(others or circumstance) or by the
base desires of the body or by a
conscious act of the will.
The realm of the soul is
the realm of your…

1. _____
The realm of the soul is
the realm of your…

1. Mind

Our mind is the sum of our

thoughts and attitudes.
 “Let the same ____ be in you
that was in Christ Jesus,”

(Php. 2:5 NRSV)

 “Let the same mind be in you
that was in Christ Jesus,”

(Php. 2:5 NRSV)

The realm of the soul is
the realm of your…

2. ____
The realm of the soul is
the realm of your…

2. Will

Our will is the means by

which we actively engage with
the world around us.
“…it is God who is at work in you,
enabling you both to ____ and to
____ for his good pleasure.”

(Php. 2:13 NRSV)

“…it is God who is at work in you,
enabling you both to will and to
work for his good pleasure.”

(Php. 2:13 NRSV)

 Self-control is saying no when
you want to say yes.

Our will must be submitted to

God in order for self-control to be
expressed in a way that bears fruit
for ___ ________.
 Self-control is saying no when
you want to say yes.

Our will must be submitted to

God in order for self-control to be
expressed in a way that bears fruit
for The Kingdom.
the Goatees
dc talk
 Kingdom Point:

Through self control,

we say _____________.
 Kingdom Point:

Through self control,

we say no to temptation.
 Kingdom Point:
“No testing has overtaken you
that is not common to everyone. God
is faithful, and he will not let you be
tested beyond __________, but with
the testing he will also provide the
way out so that you may be able to
endure it.”
(1 Corinthians 10:13 NRSV)
 Kingdom Point:
“No testing has overtaken you
that is not common to everyone. God
is faithful, and he will not let you be
tested beyond your strength, but
with the testing he will also provide
the way out so that you may be able
to endure it.”
(1 Corinthians 10:13 NRSV)
The realm of the soul is
the realm of your…

3. ________
The realm of the soul is
the realm of your…

3. Emotions

Our emotions are our chosen

responses to the people with whom
and events with which we interact.
 “My brothers and sisters,
whenever you face trials of any
kind, consider it nothing but
___,”

(James 1:2 NRSV)

 “My brothers and sisters,
whenever you face trials of any
kind, consider it nothing but
joy,”

(James 1:2 NRSV)

 We can’t control the actions of
others or the outward
circumstances with which we are
faced. We can control only our
_________ to these externals.
 We can’t control the actions of
others or the outward
circumstances with which we are
faced. We can control only our
responses to these externals.