I AM A BETTER PERSON

THIS 2015 BY GOD'S GRACE

• 1Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of GOD I am

what I am, and HIS GRACE to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them- yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

BECOME A BETTER A

PERSON THIS 2015 BY

GOD'S GRACE!

KEY FACTORS TO BECOME A BETTER PERSON IN 2015:

• 1. CLEAR GOALS• 2. TIME-MANAGEMENT • 3. HABITS• 4. DISCIPLINE• 5. PASSION

1. SET AND WRITE YOUR CLEAR IMPORTANT GOALS

2. DEVELOP DAILY WISE TIME-MANAGEMENT TO BECOME

A BETTER PERSON

3. ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN GOOD HABITS THAT MAKE YOU

A BETTER PERSON

4. EXERCISE STRONG SELF-DISCIPLINE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.

•TODAY...

DISCIPLINEPART 2

MOTTO: • SA KAUNLARAN NG BAYAN,

DISIPLINA ANG KAILANGAN

• SA KAUNLARAN NG BUHAY, DISIPLINA ANG KAILANGAN

•2Timothy 1:7For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

• (AMP) For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.

• (CEV) God's Spirit doesn't make cowards out of us. The Spirit gives us power, love, and self-control.

SELF-DISCIPLINE IS ABOUT

SELF-CONTROL

Proverbs 25:28 Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.

1Corinthians 7:5 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Galatians 5:1 (NIV)

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm,

then, and do not let yourselves be burdened

again by a yoke of slavery.

5 AREAS WHERE YOU HAVE TO

EXERT YOUR GOD-GIVEN SELF-CONTROL

ILLUS: EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT IS NECESSARY IN SUCCESS

1.) EXERT GOD-GIVEN SELF-CONTROL ON TEMPER ESPECIALLY MOOD AND ANGER IN BECOMING A BETTER PERSON.

(GNB) Stupid people express their anger openly, but sensible people are patient and hold it back.

(CEV) Don't be a fool and quickly lose your temper-- be sensible and patient.

Proverbs 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.

2 Corinthians 5:7(NIV)

For we live by faith, not by

sight.

• James 1:26 If anyone considers himself religious

and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.

2.) EXERT GOD-GIVEN SELF-CONTROL ON SPEAKING AND USE OF WORDS IN BECOMING A BETTER PERSON.

(NLT) If you claim to be religious but don't

control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself, and your

religion is worthless.

James 3:8 but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.

James 3:10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.

Proverbs 12:18 Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 10:19 When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.

Proverbs 21:23 He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.

(AMP) He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from troubles.

3.) EXERT GOD-GIVEN SELF-CONTROL ON EMOTIONAL DECEPTIONS IN BECOMING A BETTER PERSON.

PROVERBS 29:11(GW) A fool expresses all his

emotions, but a wise person controls them.

1. UNTIMELY "LOVE FEELINGS" FOR YOUTH

2. FEELINGS OF " WRONG AFFECTIONS OR LOVE " TOWARDS A WRONG A PERSON

3. FEELINGS OF LINGERING SADNESS

2 Corinthians 5:7(NIV)

For we live by faith, not by

sight.

4.) EXERT GOD-GIVEN SELF-CONTROL ON STRONG DESIRES OF EARTHLY AND TEMPORAL SUCCESSES IN BECOMING A BETTER PERSON.Ecclesiastes 1:1 The words of the

Teacher, [1] son of David, king in Jerusalem:

Ecclesiastes 1:2 "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless."

Ecclesiastes 1:14 I have seen all the things

that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

a.) ACQUISITION OF MORE AND MORE WEALTHb.) FAME AND POPULARITYc.) AUTHORITY AND POWER d.) ACHIEVEMENTS AND

RECOGNITIONSe.) EARTHLY GREAT

KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION

5.) EXERT GOD-GIVEN SELF-CONTROL ON PHYSICAL APPETITES IN BECOMING A BETTER PERSON

Titus 2:12 It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,

1Corinthians 6:12 "Everything is

permissible for me"--but not everything is

beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"--

but I will not be mastered by anything.

a.) VICESb.) SENSUAL URGESc.) FOODc.) PLEASURES AND HOBBIES

d.) EARTHLY AND TEMPORAL PASSIONS

2 Corinthians 12:9(NIV)But he said to me, “My grace is

sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in

weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about

my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

CONCLUSION