Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Proverbs 25:28 (NIV)
28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control.
The lack of self-control is _______________________.
1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)
8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Self-control demands ______________________ both __________________ and
_______________________ fight Satan.
Self-discipline: correction or control of oneself for progress
Self-control: restriction of one’s desires, emotions, or impulses
1 Peter 2:11 (NIV)
11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
Marriage takes self-discipline _____ _________ _________ _____.
Marriage takes self-control to stay ________________.
James 1:14 (NIV)
14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.
Matthew 7:13–14 (NIV)
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Prepare ___________ the ___________ ____________.
