Mike Mazzalongo Lesson #11

Top Ten Sins & Struggles 10 – Laziness 9 – Anger 8 – Cursing & Gossiping 7 – Pride 6 – Neglecting Church 5 – Coping with Change 5 – Coping with Conflict 4 – Easily Discouraged 3 – Overanxious (worry) 2 – Overly Critical 1 – Lack of Personal Discipline

- General Idea of Personal Discipline Just Say No!

- Biblical Idea of Personal Discipline They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. - Mark 5:1

When He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him, and he had his dwelling among the tombs. - Mark 5:2-3a

And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain; because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him. - Mark 5:3b-4

Constantly, night and day, he was screaming among the tombs and in the mountains, and gashing himself with stones. - Mark 5:5

Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before Him; and shouting with a loud voice, he said, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!” - Mark 5:6-7

For He had been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” And He was asking him, “What is your name?” And he said to Him, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” And he began to implore Him earnestly not to send them out of the country. - Mark 5:8-10

Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain. The demons implored Him, saying, “Send us into the swine so that we may enter them.” - Mark 5:11-12

Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea. Their herdsmen ran away and reported it in the city and in the country. And the people came to see what it was that had happened. - Mark 5:13-14

They came to Jesus and observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the “legion”; and they became frightened. Those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the demon-possessed man, and all about the swine. - Mark 5:15-16

And they began to implore Him to leave their region. As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon- possessed was imploring Him that he might accompany Him. - Mark 5:17-18

And He did not let him, but He said to him, “Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.” And he went away and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed. - Mark 5:19-20

Personal Discipline = In His Right Mind

Personal Discipline / Control = Right Mind

How to Develop a “Right Mind” 1. Education –True Reality

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, - Titus 2:11-12

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. - Titus 2:13-14

How to Develop a “Right Mind” 1. Education –True Reality –True Self

For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. - Romans 12:3

How to Develop a “Right Mind” 1. Education –True Reality –True Self –True Consequences

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. - I Corinthians 6:9-10

How to Develop a “Right Mind” 1. Education –True Reality –True Self –True Consequences –True Lord

For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ. - I Corinthians 2:16

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And he went away and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed. - Mark 5:20

Personal Discipline is not What Our Bodies Do or Not Do It’s about: True Reality True Self True Consequences True Lordship

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