SERMON OUTLINE:

“SELF-CONTROL”

 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:13

 Introduction – What do people say about self-control?

A Confession

We are                                                                                                        .

Egokrateo

Star Trek & Two Ways of Looking At Self-management

A Command

Setting the Heart

 James Smith – You Are What You Love

The human heart is like a compass, a homing device, and we need to regularly calibrate our hearts, tuning them to be directed to the Creator, our magnetic north.

Life is a race

Wisdom for Gaining Self-Control

Learn from other people’s mistakes.

Sanctified paranoia

An out for you

Conclusion– Proverbs 4:3

Above all guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.