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February 19th 2023
Series: Habits of A Healthy Christian
Sermon Title: The Habit of Continual Coaching
Topic: HABITS are actions that are engrained, that have become natural because of continued repetition.
They are the things we do without thinking but accomplish with skill and precision.
This is a message on prioritizing the habit of surrounding ourselves with a Godly community.
And, how that will lead to spiritual transformation in our own lives and in the world around us.
Key Passages: Luke 9:51-56, Luke 10:1-20, John.
14:16-17, 2 Timothy 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:10-12
Sermon Blurb: In order to become a healthy disciple who makes more healthy disciples we will need continual spiritual coaching.
In this message, we will learn how Jesus was the Perfect Discipleship Coach in the lives of His original followers, and how He has provided all that we need today!
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Sermon:
Family Moment
Welcome back today to our FINAL teaching in our HABITS FC series!!!
We have spent this entire year focused on how in 2023 we can be a HEALTHY followers of Jesus!
We are spending so much time on this because it is our goal for everyone to be a healthy follower of Jesus.
And, our hope is that you will walk away from church every week with some additional things you can put into practice in 2023 to become a healthier disciple of Jesus.
And we chose to call them HABITS, not disciplines, for a couple of reasons;
First, we often think of discipline as a bad thing, so we wanted to rid our thoughts of any negative reactions…
But more importantly, we’re calling it HABITS because habits, by definition, are a better way to think about these spiritual tools that we are discussing.
PAUSE
SO... What is a habit?
We’ll ask this question every week......
Write this down:
HABITS are actions that are ingrained, that have become natural because of continued repetition.
They are the things we do without thinking but accomplish with skill and precision.
So, by way of reminder, here is our Acronym for the series.
On the screen
H – Holy Fasting
A – Abundant Prayer
B – Bible Learning
I – Intentional Generosity
T – Transformative Community
S – Sacrificial Serving
F – Fruitful Multiplying
Today we are closing out our HABITS FC series with a teaching on our need for Continual Coaching!
C – Continual Coaching
PAUSE
Let’s start with a question today….
How many of you have ever had a coach in life?
Maybe an athletic coach (baseball, basketball or football).
Maybe a musical or vocal coach.
Maybe a financial coach.
Maybe a diet or exercise coach.
Maybe a life coach.
And think about this…
Why do we have coaches???
Why do we allow others to speak into our lives?
Why do we allow others to guide the direction of certain areas of our lives?
PAUSE
It is because we KNEW we needed help and that person was someone who was an expert who we think could help make us better….
PAUSE
Now, Webster defines a Coach as– one who instructs, directs or trains.
And we all sort of intuitively know that this is what a coach does, don’t we?
Coaches teach us things.
They train us up.
They push us and help us achieve goals.
And, when they are good, they help us become better.
Tom Landry was one of the best NFL coaches in history.
He was the coach of the Dallas Cowboys for 29 seasons and won 2 Superbowl Championships.
He was also a believer.
So, he knows a thing or two about coaching!
Listen to how he defines a coach...it’s my favorite definition.
He said,
Tom Landry: “A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so that you can be who you’ve always known you can be.”
I love that so much because it’s so true!
But let’s be real….
Who here LOVES to be held accountable?
Who here LOVES for others to challenge their ideas?
Who LOVES people that point out your shortcomings?
None of us like to be pushed or held accountable, do we?
None of us like to hear the hard truth or see the reality of the junk in our lives!
But we all know deep in our hearts…..\
That if we are going to grow and become the people we really want to be…..
We will need people in our lives who will tell us the truth and push us past where we think we can go...
And, that’s the role of a coach!
So, write this down,
Coaches will MAKE us do what we don’t want to do so we become the best version of ourselves.
repeat
PAUSE
Isn’t this the heart of every parent?
The heart of every pastor.
This is the heart of God!
And today my goal is to help you understand why you need a coach in your spiritual life as well.
In the same way that we know, we need coaching in other areas of life….
To get physically stronger.
To get mentally healthier.
To get loose weight.
To get better at a sport.
To learn a new skill.
We also need coaching in our spiritual lives!!!!
Especially if it is our goal to be a healthy disciple who is making more healthy disciples of Jesus!
PAUSE
Now, you may be thinking, “That all sounds logical, but is it Biblical?”
Great question!
Quick admission....the word “Coaching” is not in your Bible, BUT the principle definitely is.
And, that’s what we’re going to be focusing on today.
Write this down...
Jesus coached His disciples.
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