Spiritual Gymnasium (8): Body: Personal Life
Our lives and testimonies as Christians can either draw people to believe in the Lord or drive people away from the Lord. This week, Rev. Jeremiah Cheung sets out to explain the four ways in which we must train our bodies. He begins with an appeal to allow the transformative work of Christ to manifest in our personal lives. Audio and video are now available
Message Outline
[skipto time=00:30]00:30[/skipto] Intro
[skipto time=01:18]01:18[/skipto] Recap: What is Godliness?
[skipto time=03:10]03:10[/skipto] Four aspects of the Physical Body
[skipto time=04:13]04:13[/skipto] The First aspect: our Personal Life
[skipto time=04:24]04:24[/skipto] 1. Transformation: Before and After
[skipto time=05:03]05:03[/skipto] — a. Life Before knowing the Lord
[skipto time=08:04]08:04[/skipto] — b. Life After knowing the Lord
[skipto time=13:10]13:10[/skipto] 2. Two Kinds of Life: Religious vs Spiritual
[skipto time=13:40]13:40[/skipto] — a. The Religious Life
[skipto time=28:39]28:39[/skipto] — b. The Spiritual Life
[skipto time=40:48]40:48[/skipto] What the Sermon on the Mount requires is possible only with Christ
[skipto time=44:04]44:04[/skipto] What if Jesus lived a whole day for you?
[skipto time=53:01]53:01[/skipto] Closing prayer
Scripture Passage
2 Corinthians 5:17, Philippians 1:20-21, Galatians 2:20
Discussion Questions:
1. What is your takeaway from today’s message?
2. What is the difference between life before and life after knowing the Lord?
3. How did Paul describe himself as being religious? Phil. 3:5-6.
4. How does ‘spiritual life’ differ from ‘religious life’?
5. Finish the sentence. “If the Lord Jesus lived a whole day for me, …”