CULTIVATING SPIRITUAL HABITS PT. 1B (23.02.22)

CULTIVATING SPIRITUAL HABITS 1B Luke 4:14-16 (NKJV) RECAP: THIRTEEN TRUTHS ABOUT HABITS RECAP: THIRTEEN TRUTHS ABOUT HABITS I. WE ARE CREATURES OF HABIT II. HABITS ARE ACQUIRED OR LEARNT III. HABITS CANNOT BE HIDDEN IV. HABITS CAN BE SPIRITUAL OR NATURAL V. HABITS CAN BE EITHER GOOD OR BAD, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE VI. GOOD HABITS LEAD TO CONSISTENT SUCCESS WITHOUT PLANNING FOR IT VII. BAD HABITS LEAD TO CONSISTENT FAILURE WITHOUT PLANNING FOR IT VIII. BAD HABITS CAN BE BROKEN AND GOOD HABITS CAN BE FORMED IX. BAD HABITS ARE EASY TO FORM BUT DIFFICULT TO LIVE WITH X. GOOD HABITS ARE DIFFICULT TO FORM BUT VERY FULFILLING AND SATISFYING TO LIVE WITH XI. HABITS WILL BE ALWAYS TESTED UNDER PRESSURE XII. HABITS DEFY LOGIC XIII. HABITS GROW TODAY’S MESSAGE BEGINS HERE A SPIRITUAL HABIT REFERS TO ANY SPIRITUAL EXERCISE OR DISCIPLINE YOU ENGAGE IN REPETITIVELY THAT ADVANCES YOU SPIRITUALLY AND EMPOWERS YOU FOR EFFECTIVE, FRUITFUL AND IMPACTFUL CHRISTIAN LIVING 1 Timothy 4:7-8 (KJV) Daniel 6:10 (NKJV) THREE GREAT BENEFITS OF SPIRITUAL HABITS A. MAKES YOU A STRONG CHRISTIAN Ephesians 6:10 (KJV) 2 Timothy 2:1 (KJV) Proverbs 24:10 (KJV) B. MAKES YOU A VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN Ephesians 6:10-16 (KJV) Proverbs 24:10 (KJV) James 1:12 (KJV) Revelation 2:7 (KJV) Revelation 2:11 (KJV) Revelation 2:17 (KJV) Revelation 2:26 (KJV) Revelation 3:5 (KJV) Revelation 3:21 (KJV) C. MAKES YOU A FRUITFUL CHRISTIAN John 15:16 (KJV) FRUITFUL AND IMPACTFUL CHRISTIAN LIVING CAN NEVER BECOME A REALITY IN YOUR LIFE WITHOUT CULTIVATING SPIRITUAL HABITS Ps. Afoakwa SIXTEEN UNCOMMON HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE CHRISTIANS 1. THE HABIT OF PRAYER Daniel 6:10 (NLT) 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (KJV) Luke 18:1 (KJV) Ephesians 6:18 (KJV) James 5:16 (KJV) TEN EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE PRAYED HABITUALLY I. PROPHET SAMUEL PRAYED HABITUALLY 1 Samuel 12:23 (KJV) II. JOB Job 1:4-5 (GNT) Job 1:5 (NLT) III. KING DAVID Psalms 55:16-17 (KJV) Psalms 5:3 (KJV) IV. PROPHET DANIEL Daniel 6:10 (NKJV) V. PROPHETESS ANNA Luke 2:36-37 (KJV) VI. JESUS Mark 1:35 (KJV) Luke 6:12 (KJV) Luke 11:1 (KJV) Luke 3:21-22 (KJV) Luke 23:34 (KJV) JESUS IS STILL PRAYING HABITUALLY FOR US IN HIS EXALTED POSITION Hebrews 7:25 (AMP) Hebrews 7:25 (NLT) VII. THE EARLY CHRISTIANS Acts 1:8-9 (KJV) Acts 1:12 (KJV) Acts 1:14 (KJV) Acts 2:1-4 (KJV) Acts 2:41-42 (KJV) Acts 3:1 (KJV) WHEN PRAYER BECOMES YOUR HABIT, IT BECOMES YOUR DEFAULT RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE Ps. Afoakwa James 5:13 (KJV) Philippians 4:6-7 (KJV) 1 Peter 5:7 (KJV) Acts 4:31-33 (KJV) Acts 4:16-24 (KJV) Acts 12:5-11 (NKJV) Acts 16:16-26 (NKJV) VIII. THE EARLY APOSTLES Matthew 26:36-41 (KJV) Acts 6:2-4 (KJV) IX. APOSTLE PAUL Colossians 1:3-4 (KJV) Ephesians 1:15-17 (AMP) X. EPAPHRAS Colossians 4:12-13 (NLT) Colossians 4:12 (MSG)