Discipleship Training Course

PHASE 2 – LIVE THE JOURNEY
Luke 14:28 “But don‟t begin until you count the cost. For who
would begin construction of a building without first calculating the
cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?
Proverbs 15:22 Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers
bring success.
Self-control – Keeping your own desires in check. We all love
spending money on nice things, but is it necessary? We need selfcontrol
in our savings, and walking away from impulsive spending.
Galatians 5:22-23 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our
lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Generosity – This value keeps our feet and hearts on the ground.
When we are generous we step out of our own worlds that can be
so consuming and into the worlds of others around us. And
generosity is the doorway that keeps your giving/sowing alive. In
essence it is like the farmer keeping the buckets of the sowers full
at all times.
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also
reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap
bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not
reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Luke 6:38 Give and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed
down, shaken together, and running over will be put into
your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be
measured back to you.”
Remember that it is God who makes us able to be generous, he
provides, we need to be faithful, and not eat all our seed.
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