2. Always in Season But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23

3. Love Joy Peace Patience Kindness Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control

4. Love Joy Peace Patience Kindness Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness SELF-CONTROL

5. A person without self-control is like a city with broken- down walls. Proverbs 25:28 NLT

6. Why don’t we have self- control? 1. We always have to be on.

7. Why don’t we have self- control? 1.We always have to be on. 2.It’s always there.

8. Why don’t we have self- control? 1.We always have to be on. 2.It’s always there. 3.Our problems are deeper than we realize.

9. ACQUIRING SELF-CONTROL 1.ADMIT your problem A man’s temptation is due to the pull of his own inward desires, which greatly attract him... James 1:14 The NT in Modern Language – J.B. Phillips

10. ACQUIRING SELF-CONTROL 1.ADMIT your problem 2. ABANDON YOUR PAST FAILURES …But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. Philippians 3:13b-15a NIV

11. ACQUIRING SELF-CONTROL 1.ADMIT your problem 2. ABANDON YOUR PAST FAILURES 3. ATTACK YOUR FEELINGS For the grace of God…teaches us to say ”NO” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age. Titus 2:11-12 NIV

12. ACQUIRING SELF-CONTROL 4. ALTER YOUR NEGATIVE THINKING Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think…Romans 12:2 NLT

13. ACQUIRING SELF-CONTROL 4.ALTER YOUR NEGATIVE THINKING 5. ACCOUNTABILITY TO OTHERS A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to- back and conquer…Eccl. 4:12 NLT

14. ACQUIRING SELF-CONTROL 4.ALTER YOUR NEGATIVE THINKING 5.ACCOUNTABILITY TO OTHERS 6. AVOID TEMPTATIONS …and give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:27 ESB

15. ACQUIRING SELF-CONTROL 7. ALLOW CHRIST’S CONTROL I pray that from His glorious unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Holy Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.” Ephesians 3:16-18 NLT