2. Good Habits

3. Good Habits Daniel Jesus
Persian officials plotted against him (Dan. 6:1-9)
Daniel didn’t change his habit of prayer (Dan. 6:10-13)
Jesus
Had a habit of praying in a certain place (Luke 22:39-46)
Judas could count on Jesus being there (John 18:1-3)

4. Good Habits
Bad habits
Get rid of bad habits and avoid falling back into them
Put off former manner of life (Eph. 4:17-32)
“No longer walk”
Reverting to sinful habits (Judges 2:19; II Peter 2:22)
Evil company corrupts good habits (I Cor. 15:32-34)

5. Good Habits Reading and studying
God’s law in daily life (Deut. 11:18-21; Psa. 119:97)
Read every Sabbath at synagogues (Acts 15:21; 13:27)
Jesus attended synagogue meetings (Luke 4:16)
Paul preached in synagogues first (Acts 17:1-3)
Diligence, handling the truth correctly (II Tim. 2:15)

6. Good Habits Prayer Jesus withdrew to pray (Luke 5:16; Matt. 14:23)
Praying all night (Luke 6:12)
Praying early (Mark 1:35)
Jesus taught persistence in prayer (Luke 18:1-8)
Pray without ceasing (I Thess. 5:16-18; Col. 4:2)

7. Good Habits Assembling for worship
Habits of the first baptized believers (Acts 2:41-47)
Devoted to teaching, fellowship, Lord’s Supper, prayer
Daily social life – good company promotes good habits
Daily encouragement (Heb. 3:13)
Lord’s Supper (I Cor. 11:20) and collection (I Cor. 16:1-2)
Stir one another up, don’t skip (Heb. 10:24-25)
Church purchased with Christ’s blood (Acts 20:28)

8. Good Habits
Have you left bad habits behind and replaced them with good ones?
Can God count on you to have good habits
People could count on Daniel and Jesus to be praying
The first Christians could count on each other
Can God count on you to pray and study?
Can God count on you to assemble with his people?