Fellowship Bible Church - Mullica, Hill N.J.

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HOW TO AVOID AN ERODING FAITH:

PERSEVERANCE matters…

DISCERNMENT matters…

PRIORITIES matter…

FOCUS matters…

BELIEFS matter…

PERSEVERANCE matters because we’re always learning something and we’re always teaching someone (1 Tim. 1:1-3; Phil. 4:9).

"To be a disciple means not only to learn, but to become attached to one’s teacher and to become his follower in doctrine and conduct of life."

Dr. Spiros Zodhiates
The Complete Word Study Dictionary

True discipleship is taking what you’ve learned from the Lord and investing it in others.

Who has invested in you and in whom are you investing?

DISCERNMENT matters because what we don’t teach can be as important as what we do teach (1 Tim. 1:3).

PRIORITIES matter because distraction can be a path to destruction (1:4)

“It is increasingly difficult to remain undistracted when every new technology seems to evolve toward greater distraction. The result? With the ever-present distractions in our lives, we are quickly becoming a people of shallow thoughts, and shallow thoughts will lead to shallow living.”

Tim Challies

BELIEFS matter because belief is what turns random thoughts into intentional behaviors (1 Tim. 1:8-11).

FOCUS matters because Jesus’ love is to be the heartbeat of our teaching (1 Tim. 1:4-7).

If you tell yourself something long enough you will begin to believe it—even if it isn’t true.

What you repeatedly tell yourself develops a belief system. Those beliefs are ultimately the driving force behind what drives your desires and feeds your attitudes and actions.