Day: March 16, 2022

Men’s Spring 2022 Bible Study – Contentment – Session 2 – March 13th

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  1. Week 2 // Contentment
  2. What Contentment is NOT:
    1. Settling, Complacency or Laziness
  3. Where does contentment begin?
    1. My identity in Christ
    2. My relationship with Christ
    3. Walking & Honoring Christ
    4. Stewardship of God has entrusted to me
  4. Keys to Contentment:
    1. Acceptance, Trust, Obedience, Thankfulness
  1. Ecclesiastes 10:10: “Real Men Sharpen Their Axe”
  2. What is your axe?
    1. The Positioning from God of your life
      1. Specifically placed
    2. The Gifting of God in your life
      1. Not talent – pointing to God
    3. The Calling of God on your life
      1. The purpose, will of God, His glory
  3. How Do I Sharpen My Axe?
    1. 1 Corinthians 15:10 “10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
    2. Contact with stronger object // accountability
    3. Precision in the details // no wasted motion
    4. Continued maintenance // humility, hungry, oil
    5. Regular use not lazy
  4. How Do I Use My Axe?
    1. Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, do you work heartedly, as for the Lord rather than for men.”
    2. Prepare it for use: work on the front end // 1 Corinthians 9:27 – Discipline
    3. Put it to use: not selfish or delaying // Proverbs 21:31 – Horse made ready
    4. Pass it on for others: bigger than me // 2 Timothy 2:2 – Pass on
  1. My Response to Christlike Contentedness:

    I am contented of who I am in Christ and with what He entrusts to me, therefore I will Glorify by doing everything I do with all my heart, soul, mind and strength for HIs glory!