Women's Small Group Bible Study True Woman 201- Week 4
Grace Life Church of Brookhaven
Women's Small Group Bible Study True Woman 201- Week 4
January 31, 2021
Lesson Title: Discipline
Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children and to be SELF-CONTROLLED Titus 2:3-5
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What is the benefit of gender-specific instruction—older women teaching younger women—when it comes to living a disciplined life?
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Where does self-control come from according to these verses?
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age. Titus 2:11-12
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What characteristics go hand in hand with self-control?
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From a biblical perspective, how is self-control different from behavior modification?
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Explain the meaning of the Greek word sōphrōn. What role do our thoughts play in the development of self-control? Give some examples of how our mindset determines our behavior.
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What does it mean to be sound-minded?
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What is the most effective way to “put on the brakes” in areas where you find yourself out of control?
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As you consider where in your life self-control is a struggle, can you identify the false beliefs that underlie your struggle? What specific truths can you apply to dislodge those false beliefs?