Empowerment Time – Fuel for your Fire
DISCIPLINE
If you research the etymology of the word “discipline” you will discovers it is much related to the word “disciple”.
The Latin word for ‘learner’ was discipulus, a derivative of the verb discere ‘learn’ (which was related to docēre ‘teach’, source of English doctor, doctrine, and document). English acquired the word in Anglo-Saxon times, as discipul, and it was subsequently reformulated as disciple on the model of Old French deciple. Derived from discipulus was the noun disciplīna ‘instruction, knowledge’. Its meaning developed gradually into ‘maintenance of order (necessary for giving instruction)’, the sense in which the word first entered English (via Old French discipline). Source: Word-Orgins.com
DEFINING MOMENT:
1) Training to act in accordance with rules. 2) A regimen that develops or improves a skill; training. 3) Behavior and order maintained by training and control.
A DISCIPLE embraces DISCIPLINE and looks for ways to improve and make attempts to improve their behavior, orderliness, ministry service, lifestyle, etc., by mind reconditioning, training, and/or guidelines.
KJV - Let all things be done decently and in order.
NIV - But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.
MSG -Be courteous and considerate in everything.
To walk worthy of the calling and achieve excellence in ministry,
a DISCIPLE (learner) needs to have DISCIPLINE
in every area of their life and being.
Next meeting we will look at DISCIPLINE in the following areas:
PRAYER – Relationship with God
PURPOSE – Life’s Assignment
PURITY – Living Holy
PRODUCTIVITY - Service
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