Chapel – Discipline

Chapel – Discipline

1 – Today’s characteristic of Successful People and Successful Teams is

Discipline.

·      To achieve the success we all want, we will have to grow increasingly more disciplined.

·      To be well disciplined is to be self-controlled in all areas of one’s life.

2 – I Corinthians 9:24-25 gives us a strong understanding of a life of

          discipline (read the text).

·      They all run, but only one is the winner.  ½ of all teams who compete today will lose.

·      Many coaches say, “There is a winner and a loser on every play of the game.”

·      “Compete in such a way as to win.”  The Apostle makes no apology for this statement.

·      Competitors exercise self-control in ALL things.

o   Physical discipline – Technique, effort, skill – all are under your control.

o   Mental discipline – Strategy, assignments, responsibilities, knowledge of the sport – all are under your control.

o   Emotional discipline – Not too high, not too low.  Not overcome by elation or disappointment.  Not overly subject to momentum shifts.  All this is under your control.

3 – The rewards of discipline.

·      There are both short-term and long-term rewards.

o   The ability to both compete successfully and live successfully comes from a disciplined life.

o   Living a disciplined life builds trust among one’s teammates and among one’s family, friends and colleagues.

o   As you live a disciplined lifestyle, your game and your team will consistently grow.  Your whole life will also consistently grow as you live in a self-controlled manner.

4 – Today’s challenge.

·      Compete to win.  No apologies, no excuses.

·      Exercise self-control in all things.

o   Be physically under control.

o   Be mentally under control.

o   Be emotionally under control.

·      Exercise discipline and we will reap both the short-term and long-term rewards of self-control.