The Vineyard Church
Pastor Steve Huffman
November 20/21, 2021
Question:
How do I respond to discipline?
Definition:
Discipline - Learning that molds character and enforces correct behavior—from a Latin word meaning “instruction” or “training.” To discipline a person or a group means to put them in a state of good order so that they function in the way intended. Discipline, in spite of a popular misconception, is not inherently stern or harsh.
-Walter A. Elwell and Philip Wesley Comfort, Tyndale Bible Dictionary, Tyndale Reference Library (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2001), 385.
Proverbs 12:1 NIV
Proverbs 13:24 NIV
Revelation 3:19 NIV
Question:
How do I respond to discipline from God?
Hebrews 12:7-13 NIV
Main Point #1
The "Corrective Dad"...
1. Disciplines from a loving heart.
Numbers 14:34-35 NIV
Jonah 1:4 NIV
Matthew 16:23 NIV
Question:
Is there an area of my life far from God?
Subpoint:
The intent of God's discipline is for me to run to Him like a child.
Question:
Do I have a right to view God's discipline?
Main Point #2
The "Corrective Dad"...
Invites us into some training.
Genesis 3:8 NIV
Hebrews 4:13 NIV
Subpoint:
Discipline-Learning that molds character and enforces correct behavior—from a Latin word meaning “instruction” or “training.”
Revelation 3:19 NIV
Subpoint:
Earnestly repenting helps lead me back to God's peace.