SUPER-SIZED OR SANCTIFIED?

•    fast food not fast track to Olympics
•    being a priest / consecrator needs more than spiritual junk food

OLYMPIC-SIZE GOALS

•    physical training of some value: steward body as temple of Holy Spirit
•    train to be godly: godliness of value for all things
•    wrong goal - religious asceticism / earning salvation by own effort
•    right goal: hope in living God our Saviour

SIGN UP WITH A QUALITY COACH

•    hypocritical teachers ‘fronts’ for deceiving spirits / demons
•    consciences seared - desensitized, branded as Satan’s captive
•    need fellow Christians to command / teach / correct us
•    Timothy’s first ‘coaches’ his mother & grandmother

NOT DOPED, BUT THE BEST DIET

•    sports competitions plagued by those cheating by using forbidden substances
•    “dopy” to heed godless myths e.g. Gnostic view of matter
•    nourishing intake of word of God, prayer, truths of the faith, good teaching

A WORKOUT TO WIN THE PODIUM

•    longevity aided by healthy disciplines and determination
•    training ourselves to be godly: begins with belief
•    daily Quiet Time - read God’s word, pray
•    moment-by-moment thanksgiving: consciously constantly consecrate your circumstances
•    from “Just Do It” to “Do It All - for God’s glory”
•    hope in a Saving God provides purpose behind our toil and struggle