敬虔的操練（一）
── 認識敬虔的真諦與重要性
經文：提前4:7-8，6:6、11；提後3:5、12；彼後1:3-4，2:9
背誦經文：
「只是要棄絕那世俗的言語和老婦荒渺的話，在敬虔上操練自己。 操練身體，益處還少；惟獨敬虔，凡事都有益處，因有今生和來生的應許。」（提前4: 7-8）
（一） 敬虔的真諦
（二） 敬虔的重要
（三） 敬虔的生活
─ 從立志敬虔（提後3:12）到追求敬虔（提前6:11）
─ 從操練敬虔（提前4:7）到活出敬虔的實際（提後3:5）
Exercise of Godliness (I)
– Understanding of the true meaning and importance of godliness
Scriptures: I Tim 4:7-8, 6:6,11; II Tim 3:5,12; II Peter 1:3-4, 2:9
Memorization : “But reject profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness. For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.”(I Tim 4:7-8)
I. The meaning of godliness
II. The importance of godliness
III. A life of godliness
--From willing to be godly (II Tim 3:12) to pursuing godliness (I Tim 6:11)
--From exercise of godliness (I Tim 4:7) to living out the reality of godliness (II Tim 3:5)