Ok...Here is the Notes from Wednesday Night

Several have told me that they like the fact that I give my notes to them. I really don't know what that says about them...cause I see my notes and I don't know how anyone can make much sense of them. But, here goes..Understand that Blogging doesn't transfer outline format.
I. Dream vs. Reality
a. Everyone has a dream
i. Everyone wants something
ii. Everyone desires for something
b. With every dream comes a cost
i. Things don’t just happen
ii. Everyone who has accomplished much has a system by which they have followed to get to where they are
c. The difference between Dreams and Reality?
i. Discipline
II. What is Discipline?
a. Webster-Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement
b. A systematic method to obtain obedience.
c. Matthew 22:14, For many are called but few are chosen
i. Chosen-Ek-Le-Tos, it’s the same root form as the greek word for church, eklesia. The called out ones, those who are out from the norm.
ii. it comes from the root that means-makes choices
1. From the root-
2. Ek-the point where motion begins
3. Lego-a systematic purposeful discourse
iii. Many are called but few make systematic choices and then moves to fulfill those choices they have made
iv. Word Study-
1. Discipline-a saving of the mind


III. Why Discipline?
a. 2 Tim. 1:7-For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
i. You have a spirit of power
ii. You have a spirit of love
iii. It is PRODUCED by SELF-DISCIPLINE

IV. What are the Disciplines?
a. The Inward Disciplines
i. Prayer
ii. Meditation
iii. Fasting
iv. Study
b. The Outward Disciplines
i. Simplicity
ii. Solitude
iii. Submission
iv. Service
c. The Corporate Disciplines
i. Confession
ii. Worship
iii. Guidance
iv. Celebration