accountability, c3 first lesson

8/2/2019 Accountability, C3 First Lesson

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LU Band Mens Bible Study


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C3 Small Groups


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Charles Stanley

Accountability is a relationship between believers wherein one has invited theother to monitor the development of character in one or more areas


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Chuck Swindoll

A willingness to explain your actions


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Chuck Swindoll

Opening ones life to a few carefully selected, trusted, loyal confidants whospeak the truth who have the right to examine, to question, to appraise, and to

give counsel


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The number one dilemma facing Gods men today isisolation.

When a guy is under pressure or his relationshipsare suffering or life has simply thrown him one toomany curves, he tends to keep his suffering to

himself.

Head Start


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It involves war for your spiritual well being

It involves war for your spiritual effectiveness

It involves war for your impact on those closest to you.

vercoming isolation then is not about getting and

giving warm fuzzies or any occasional high-five.


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What Gods

man needs toknow is that

isolation fromother men is notjust bad, it is

deadly!


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Confess to one another therefore your faults (yourslips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and

pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed andrestored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. Theearnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous

man makes tremendous power available [dynamic inits working].

Lesson


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2. Our Faults

When we choose to obeyand share our:

Our slip ups Our false steps

Our offenses

Our sins

Proverbs 27:6 Correctbrothers in love

. . . we become vulnerableto each other.

Men have a tendency to runto the hills-all-alone We dont want to deal with

our emotions We are not good at facing

our emotions

Kenny Luck states, thatwe have been trained totreat our emotions like

smelly gym socks that westash in the back of adrawer, as far away aspossible.

The wrong way men live

out their lives
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2. Our Faults

The wrong way men liveout their lives We hide and mask anger

Prov 28:13We internalize pressure

We bury losses

We deny being

woundedWe withdrawal in the

face of hard truth

We perceive openness asweakness

The wrong way men liveout their lives

We push people away We ignore facts

We deceive ourselves

We close off

We fear failureWe deflect mistakes

We hide struggles

We change the subject
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3. To One Another

A fighting partner

Guards your back

Someone to fightalongside

Galatians 6:2 Carry oneanother's burdens

The full armor (Eph. 6:13-17) Nothing on the back

need a fighting partnerto guard your back

Shield of faith 4 tall, 2 wide,

covered with 6 layers of

leather, made of wood,soaked in water. But avery unique is therewas a lip on each sideso shields could connectto each other.
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3. To One Another

No lone rangers

Ecclesiastes 4:10-12

Fighting

Two are better thanone

Two are better than one whenit comes to walking (v.10) If this applies to our physical

falls, how much more does it

apply to our spiritual walk Restore a brother

Reach out to a brother

Share the burden

Be creative

Two are better than one whenit comes to warmth (v.11)

Two are better than one whenit comes to watch care(v.12)


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Accountability is not askingsomeone to be a cop for us.The key is to choose to be

accountable; we choose thisas a lifestyle for ourselves.


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in community,

in honesty,

in real open relationships.

1 Peter 5:9 Brethren who are in the world (not ofthe world)

Ephesians 4:25 speak truth to one another

We choose to live
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Someone you Trust

Someone you let into your Life

Someone you give the right to ask tough questions

Someone you will be Honest and Open with

Someone who wants you to become more like Christ

An Accountability Partner

is:


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4. Pray For One Another

Col. 1:7

Col. 4:12

Pray

Heartfelt prayer

Continued prayer Wrestling in prayer

Laboring in prayer

Pouring out to the heartof God

Praying in faith
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5. Prayers Of A

Righteous Man Righteous Innocent,

holy, just

I like to think of Elijahwhen I want toremember how to pray

earnestly and strongly. Take a look atJames

5:16-18

"Weak prayers come from weak people;

strong prayers come from strong people.

The energetic prayers of a righteous man

are potent force in calling down the power

of God for restoring weak, struggling

believers to spiritual health."

John MacArthur
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Consider Abraham. His faith was credited to him asrighteousness.

Paul rights about this in Romans 4:21-25When we have faith in the promises of God we are

credited with righteousness.

So we can all have pray the prayers of a righteous

man and stand before God without guilt becauseJesus bore it and buried it upon the cross.

Who is Righteous?
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6. That You May Be Healed

and Restored[to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]

Results of confession

Healing

Restored to a spiritualtone of mind

Restored to a spiritual

tone of heartGalatians 6:1

They should help youbecome the man Godcreated you to be
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I Samuel 13:19-21

The Israelites went to the Philistines to have their tools

sharpened, because they had no blacksmith.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

Proverbs 27:17We cant go to unbelievers and expect to be

sharpened. We have to be sharpened by ourbelieving brothers.

7. Iron Sharpens Iron
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Let me stress; that you need to get and stay accountable toa gracious and loving person (or group), bringing

everything you do into the light with them. Pray with them

and meet with them weekly if possible. Dont keep silentabout your sins and failures-no matter what happens.Practicing active accountability will help you live in the

light every day with Jesus and with your brother in Christ!The healing will begin.

-Lowell Seashore-

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