Week 7: Developing Godly Habits

Most of us sit in the same pew every Sunday, and when a regular's seat is empty, somebody notices by the second song. A habit runs underneath the week and carries us to the same place whether we feel like going or not. Paul tells Timothy to train himself in godliness, using the word our gymnasium comes from. Luke shows Jesus going out "as usual" to the Mount of Olives on his last night. The disciples kept the habit of going to the place, and then they slept when they got there. This lesson asks what we practice, and why the habits built on ordinary nights carry us through the hard one.