Self control.....It defines us as a human being, makes us decide what we want , what we feel, what we need, what we always want it,etc,,,, What lazyness, you think in not being you need to believe In a HIGHER BEING TO CONTROL YOUR LIFE...No... I live my way, i doubt everything, I dont know anything, I live with an open mind. Im very constructive and very passionate with my goals. Dont need some divinity to make it real, I will make it real through my actions. My Illusion our Illusion.Jejejejej
.For the truth about religion & top Bible scholarship try Robert M. Price, ' The reason driven life ', also John W. Loftus, Valerie Tarico. For humanity's shared moral core and belief in Matt 7v12 The Golden Rule, "treat others as you want them to treat you", try wisdomcommons.
love that brother! not only because he he speaks truth with the word but because he is transparent and that saves many from making the same mistake. too many Christians are not as humble to show their true struggles.
see..now, i have to get up, & go do what i meant to do this morning.. this was a great video.. i will revisit, to repromand myself again,via this..heehehe..ok..really about to save this...(oh..wait..first let me check my Facebook once again..lol)
Wow, I could really relate to this. I always knew I spent too much time on the internet, like many of us know about themselves, but these last couple of days I just became a little more aware of it than usual, and now I come across this video. Amazing! It's like God wanted me to see this. Wow! .... you know what, I plan to do what I am supposed to do and not waste my time any longer. Thank you! :)
Although slightly humorous at first, his long running joke on the distractions was unnecessary. Although funny, this isn't the type of venue to dedicate so much time to a joke. Its a friggin church, wisdom, important knowledge, etc. (to be more approachable, let me say that this was a interesting video that im glad i favorited)
@V0r You have a point. However this is not making jokes just for kicks and laughs. This is much needed to get through to the people of this age. You need to make people relate to what you're talking about or else everybody's mind will wander miles away from what you're saying.
In 1 Corinthians Paul said: 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. 2
2 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
Thank you for being so honest about your wrestling for self-control in relation to the internet and all that new media. It's encouraging me for being honest myself in this area of my life. Lord, make us radical in not wasting our time on the internet!
I'm not a fan of Joshua Harris for certain reasons, but this is absolutely true. I would offer a modification to his sermon to make it applicable to everyone. Some things are spiritual without seeming "spiritual." Distraction is a great spiritual issue of our day -- focusing on a homework assignment, or studying for a test, or working on a project at work, distraction can be a form of procrastination that is indeed spiritual: we are avoiding the work God Himself has set before us ( = growth).
I'm pretty sure he's talking about self-control when we need to work. I think he's basically saying, leisure's not bad, but know when it's time to work and when it's time for rest, and be disciplined in adhering to that.
The way this is slightly hypocritical. It's on the internet and when I should have been studying, I was watching this video. (?) Other than that, this bloke's a rather good preacher
When a person is sleepy it is a natural, physiological process to fall asleep having nothing to do with a lack of self-control. The sluggard is lazy and does not need to sleep but chooses to sleep rather than work, which leads to financial poverty. The "spiritual" application of this concept is that a lazy person who does not take time to learn, or be taught God's Word remains spiritually poor.
Hey Stephaniedrury have you had a chance to check out the WHOLE sermon? Josh Harris is incredibly cross centred in his sermons. This is only a short clip...God bless you in your cross centred desire.
This is frustrating. Jesus didn't need to die in order for this sermon to be preached, so it's not a Christian sermon. It is just a motivational speaking thing. It has nothing to do with Jesus and his grace. Makes me really upset when people mix the two.
I agree with you in some regards... in others not...
Any "Christian" speaker is obligated to preach the entire Bible - obviously not in one sermon - but we must view it as a whole. For that reason, Jesus' death on the cross + his grace are absolutely vital.
However, much of the Bible is not directly pertaining to that, but more to what I'll call "Christian Living" which I view as being the same as Christian "Motivational Speaking."
Wow, that struck a little close to home! Gosh! I was having this very conversation with my dad the other night... I think that God is trying to tell me something.... I gotta think about this furter
[3] the real issue here is not so much on self-control, but on discernment. human beings should be able to use this god-given talent of discernment and discerning, of making moral choices, of choosing the one that is beneficial rather than destructing humankind, the one that is pleasing in the eyes of god (as human beings thought it to be).
[2] surely, if the bible was written at this information age, the language would have been tech-filled. the authors would have written something like, "in the beginning was the word, and the word was tweeted..." or "when adam and eve disobeyed him, god removed them from his facebook..." nyahaha...
[1] all these advancements in information technology are a gift from god, a product of god-given talents, of man's ingenuity. these should not be seen in a negative way -- as a distraction -- but should be used in a positive, fruitful way (in the same manner that this "preaching" is uploaded on youtube or linked on facebook).
Emmanueldispo: Hey there, I agree with your opinions from what I read so far. I just wanted to tell you that we, in our deep reverence to our Lord, should always capitalize the first letter of God. His name should be treated with importance and should be typed/written properly. Exodus 20: 7a "You shall not make wrongful use of the Lord your God..."
putting it in the light of scripture (supplementing the modern words in the Proverbs text) really drives it home. I think most of us are at least somewhat aware of how the internet/computers waste our time, but I think Joshua did a really good job exposing Satan's plan. [AND our irresponsibility/sin/susceptibility.]
Wow, that's true!!! Seriously!!! Thanks God for Joshua's life and ministry. May the Lord keep him in the right way for teaching the true of the gospel to this generation
It's like watching myself in a mirror, he is so right! I really wanted to hear the next part about what does the word of God say about self-control and time :(
You can listen to the entire sermon on his website! Youtube apparently doesn't allow links on comments, but if you click on over to his channel, you'll see the link to his website. :)
Thats crazy because I do the same thing! Like once I check my facebook its a rap I be stuck lookin up other things that jus kill precious time! Its also crazy because I jus set some goals and one of the goes was to limit the time I stay on the internet so to watch this vid is a blessin!
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DavidAnimal86 2 months ago
Great
1987Colodro 3 months ago
i sense a bit of preaching. As soon as he said " the Lord" i closed it. and then i came back to write this :)
JefgoforPez 3 months ago
Self control.....It defines us as a human being, makes us decide what we want , what we feel, what we need, what we always want it,etc,,,, What lazyness, you think in not being you need to believe In a HIGHER BEING TO CONTROL YOUR LIFE...No... I live my way, i doubt everything, I dont know anything, I live with an open mind. Im very constructive and very passionate with my goals. Dont need some divinity to make it real, I will make it real through my actions. My Illusion our Illusion.Jejejejej
wardogmobius 3 months ago
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.For the truth about religion & top Bible scholarship try Robert M. Price, ' The reason driven life ', also John W. Loftus, Valerie Tarico. For humanity's shared moral core and belief in Matt 7v12 The Golden Rule, "treat others as you want them to treat you", try wisdomcommons.
zytigon 5 months ago
"self" control, is that not Pride??? should'nt it be God control???
opendtuning 6 months ago
@opendtuning self-control is one of the fruits of the Spirit ^^ (Gal. 5:23)
galeglider 5 months ago
@opendtuning self-control is one of the fruits of the Spirit ^^ (Gal. 5:23)
galeglider 5 months ago
Quote ''-> What dominates you is your god.........
warmsunset62 6 months ago
Keep saying what you were saying - as the line is NOT short.
Pray that it gets ''shorter''.
warmsunset62 6 months ago
not only self-control, disciplne must also take place. we are called to be disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord.
disciples means "disciplned one"
teomin 6 months ago
Ya i feel a self imposed guilt
jay91fray 7 months ago
love that brother! not only because he he speaks truth with the word but because he is transparent and that saves many from making the same mistake. too many Christians are not as humble to show their true struggles.
indielush15 7 months ago
Ooh good one, I am guilty of this indeed! (hold on I just got a notification on Facebook,). Any ways lol thanks for the message!
sissysassysara 8 months ago
hes right ders always things to waste our time :(
ElephantsTongue 8 months ago
where can I hear the whole message?
purpletree11 9 months ago
Josh Harris, make good point.
ThePredatorElder 9 months ago
Josh Harris, said well.
ThePredatorElder 9 months ago
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aanwerabdu 9 months ago
see..now, i have to get up, & go do what i meant to do this morning.. this was a great video.. i will revisit, to repromand myself again,via this..heehehe..ok..really about to save this...(oh..wait..first let me check my Facebook once again..lol)
onegreeneye 9 months ago
dang! get it, Josh Harris!! that was good!
Broncheer 9 months ago
STORY OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!
RexLawson4eva 9 months ago
Convicted!!!! I am so slothful, I cannot help myself sometimes, help me Lord...
RexLawson4eva 9 months ago
What a smarmy guy.
StrumstickJoe 11 months ago
Haha, I'm one of those "Christian fellowshippers". Time to get offline and make things personal. :D
bryanminghan 1 year ago 3
Wow, I could really relate to this. I always knew I spent too much time on the internet, like many of us know about themselves, but these last couple of days I just became a little more aware of it than usual, and now I come across this video. Amazing! It's like God wanted me to see this. Wow! .... you know what, I plan to do what I am supposed to do and not waste my time any longer. Thank you! :)
acinorevaich 1 year ago
WoW!!
bryan81492 1 year ago
My brother sent me this on Facebook.
irishcowgirl77 1 year ago
Ha! As soon as I sign in, this is waiting for me. Thanks, Jesus!
J0nesyB0nesy 1 year ago 2
wow this really REALLY makes me want to delete my Facebook now, which I have opened up in another tab.
leafclash 1 year ago
Although slightly humorous at first, his long running joke on the distractions was unnecessary. Although funny, this isn't the type of venue to dedicate so much time to a joke. Its a friggin church, wisdom, important knowledge, etc. (to be more approachable, let me say that this was a interesting video that im glad i favorited)
V0r 1 year ago
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HelpfulSpider 1 year ago
@V0r You have a point. However this is not making jokes just for kicks and laughs. This is much needed to get through to the people of this age. You need to make people relate to what you're talking about or else everybody's mind will wander miles away from what you're saying.
bolshoibooz3 11 months ago
In 1 Corinthians Paul said: 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. 2
bolshoibooz3 11 months ago
2 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
bolshoibooz3 11 months ago
Thank you for being so honest about your wrestling for self-control in relation to the internet and all that new media. It's encouraging me for being honest myself in this area of my life. Lord, make us radical in not wasting our time on the internet!
LOHeijboer 1 year ago 2
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What you're wasting your time with is religion.
xclosetohumanx 1 year ago
I'm getting off the internet right now! Thanks Josh!
Baggylongjohn 1 year ago 2
I'm not a fan of Joshua Harris for certain reasons, but this is absolutely true. I would offer a modification to his sermon to make it applicable to everyone. Some things are spiritual without seeming "spiritual." Distraction is a great spiritual issue of our day -- focusing on a homework assignment, or studying for a test, or working on a project at work, distraction can be a form of procrastination that is indeed spiritual: we are avoiding the work God Himself has set before us ( = growth).
diskojoe1 1 year ago
do you know the name of the church? i was wondering if there is a podcast for his sermons.
DLK0383 1 year ago
thank you so much for this!!!! God Bless
fladap 2 years ago 2
Is he talking about self-control when we need to work, or self-control in our leisure time?
Samalamalamdam 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure he's talking about self-control when we need to work. I think he's basically saying, leisure's not bad, but know when it's time to work and when it's time for rest, and be disciplined in adhering to that.
0lotr1freak2 2 years ago 2
@Samalamalamdam I thin he's talking about when we waste time in any circumstance, which can leave us spiritually poor.
koosiehjy 1 year ago
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wetbivybag 2 years ago
so true!!! thanks for sharing..God bless you!
pikitpikit 2 years ago 2
Inconceivable! LOL
mdlagreca 2 years ago 2
AMEN!!!
saltho2008 2 years ago
The way this is slightly hypocritical. It's on the internet and when I should have been studying, I was watching this video. (?) Other than that, this bloke's a rather good preacher
ChiefGordan 2 years ago
When a person is sleepy it is a natural, physiological process to fall asleep having nothing to do with a lack of self-control. The sluggard is lazy and does not need to sleep but chooses to sleep rather than work, which leads to financial poverty. The "spiritual" application of this concept is that a lazy person who does not take time to learn, or be taught God's Word remains spiritually poor.
eisenhowernixon 2 years ago
Hey Stephaniedrury have you had a chance to check out the WHOLE sermon? Josh Harris is incredibly cross centred in his sermons. This is only a short clip...God bless you in your cross centred desire.
prp31313 2 years ago 2
How can I check out the whole sermon? Thanks!
hudgins5family 2 years ago
i can't send a link via youtube but go to covlife and you can find it under 'resources library.'
prp31313 2 years ago
This is frustrating. Jesus didn't need to die in order for this sermon to be preached, so it's not a Christian sermon. It is just a motivational speaking thing. It has nothing to do with Jesus and his grace. Makes me really upset when people mix the two.
stephaniedrury 2 years ago
I agree with you in some regards... in others not...
Any "Christian" speaker is obligated to preach the entire Bible - obviously not in one sermon - but we must view it as a whole. For that reason, Jesus' death on the cross + his grace are absolutely vital.
However, much of the Bible is not directly pertaining to that, but more to what I'll call "Christian Living" which I view as being the same as Christian "Motivational Speaking."
Anyway, my $.02 - ignore me if you wish.
huckcakes 2 years ago
Wow, that struck a little close to home! Gosh! I was having this very conversation with my dad the other night... I think that God is trying to tell me something.... I gotta think about this furter
nathanielmar1 2 years ago 21
[3] the real issue here is not so much on self-control, but on discernment. human beings should be able to use this god-given talent of discernment and discerning, of making moral choices, of choosing the one that is beneficial rather than destructing humankind, the one that is pleasing in the eyes of god (as human beings thought it to be).
emmanueldispo 2 years ago
[2] surely, if the bible was written at this information age, the language would have been tech-filled. the authors would have written something like, "in the beginning was the word, and the word was tweeted..." or "when adam and eve disobeyed him, god removed them from his facebook..." nyahaha...
emmanueldispo 2 years ago
[1] all these advancements in information technology are a gift from god, a product of god-given talents, of man's ingenuity. these should not be seen in a negative way -- as a distraction -- but should be used in a positive, fruitful way (in the same manner that this "preaching" is uploaded on youtube or linked on facebook).
emmanueldispo 2 years ago
Emmanueldispo: Hey there, I agree with your opinions from what I read so far. I just wanted to tell you that we, in our deep reverence to our Lord, should always capitalize the first letter of God. His name should be treated with importance and should be typed/written properly. Exodus 20: 7a "You shall not make wrongful use of the Lord your God..."
allsmilesperson111 2 years ago
sooooooooooooo good!
putting it in the light of scripture (supplementing the modern words in the Proverbs text) really drives it home. I think most of us are at least somewhat aware of how the internet/computers waste our time, but I think Joshua did a really good job exposing Satan's plan. [AND our irresponsibility/sin/susceptibility.]
psalmnineteen 2 years ago
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Look anybody who takes knaps a lot maybe lazy but they are not control freaks like you.Who interfere inti everybodiies life around you.
absolutekev 2 years ago
convicted! (and I was just speaking to the Lord about this today)
BestLovedHymns 2 years ago 3
Wow, that's true!!! Seriously!!! Thanks God for Joshua's life and ministry. May the Lord keep him in the right way for teaching the true of the gospel to this generation
zabdieldavid 2 years ago 11
Thanks so much for this video. This has been pressed upon my heart lately, but I have been trying hard not to hear it. May God bless you.
4theloveofJesus 2 years ago 2
It's like watching myself in a mirror, he is so right! I really wanted to hear the next part about what does the word of God say about self-control and time :(
valerieacosta 2 years ago 3
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vikkiiiiiiiiii 2 years ago
You can listen to the entire sermon on his website! Youtube apparently doesn't allow links on comments, but if you click on over to his channel, you'll see the link to his website. :)
vikkiiiiiiiiii 2 years ago
Thats crazy because I do the same thing! Like once I check my facebook its a rap I be stuck lookin up other things that jus kill precious time! Its also crazy because I jus set some goals and one of the goes was to limit the time I stay on the internet so to watch this vid is a blessin!
angelskateboarder 2 years ago