‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:32‬ ‭(NKJV‬‬)

Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
Ephesians 4:12 (NLT)

This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
Ephesians 4:13 (NLT)

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:32‬ ‭(NKJV‬‬)

7 Motivations of the Flesh

1. Look Good
   “Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.”

   ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭2:11-12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

2. Feel Good
3. Be Right
   Now it happened that He went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; and as they went His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain. And the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
   But He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and those with him:how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him?”
   And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

   Mark 2:23-28 (NKJV)
   

4. Undisturbed
   Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.Luke 18:35-43 (NKJV)
5. Hidden Agenda
   Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
   But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.
   But Jesus said, “Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial.For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.

   John 12:1-8 (NKJV)

6. Personal Advantage
   But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.” And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time. But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done.
   Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
   And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
   But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!

   Acts 8: 9-20 (NKJV)
   

7. Control
   Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 
   Acts 13:6-8 (NKJV)

When you stall out:

• Make yourself accountableBear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 
  Galatians 6:2 (NKJV)
• Avoid temptation“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. 
  Ephesians 4:26-27 (NKJV)