Self-control is not but instead a Self-control is setting our on Self-control is setting our on Self-control is setting our on Questions for Further Reflection & Discussion If self-control were an Olympic sport, which everyday activity would be your strongest event? Which would be your weakest? Read 1 Peter 1:13-16 and 2 Peter 1:5-6. Review the sermon outline. What stood out to you most from Sunday's message? What challenged, encouraged, or surprised you? When you hear the phrase “self-control,” what comes to mind first? What are some common misunderstandings Christians can have about self-control? Looking at 2 Peter 1:5-6, and notice how self-control grows out of knowledge. What happens when knowledge increases but self-control does not? In 1 Peter 1:13, Peter tells believers to “set your hope fully on the grace to be given you.” How does fixing our attention on God's future grace help us exercise self-control in the present? Self-control is often thought of as saying “no.” How might biblical self-control also involve saying "yes" to better things, greater joys, and deeper obedience? Imagine God were to strengthen one area of self-control in your life over the next six months. Which area would make the biggest difference in your relationship with God, your family, or your witness to others? What might change if that growth actually happened? As you reflect on these passages, what is one specific step of obedience God may be inviting you to take this week to pursue holiness and grow in self-control?