"How to Have the Best Year Ever" is just that: a quick guide on having the best year ever! At Fusion Christian Church, we believe that living a godly life is the way to have the best life. In this year's end sermon, Pastor Zac teaches through the principles of godly living and how to have the best year ever by applying them.

Train yourself to be godly.

Godliness requires training; it doesn't happen by accident! There are no short cuts or easy routes to spiritual maturity. Instead, growing in godliness takes discipline and training. Here are four ways to sum up what training this way means:

• Training means preparing in private for what God wants to do in public.
• Training means developing godly, healthy habits that produce kingdom results.
• Training means preparing today for the life God is calling you to live tomorrow.
• Training is what separates intention from transformation.

Training for godliness requires God's training plan.

If we are to train, we need to know how to do it. God gave us instructions for growing through his word. This is the first place we should turn to when we are trying to learn how to train. God hasn't left us feeling around in the dark for answers, but has given us the light of his word to guide us.

The eight spiritual muscles of the Christian life.

1. Bible reading and study
2. Prayer and fasting
3. Worship—both private and corporate
4. Generosity
5. Serving
6. Witnessing to others
7. Faithfulness to God’s house
8. Loving God and loving others

Nine benefits of training in godliness.

1. You’ll become more like Jesus.
2. You’ll grow in patience.
3. You’ll experience less guilt and shame.
4. You’ll experience less fear, worry, and anxiety.
5. You’ll become a more loving person.
6. You’ll become better at your work.
7. You’ll become wiser with your money.
8. You’ll build a stronger family and relationships.
9. You’ll become the person God is calling you to become.