PAUL TEACHES TIMOTHY AND FUTURE DISCIPLES:
SIX REASONS TO STAY AND FINISH THE MINISTRY:
LAST TIME:
1. BECAUSE THEY NEED THE TRUTH.
2. BECAUSE YOU MINISTER IN A HARD PLACE.
THIS TIME:
3. BECAUSE GOD USES UNWORTHY PEOPLE.
4. BECAUSE YOU SERVE A GREAT GOD.
5. BECAUSE YOU ARE IN A BATTLE AND CAN'T SURRENDER.
6. BECAUSE NOT MANY ACTUALLY DO MINISTRY.
OUTLINE:
1.
THANKS FOR THE GOSPEL.
(1:12–17)
SAVED TO SERVE.
THE MEANS OF CONVERSION.
THE UNDYING INSPIRATION.
BECAUSE
GOD USES UNWORTHY PEOPLE.
(1 TIMOTHY 1:12-16).
BECAUSE
YOU SERVE A GREAT GOD.
(1 TIMOTHY 1:17).
2.
RENEWAL OF TIMOTHY’S CHARGE.
(1:18–20)
THE SUMMONS WHICH CANNOT BE DENIED.
A STERN REBUKE IN LOVE WAS NEEDED.
BECAUSE
YOU ARE IN A BATTLE AND CAN'T SURRENDER.
(1 TIMOTHY 1:18).
BECAUSE
NOT MANY ACTUALLY DO MINISTRY.
(1 TIMOTHY 1:19-20).
KEY TAKEAWAY:
THE GOSPEL OF GRACE KEEPS GOD’S PEOPLE IN A POSTURE OF PRAISE AND PERSEVERANCE.
AGAIN:
WHO IS THE WARNING ABOUT?
WHY MUST TIMOTHY BE SO CAREFUL ABOUT OTHERS ?
WHAT ARE THE OTHERS TEACHING ?
Question
1:
What Is The Content Of The False Teaching?
Why Would People Be Interested In Myths And Genealogies?
Question 2:
What Are Some False Doctrines That We See Around Us Today?
Question 3:
What Are Some Ways To Alter God’s Law From The Apostles ?
Question 4:
What Should Our Attitude Be Toward Sound Doctrine ?
JESUS
KNEW FALSE TEACHING IN HIS TIME ON EARTH.
HE
KNEW HOW PEOPLE:
Twisted The Law And God’s Word For Their Own Purposes.
Twisted The Law And God's Word For Selfish Gain.
But The Gospel Is Not About Selfish Gain.
THE GOSPEL IS SACRIFICE COME FROM LOVE.
Leaders Must Stand Firm On The TRUE Gospel.
We Should All Stand Firm On The Gospel.
The
Good News Is Better Than Any Myths And Fables.
The Good News Is Better Than Sexual Immorality.
The Gospel Will Result In Love, Clear Conscious, Sincerity.
THE
MESSAGE OF THE GOSPEL.
I KNOW THAT MIGHT SOUND PRETTY ELEMENTARY.
BUT LET ME TELL YOU IT'S NOT ELEMENTARY.
ITS FOUNDATIONAL.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING.
THE BASICS OF OUR FAITH THAT IS BUILT UPON.
THE
GOSPEL IS THE FOUNDATIN OF THE LORD'S CHURCH.
THE GOSPEL IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR ETERNAL HOPE.
SO MUST MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT.
WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY FRESH ON IT.
WE MUST MAKE SURE OF THESE FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS.
THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE DESIGN OF THE GOSPEL.
THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE GOSPEL.
THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE WORTH OF THE GOSPEL.
THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE DESIGN OF THE GOSPEL.
Proclaim The Good News Of What God Has Done In And Through Jesus Christ So That People Will Respond By Repentance And Faith.
THAT
WE UNDERSTAND THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE GOSPEL.
Sufficient To Save Us From Judgment In Hell.
Sufficient To Rescue Us From This Present Evil Age.
THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE WORTH OF THE GOSPEL.
The Gospel Is So Valuable That It Can Never Be Bought.
It Is Like A Field With The Finest Buried Treasure;
You’d Be Willing To Sell Everything You Had To Possess It.
1.
THANKS FOR THE GOSPEL.
(1:12–17)
SAVED TO SERVE.
IT IS THE MEANS OF CONVERSION.
THE UNDYING INSPIRATION.
BECAUSE GOD USES UNWORTHY PEOPLE.
BECAUSE YOU SERVE A GREAT GOD.
1.
PAUL’S PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE GOSPEL.
WHY
WAS PAUL ENTRUSTED WITH THE GOSPEL?
A.
I THANK CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD WHO HAS ENABLED ME:
Faithfulness Made Paul Ready To Be Used By God.
B. PUTTING ME INTO THE MINISTRY:
Ministry Simply Means SERVICE.
C. ALTHOUGH I WAS FORMERLY:
Paul’s Past Did Not Disqualify Him From Serving God.
D. BECAUSE I DID IT IGNORANTLY IN UNBELIEF:
But, Ignorance And Unbelief Never Excuse Our Sin.
E. THE GRACE OF OUR LORD WAS EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANT:
The Exceeding Abundant Grace Of God (Unmerited Favor).
F. HOWEVER, FOR THIS REASON I OBTAINED MERCY:
Paul Has Obtained Mercy.
Know That The Door Is Open To ANYONE WHO BELIEVES.
G. AS A PATTERN TO THOSE WHO WILL BELIEVE ON HIM:
God Wants Others To See What He Can Do By Working In Us.
2. PAUL SUMMARIZES HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
THIS
IS A FAITHFUL SAYING AND WORTHY OF ALL ACCEPTANCE:
CHRIST JESUS CAME INTO THE WORLD TO SAVE SINNERS:
Sinners Are Not Disqualified From Coming To God.
Because Jesus Came To Save Them.
OF WHOM I AM CHIEF:
Paul’s Claim To Be The Chief Of Sinners.
3.
PAUL SAVED AS A PATTERN OF MERCY TO OTHERS.
A. HOWEVER, FOR THIS REASON I OBTAINED MERCY:
This Means That The Door Is Open To Others Just As Bad.
B. AS A PATTERN TO THOSE WHO WILL BELIEVE ON CHRIST:
God Wants Others To See What He Can Do By Working In Us.
4.
PAUL’S PRAISE TO THE GOD WHO SAVED HIM.
A. NOW TO THE KING ETERNAL:
How Worthy Is God To Received Spontaneous Praise.
B.
THE KING ETERNAL, IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE WISE GOD.
Paul Loved God In Christ.
Paul Knew God In Christ.
HE KNEW GOD IN CHRIST:
To Be The King Eternal,
Ruling And Reigning In Complete Power And Glory.
To Be Immortal,
Existing Before Anything Existed.
Being The Creator Of All Things.
To Be Invisible,
Not Completely Knowable By Us.
We Can’t Completely Figure Out God.
We Can't Know All His Secrets.
To Be Wise,
That He Is God – And We Are Not.
We Think Our Plans And Insights Are So Important.
But Only God Really Knows And Understands All Things.
C. BE HONOR AND GLORY FOREVER AND EVER:
KNOWING ALL THIS PAUL WOULD NEVER STOP PRAISING HIM.
SO,GOD IS WORTHY OF TIMOTHY’S SACRIFICE.
GOD WOULD EMPOWER
HIS SERVICE IN EPHESUS.
2.
RENEWAL OF TIMOTHY’S CHARGE.
(1:18–20)
THE SUMMONS WHICH CANNOT BE DENIED.
A STERN REBUKE IN LOVE WAS NEEDED.
BECAUSE
YOU ARE IN A BATTLE AND CAN'T SURRENDER.
BECAUSE NOT MANY ACTUALLY DO MINISTRY.
A.
THIS CHARGE I COMMIT TO YOU:
A WORD MEANING A MILITARY ORDER FROM A COMMANDER.
Paul Was Serious, But Full Of Love.
B.
ACCORDING TO THE PROPHECIES:
Paul Wanted Timothy To Remember What He Had Been Told.
Timothy Needed To Be Courageous And Remain In Ephesus.
Apparently, God Had Spoken To Timothy Through Others.
The Words Were An Encouragement For Timothy.
C.
THAT BY THEM YOU MAY WAGE THE GOOD WARFARE:
The Focus Is Not The Prophetic Word Timothy Heard In The Past.
The Focus Is On Battle Right In Front Of Him Now.
Where He Must Fight The Good Fight.
BECAUSE NOT MANY ACTUALLY DO MINISTRY.
USE THESE TOOLS FOR THE WARFARE:
FAITH AND A GOOD CONSCIENCE.
A. FAITH AND A GOOD CONSCIENCE:
These Are Essential When Battling For The Lord.
Protection Against Spiritual Attacks Of Doubt And Fear.
Timothy
Had To Have The Faith That God Was In Control.
Timothy Had To Have The Faith That God Would Guide Him.
Timothy
Had To Have A Good Conscience,
The False Teachers Would Want To Attack Timothy.
Timothy Must Have Godly Conduct.
Timothy Must Not Give Them Reason To Attack His Reputation.
A GOOD CONSCIENCE IS CONNECTED WITH GOOD CONDUCT.
B.
WHICH SOME HAVING REJECTED:
Some Have Rejected These Weapons;
Specifically, Paul Speaks Of Others Rejecting The Faith.
Reject What Jesus And The Apostles Taught Brings On Ruin.
TO BE SHIPWRECKED !!
LOST YOUR WAY BUT NOT NECESSARILY ETERNALLY.
TWO PEOPLE REJECTED THE TOOLS FOR WARFARE.
A.
OF WHOM ARE HYMENAEUS AND ALEXANDER:
We Know Nothing Of Hymenaeus And Alexander.
Paul Apparently Disciplined Them.
Their Disobedience To God In Heresy And Conduct.
Paul Points Out Opponents Of The Truth By Name.
PAUL WAS NOT JUDGING THESE MEN
BUT PAUL WAS STATING
WHAT WAS INCORRECT
ABOUT THEIR CONDUCT.
B. WHOM I DELIVERED TO SATAN:
The Men Were Put OUT OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE CHURCH.
The Punishment Was A Removal Of Protection.
The Punishment WAS NOT An Infliction Of Evil.
The Lord Protects Us From Many Attacks From Satan.
Protection Comes To Us As We Learn Together.
So Paul Gave Timothy One More Reason To Remain In Ephesus.
TIMOTHY DID IT BECAUSE NOT MANY ACTUALLY DO MINISTRY.
CAN WE ASSUME:
THAT EVERY CHRISTIAN REMAINS FAITHFUL ?
THAT EVERY CHRISTIAN IS MATURE IN THEIR FAITH ?
FINAL RECAP OF PAUL'S POWER OF THE GOSPEL:
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE GOSPEL.
SAVED AS A PATTERN OF MERCY TO OTHERS.
PRAISE TO THE GOD WHO SAVED HIM.
USES SPIRITUAL TOOLS FOR WARFARE.
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