2 TIMOTHY 2
6 Outlines
2 Timothy 2:1-4
PRINCIPLES FOR A GODLY PASTOR
BE STRONG IN GRACE – Vs. 1
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the
grace that is in Christ Jesus.
BE SELECTIVE IN TEACHING – Vs. 2 (Train “faithful
men”)
And the things that thou hast heard of
me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be
able to teach others also.
BE STUBBORN IN ENDURANCE – Vs. 3
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a
good soldier of Jesus Christ.
BE SEPARATED IN BEHAVIOR – Vs. 4
No man that warreth
entangleth himself with the affairs of this life;
that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
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2 Timothy 2:1-4
MAKE IT COUNT!
Colossians 3:17 -
"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him."
Whatever we do for the Lord
Jesus must be done with sincere fervency!
We might not get a second chance to make a positive impression in some
one's life. We must make whatever we do count for Christ!
When Paul wrote the
Epistle of Second Timothy, he was preparing for his own departure from this
earth. He was giving Timothy specific instructions that would help Timothy
minister even after Paul had been removed from the scene. It is as if Paul is
telling Timothy in Chapter 2, verses 1-4, "Make it Count! Tale advantage of your opportunities, and
this how you do it! In this passage Paul speaks of:
SONSHIP AND STRENGTH - Vs. 1
Paul calls Timothy his Son, or his child. Timothy is called this because paul led Timothy to faith in
Christ. Paul wants Timothy to "Make it Count" because he is Paul's
spiritual child, and because Timothy was a child or Son of God.
It is of the utmost
importance that you make your life count by becoming a child of God. (Explain
the Gospel using John 1:12-13.)
Coming along with sonship is strength. Paul instructs Timothy to be
"strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus." There are times when we will feel extremely
weak, inadequate, and overwhelmed. Sometimes we will not feel capable of doing
or facing what God wants us to do or face.
We need the grace of Christ to carry us through. As a Christian, I am in
Christ. I must appropriate His strength.
John 15:4-7, Galatians 2:20
DISCIPLESHIP AND DISCIPLING - Vs. 2
Timothy was a disciple.
He was a learner, an adherent, a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.
He was discipled in the things of Christ, and Paul had taught him
many things.
As disciples, we must
continue to learn and grow. 2 Peter
As disciples, we must
learn to disciple others. Paul told Timothy to pass on the things he had
learned from Paul to faithful men who would be able to teach others.
We are all disciples of Christ. We all should be discipling
others. Matthew 28:19-20
ENDURANCE AND
ENTANGLEMENTS - Vss. 3-4
A good soldier of Jesus
Christ endures hardship.
A good soldier does not
get entangled with the things of this life.
As good soldiers we
should:
Eat, but not be
entangled in eating
Sleep, but not be
entangled by sleeping
Take furlough, but not
be entangled in vacation
Have recreation, but not
be entangled in recreation.
We do these things so we
can please the one who has enlisted us to be a soldier.
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2 Timothy 2:1-4
A GOOD DISCIPLE
A GOOD DISCIPLE IS STRONG - Vs. 1
A GOOD DISCIPLE IS SMART - Vs. 2
He trains others.
A GOOD DISCIPLE IS A (GOOD) SOLDIER - Vss. 3-4
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2 Timothy 2:1-6
WORD PICTURES FOR TIMOTHY
Remember when you were a kid? Your favorite books were the books
with pictures in them. As I grew up, I
enjoyed going to my great
grandmother's house, where she had Sunday School
papers that had the
Bible, and other stories in cartoon form. Even
today, we like to see
pictures to illustrate what we are reading.
There is another kind of picture I enjoy. It is called
a "word picture".
This is when someone illustrates what they are saying
with a story, an
example, a model, or an illustration from life.
Most of us find it
easier to remember someone's "word
pictures" more than any other part of
a message.
The Bible makes use of word pictures. Our Lord often
used them. Some of
the ones he used were the sower and the soils, the vine and the
branches, the lost sheep, the lost coin, the
lost son, the unjust
steward, and the wheat and the tares.
In 2 Timothy 2 we find several word pictures used as
illustrations by
Paul for his disciple, Timothy. I see Paul taking Timothy on an
imaginary tour as he brings him with word
pictures to:
THE CLASSROOM Vs. 2
THE ARMY
THE SPORTS ARENA Vs. 5
The man who
strives for masteries is the athlete competing in an
athletic event. The crown here is the victor's wreath given
to the
winner. In order to be crowned the winner, he must follow
the rules.
THE VINEYARD Vs. 6
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2 Timothy 2:3-4
A GOOD SOLDIER
ENDURANCE - "Thou
therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."
ENTANGLEMENTS - "No
man that warreth entangleth
himself with the affairs of [this] life;"
ENLISTMENT -
"...that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier."
If you would like
another point, consider:
ENABLEMENT - Ephesians
6:13-18
God will only call on us
to do those things that He will enable us to do.
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2 Timothy 2:22-26
GOD'S SERVANT
GOD'S SERVANT IS TO FLEE
YOUTHFUL LUSTS - Vs. 22a
GOD'S SERVANT IS TO
FOLLOW A SPECIFIC PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR - Vs. 22
GOD'S SERVANT IS TO
FORSAKE FOOLISH ARGUMENTS - Vss. 23-24a
GOD'S SERVANT IS TO
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