Month: July 2012

Being Before Doing

Text: 2 Timothy 1:1-7 Exegesis Theme: Paul’s Remembrance of Timothy Topic: What Paul remembers the most about Timothy Truth: Timothy had a good heart and a genuine faith. Thrust: Timothy must use these to be faithful to his calling. Exposition Theme: Believers’ Calling Topic: What believers need to be faithful to their calling Truth: Believers need a …

The Good Fight of Faith

Text: 1 Timothy 6:11-21 Exegesis Theme: The Good Fight of Faith Topic: Why Timothy must fight the good fight of faith Truth: Real life is found in God’s kingdom, not in more income. Thrust: Timothy must stay focused and teach others to stay focused also on the coming kingdom of God in order to fight the good fight of …

Watch out for bad apples

Text: 1 Timothy 6:3-10 Exegesis Theme: False Teachers in Ephesus Topic: Why false teachers are dangerous in Ephesus Truth: False teachers reject the truth and they always cause problems for themselves and for others. Thrust: Timothy must watch out against false teachers in Ephesus and warn them to stop teaching false doctrines because it will only destroy …