Scripture for May 24: Genesis 19
Character Worth Pursuing
(1 Timothy 6:11)
Verse 11
●
‘O man of God' - unique title Paul gives Timothy
● Flee these things? What
things? (1 Timothy 6:3-5, 1 Timothy 6:9-10)
● List of things to pursue
Righteousness
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Greek word ‘Dikaiosune' which means ________ of God or the condition that is ____________ to God
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Righteousness of God (Psalm 11:7)
● We are made righteous through Christ (2 Corinthians
5:21, Philippians 3:9)
● So how do we pursue righteousness like we see in Proverbs 15:9?
Godliness
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Honoring God through growing in the image and likeness of Christ (Romans 8:29)
Faith
●
Where does faith come from? (Hebrews 12:2)
● Faith is made visible through actions
Love
● Love drives godly action (1 Timothy 1:5)
●
God loves us, we are to love God as well as others (Romans 5:8,1 John 4:7-8, Matthew 5:44)
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Importance of love (1 Corinthians 13:13)
Steadfastness
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Greek word ‘hypomone' which means _________, ___________, ___________
(2 Thessalonians 3:5)
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Example in Job (James 5:11)
Gentleness
● Man up and be
known for gentleness (2 Peter 1:5-7, Colossians 3:12-15)
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Scripture for May 17: 2 Timothy 4
Satisfying The Moths
1 Timothy 6:6-10
Verse 6 -
● Godliness and contentment complement each other
● What makes us content?
● In Christ we are to be
content in every circumstance (Philippians 4:11-13)
Verse 7 -
●
The temporal nature of things
Verse 8 -
● Contentment in the
Lord is harder to find when we can't see past the stuff
Verse 9 -
●
Wrongful pursuit
● Unhealthy desire of wealth (Ecclesiastes 5:10, Matthew 6:24, Hebrews
13:5)
● What do we do with the propensity or temptation toward this unhealthy desire?
_____ (1 Corinthians 6:!8, Matthew 26:41, 2 Timothy 2:22)
● How are we tempted?
(James 1:14)
● How do we overcome? (James 4:7, Psalm 119:33, Galatians 5:16)
Verse
10 -
● You can't buy peace, joy, or hope
●
The love of money is the core of many problems
● Choosing a golden idol over God? (sound
familiar)
● A regenerate heart is a one of eternal riches (Matthew 6:19-21)
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Scripture
Reading for May 10 is Genesis 18. There is no outline this week.
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Scripture reading for May 3: 2 Timothy 3
Character
That Points To The King
(1 Timothy 5:21-6:2)
Verse 21 -
●
Elect - Gr. ‘elektos' meaning _______ ones
● Israel (Deuteronomy 7:6)
●
Saints (1 Peter 1:9, John 15:16, Ephesians 1:1-5)
● Fallen angels (2 Peter 2:4)
Verse 22 -
● The sin of not doing due diligence
Verse
23 -
● Fermentation for digestion
Verse 24 -
● Glorifying God in the process
Verse 25 -
●
The nature of sins manifestation
Verse 1 -
● Bondservant -
Gr. ‘doulos' which means ________
● Honoring God through this service (Ephesians
6:5, Colossians 3:22, Titus 2:9-10)
● Our conduct should show Christ to others (Philippians
2:12-16)
Verse 2 -
● Don't take advantage of your brother
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Scripture Reading for April 26: Genesis 17
An Honor To Serve
(1 Timothy 5:17-20)
Verse 17 -
● Well - Greek ‘kalos'
which means _________________
● An elder/overseer
that serves with excellence
● Honor - Greek ‘time'
means to highly value
● The other meaning to
‘time' has a financial component (Acts 4:34, 1 Corinthians 6:20)
●
Especially those who labor at teaching and preaching (Timothy)
●
Compensation for those who have a life of full time ministry
●
Preaching and teaching even when it isn't popular or well perceived (2 Timothy 4:2)
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The high cost of teaching and preaching (James 3:1)
Verse 18 -
● OT reference (Deuteronomy 25:4)
●
NT reference (1 Corinthians 9:9)
● Ties in with
Luke 10:7
Verse 19 -
●
Same protocol as Matthew 18 (Restoration-gaining back your brother)
Verse 20 -
● The seriousness of sin needs
maintained at all times