Fan the Flame (2 Timothy)
If you have a relationship with Christ, it is almost certain that it is because you had a relationship with a person who had a relationship with Christ. The Bible word for this is “disciplemaking” (Matt 28:18-20). In other words, your faith didn’t come from thin air. It was given to you, ultimately by the Lord, through the mentoring of someone who cared enough to share their life with you.
Paul wrote 2 Timothy to his spiritual son in the faith, Timothy, to encourage him to “fan into flame the gift of God” which was in him through Paul’s ministry (2 Tim 1:6). Together, we will study this encouraging and motivating book, through the eyes of Timothy, so that we Fan the Flame of faith with which we’ve been entrusted (2 Tim 1:13-14), in order to become a Paul whose life catches fire in someone else!
Aug 10 – “Paul, To Timothy: Fan the Flame” (2 Tim 1:1-7)
Aug 17 – “Suffer with Boldness” (2 Tim 1:8-14)
Aug 24 – “Mercy to the Merciful” (2 Tim 1:15-18)
Aug 31 – “On Guarding the Gospel” (2 Tim 2:1-7)
Sep 7 – “The Essential Memory” (2 Tim 2:8-13)
Sep 14 – “Handling God’s Word” (2 Tim 2:14-19)
Sep 21 – “For Noble Purposes” (2 Tim 2:20-26)
Sep 28 – “Hearts of Darkness” (2 Tim 3:1-9)
Oct 5 – “Remembrance and Continuance” (2 Tim 3:10-13)
Oct 12 – “Continue in the Word” (2 Tim 3:14-17)
Oct 19 – “Preach the Word” (2 Tim 4:1-5)
Oct 26 – “Terminal Perspectives” (2 Tim 4:6-8)
Nov 2 – “Tough Friends for Tough Times” (2 Tim 4:9-22)
Sermon audio available here: http://fccgreeneville.sermon.net
Sermon transcripts are uploaded as available: Transcripts on Dropbox
(Note: Some sermon titles taken from Hughes, R. Kent, and Bryan Chapell. 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus: To Guard the Deposit. Preaching the Word. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2000. They are used as a template/guide for our planning and will likely be changed, Aug 10, and 17, e.g.)