1 & 2 Timothy, Titus (Life Lessons) - Softcover

Lucado, Max

Softcover

ISBN 10: 141850954X ISBN 13: 9781418509545

Verlag: Thomas Nelson, 2007

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Do you have a mentor in your spiritual walk? Someone to guide you through the ups and downs of life? Someone to guide you in decision making? A person you turn to with questions and doubts? The apostle Paul knew the importance of discipleship. He mentored Timothy, a young pastor facing all sorts of challenges. He pointed the way for Titus, a pastor shaping an early church. Paul's letters to these young leaders are packed with instruction and guidelines, principles and encouragement. These practical words of wisdom are valuable keys to discipleship in any generation. The Lucado Life Lessons series brings the New Testament to life in twelve lessons filled with intriguing questions, inspirational storytelling, profound reflections, and space for journaling. Revised and updated, Lucado Life Lessons continues to be one of the best-selling study guide series available for small groups and individuals. Features Include: New "Keys to the Text" feature. For small group or individual use. New introduction material and cover design. Bring the Bible to life!

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Since entering the ministry in 1978, Max Lucado has served churches in Miami, Florida; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and San Antonio, Texas. He currently serves as Teaching Minister of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. He is America's bestselling inspirational author with more than 140 million products in print. Visit his website at MaxLucado.com Facebook.com/MaxLucado Instagram.com/MaxLucado Twitter.com/MaxLucado

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BOOKS OF 1 & 2 TIMOTHY AND TITUS

AGELESS WISDOM FOR YOUNG LEADERSBy MAX LUCADO

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Contents

How to Study the Bible....................................ivIntroduction to the Book of 1 Timothy.....................viiLesson 1 Christ's Power to Save...........................1Lesson 2 Prayer and Worship...............................11Lesson 3 Servant Leadership...............................21Lesson 4 Believing the Truth..............................31Lesson 5 Relationships....................................41Lesson 6 Contentment......................................51Introduction to the Book of 2 Timothy.....................60Lesson 7 Strength in Suffering............................61Lesson 8 Perseverance.....................................71Lesson 9 Workers Pleasing to God..........................81Lesson 10 Following the Truth.............................91Introduction to the Book of Titus.........................100Lesson 11 Role Models.....................................101Lesson 12 Life in the Spirit..............................111

Chapter One

LESSON ONE

CHRIST'S POWER TO SAVE

REFLECTION

Our lives should be different because of our relationship with Christ. Think of someone whose life has dramatically changed since he or she became a believer. What's different since he or she encountered Christ? What's the same? What evidence of Christ's power do you see in that person's life?

SITUATION

Timothy was Paul's representative for a while in Ephesus. Paul had founded the church and had spent years teaching that congregation. Later, while under imprisonment and restrictions in Rome, Paul heard that Ephesus was undergoing upheaval because of false teachers. He sent Timothy as a living reminder of the apostle's message in a church that was struggling with false teaching. This was a daunting task for a young pastor, and Paul wrote this letter to instruct and encourage Timothy.

OBSERVATION

Read 1 Timothy 1:12-20 from the NCV or the NKJV.

NCV

12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who gave me strength, because he trusted me and gave me this work of serving him. 13 In the past I spoke against Christ and persecuted him and did all kinds of things to hurt him. But God showed me mercy, because I did not know what I was doing. I did not believe. 14 But the grace of our Lord was fully given to me, and with that grace came the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

15 What I say is true, and you should fully accept it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst. 16 But I was given mercy so that in me, the worst of all sinners, Christ Jesus could show that he has patience without limit. His patience with me made me an example for those who would believe in him and have life forever. 17 To the King that rules forever, who will never die, who cannot be seen, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

18 Timothy, my child, I am giving you a command that agrees with the prophecies that were given about you in the past. I tell you this so you can follow them and fight the good fight. 19 Continue to have faith and do what you know is right. Some people have rejected this, and their faith has been shipwrecked. 20 Hymenaeus and Alexander have done that, and I have given them to Satan so they will learn not to speak against God.

NKJV

12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, 13 although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, 19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, 20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

EXPLORATION

1. How does Paul's life serve as an example to us? How does Timothy's?

2. Why do we need God's mercy? Note how Paul explained the mercy he received (v. 13).

3. In what ways does God's plan of salvation demonstrate his grace?

4. What results when people refuse to continue in faith?

5. How was Timothy to "fight the good fight" of faith?

INSPIRATION

Before he encountered Christ, Paul had been somewhat of a hero among the Pharisees ...

Blue-blooded and wild-eyed, this young zealot was hell-bent on keeping the kingdom pure-and that meant keeping the Christians out. He marched through the countryside like a general demanding that backslidden Jews salute the flag of the motherland or kiss their family and hopes good-bye.

All this came to a halt, however, on the shoulder of a highway ... That's when someone slammed on the stadium lights, and he heard the voice. When he found out whose voice it was, his jaw hit the ground, and his body followed. He braced himself for the worst. He knew it was all over ... He prayed that death would be quick and painless.

But all he got was silence and the first of a lifetime of surprises.

He ended up bewildered and befuddled in a borrowed bedroom. God left him there a few days with scales on his eyes so thick that the only direction he could look was inside himself. And he didn't like what he saw.

He saw himself for who he really was-to use his own words, the worst of sinners ... Alone in the room with his sins on his conscience and blood on his hands, he asked to be cleansed. The legalist Saul was buried, and the liberator Paul was born. He was never the same afterwards. And neither was the world ...

The message is gripping: Show a man his failures without Jesus, and the result will be found in the roadside gutter. Give a man religion without reminding him of his filth, and the result will be arrogance in a three-piece suit. But get the two in the same heart-get sin to meet Savior and Savior to meet sin-and the result just might be another Pharisee-turned-preacher who sets the world on fire. (From The Applause of Heaven by Max Lucado)

REACTION

6. Why do we sometimes think that God could never love or accept us?

7. Why is it important for us to recognize our own sinfulness?

8. What hope does this passage offer to us when we feel hopeless? (Some other examples you may want to look at are Psalms 103:8-18; 139:13-18; John 3:16-18; Romans 8:31-39; and Ephesians 3:16-19.)

9. What insight does this passage offer about the character of Christ?

10. List several ways Christ...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Thomas Nelson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 141850954X
• ISBN 13: 9781418509545
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
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