2 Timothy 2:1-7
Pastor Rick
Jackson
I saw a news
story once about a woman who was fired for selling Girl Scout cookies while on
the job. She said it wasn’t fair- it’s not like she was making money off it-
she was just trying to help her daughter. But wait- was she wrong? She stole
her employer’s time to promote her daughter. She stole her employer’s business
[she worked in a food store]. She made her employer to promote a cause he might
not back. She broke the rules. Who knows what else? An occupation or
relationship implies certain restrictions. For instance- I am a married man-
therefore I should not live a single lifestyle. I pastor this church so I
should not be absent from my own pulpit to go to an entertainment event.
I. SON – A RELATIONSHIP REMEMBERED [v. 1, Heb.
12:6]
“in Christ,” in this special relationship, there
is strength and grace.
II. TEACHER – A RESPOSIBILITY REFERENCED
[v. 2]
It must be learned [heard], understood, and
[taught] passed on to be taught again.
III. SOLDIER – A REASON REINFORCED [v. 3-4]
Endure hardness – to please God [being a good
Christian is not easy, a sissy can’t do it]
IV. ATHELETE – A PRINCIPLE RETAINED [v. 5]
Sacrifice for the goal – cheaters will not win.
V. FARMER – A PATIENCE REWARDED [v. 6-7]
There are worthwhile fruits to be enjoyed- now
and later.
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