At Your Disposal

Introduction

As Believers we live in a fallen World, which is often times evidenced by ideas. These ideas have a number of methods of advancing and invading our lives.

These ideas include a number of areas, including:

Selfishness (My Bag, My Advancement)

Truth (No Stability, At the Whim of Culture)

Divisiveness (Particularly in the Church)

Violence/Lack of Respect (To Parents, Elders)

The question is as believers in this Fallen World what do we have At Our Disposal. To Combat and Navigate this World What is At Your Disposal?

We will take a look at that Today. One area is one that is Really evident, the other area may not be as evident, but is important also.

2 Timothy 3:10–17 ESV

10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. 12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Follow Me

You, However (2 Tim 3:1-9)

2 Timothy 3:1–5 ESV

1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

You Have Followed

1 Corinthians 11:1 ESV

1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

My Teaching

The Act of Providing Instruction. 
It refers to the gospel and attendant doctrinal and ethical developments in various community situations, particularly within the orbit of the Pauline mission. - Philip H. Towner, The Letters to Timothy and Titus, The New International Commentary on the New Testament

My Conduct

Are You Walking Worthy of the Calling (Eph 4:1-3)

Walking as Though the Lord is Coming (Eph 5:15-16)

Walking in Love for Christ (John 14:15)

My Aim In Life

Ultimate Purpose

Built For

Commitment/Resolve

Focus

My Faith

Trust

Not Blind, but Built (Heb 11)

Tangible and Far Off (1 Peter 1:5)

My Patience

It is the ability to wait for results and to persevere in the face of opposition.My Love - Philip H. Towner, The Letters to Timothy and Titus, The New International Commentary on the New Testament

My Love

Sacrificial

Not Self-Serving

Esteem of Others

Steadfastness

Ability to Remain Under Pressure

Waiting on God in Difficulties

Not in Pleasant Circumstances

My Persecution and Suffering

Driven out of Antioch (Acts 13:50)

Attempt to Stone (Acts 14:5)

Stoned and Left for Dead (Acts 14:9)

Rescued From Them All

Psalm 34:19 ESV

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

Direction

2 Timothy 3:12–13 ESV

12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Desire to Live a Godly Life (A Believers mark)

Will Be Persecuted

Non-Desirer Will Go On

Jeremiah 12:1 ESV

1 Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?

Malachi 3:15 ESV

15 And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.’ ”

Vicious Circle

Expectations

2 Timothy 3:14–15 ESV

14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Continue (Mark of a Believer)

Learned From Whom (Virtuous)

2 Timothy 1:5 ESV

5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.

Able to Make You Wise for Salvation

Ultimate Alignment

2 Timothy 3:16–17 ESV

16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Breathed Out by God

2 Peter 1:20–21 ESV

20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Not Engaging is Our Loss (Profitable)

Trigger Warning

Teaching

Reproof

to state that someone has done wrong, with the implication that there is adequate proof of such wrongdoing—‘to rebuke, to reproach, rebuke, reproach.' - Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains

Correction

to cause something to be or to become correct, with the implication of a previous condition of faults or failures—‘to correct, correcting faults.' - Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains

Training

to provide instruction, with the intent of forming proper habits of behavior—‘to teach, to instruct, to train, teaching, instruction.’ - Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains

Well Built Up

Conclusion

What is At Our Disposal?

Community (Discipleship)

Scripture (Truth)

Engage in Both

Engage Both Sides

Teaching/Learning

Displaying/Observing