“The Faith of Your Mother”
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The Words and sayings of our mothers really impact us. More than we know.
She teaches us so many things…
She teaches us so many things…
Things My Mother Taught Me
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside.. I just finished cleaning."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet.."
4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
" Because I said so, that's why."
5. My mother taught me IRONY.
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about.”
6. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS .
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."
7. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
"Will you look at that dirt on your back!"
8. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
9. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
10. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
"Just wait until we get home."
11. My mother taught me WISDOM.
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
12. My mother taught me about JUSTICE .
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you !"
It is truly amazing how much we actually do learn from our parents. Was that not our biggest fear growing up. I don’t wanna be like my parents. But what happened… we are like our parents. It is amazing what we learn. In many ways parents do leave a legacy, just in many ways its not good legacy’s. But it remains... the teachings of our mothers and grand mothers continue to leave a lasting influence upon us. For me, it was my grandmother who preached the gospel to me and who helped me in my calling to the ministry. Mothers and Grandmothers you are leaving a legacy, they are listening, they are being taught, we are also commanded to listen...
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
My child, listen when your father corrects you.
Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
What you learn from them will crown you with grace
and be a chain of honor around your neck.
Proverbs 1:7-9
- We see that the Word of God makes this clear and that what is taught is to be cherished. So… are we sure about what we are teaching? Do we realize the legacy that could be left?
Preaching the Word: 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus—To Guard the Deposit Introduction (vv. 1, 2)
INTRODUCTION (vv. 1, 2)
Paul and Timothy. Tough times had fallen on the Apostle Paul since the writing of 1 Timothy. When he first wrote to Timothy he was on the road, hoping to visit him in Ephesus (cf. 3:14, 15). Now he is chained in prison (his second Roman imprisonment; cf. 1:16, 17; 2:9). Many think, as tradition suggests, it was the Mammertine prison in Rome. If so, it was a dismal underground chamber with a single hole in the ceiling for light and air. Paul had already had a court hearing (which he alludes to in 4:16–18), and he expects that he will soon be executed (cf. 4:6–8). He was lonely. Luke was the only one with him. Demas had abandoned him “because he loved this world” (4:10). Crescens had gone to Galatia or, as some translate it, to Gallia (Gaul), and Titus was off to Dalmatia (cf. 4:10, 11). At the same time, things had deteriorated in Ephesus where Timothy was pastoring. Not only were there desertions, but Hymenaeus, whom he had excommunicated, was still doing his evil work (cf. 1 Timothy 1:18–20; 2 Timothy 2:17, 18).
Cold and alone, Paul would conclude this letter by requesting that Timothy come quickly and that he bring John Mark and a warm cloak and the apostle’s parchments (4:9–13). It is not known whether Timothy and Mark reached Paul before his execution.
As you would expect, these were also tough times for Timothy. However much the teachings of Paul’s first letter had been applied by the young man, the church at Ephesus was still under siege from heretics. And now, apparently, even heavier burdens were about to fall on Timothy.
Tough times had fallen on the Apostle Paul since the writing of 1 Timothy. When he first wrote to Timothy he was on the road, hoping to visit him in Ephesus. Now he is chained in prison. It was a dismal underground chamber with a single hole in the ceiling for light and air. Paul had already had a court hearing (which he alludes to in 4:16–18), and he expects that he will soon be executed (cf. 4:6–8). He was lonely. Luke was the only one with him. Demas had abandoned him “because he loved this world” (4:10). Crescens had gone to Galatia or, as some translate it, to Gallia (Gaul), and Titus was off to Dalmatia (cf. 4:10, 11). At the same time, things had deteriorated in Ephesus where Timothy was pastoring. Not only were there desertions, but Hymenaeus, whom he had excommunicated, was still doing his evil work (cf. ; , ).
Cold and alone, Paul would conclude this letter by requesting that Timothy come quickly and that he bring John Mark and a warm cloak and the apostle’s parchments (4:9–13). It is not known whether Timothy and Mark reached Paul before his execution.
As you would expect, these were also tough times for Timothy. However much the teachings of Paul’s first letter had been applied by the young man, the church at Ephesus was still under siege from heretics. And now, apparently, even heavier burdens were about to fall on Timothy.
I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.
2 Timothy
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God stands forever.
Genuine Faith
What Should Be Taught?
The Gospel of Jesus
The first thing we will explore today is the beauty of what we would call genuine faith that was handed down by grandmother and mother. The second thing we will discover is the biblical directives of what we are to teach the emerging generations. Finally, we will see how the Gospel brings us true and genuine faith and a faith that can be handed down from generation to generation.
Thesis: Though the world and the effects of sin nature cause the wrong ideals and values to be handed down from generation to generation, it is the truth and light of the Word of God, the grace of our Lord Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit that will bring genuine faith, hope and love to be handed down from generation to generation.
I. Genuine Faith
- The beautiful thing about a faith that is un-hypocritical passed down from generation to generation.
A. Paul was encouraged and uplifted as he reminisces about his brother in the faith. One whom he missed and one who inspired him. A genuine faith. Paul was encouraged by Timothy’s genuine faith. His Pistis, faith was anipokritos, unhipocracy. Literally, an unhypocritical faith.
- Hypocrisy - a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not: behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel.
The size of the market for athleisure—a coinage officially adopted into Merriam-Webster's lexicon this April—grew five percent each year between 2009 and 2014, from $54 billion to $68 billion. The trend accounted for nearly all growth in the apparel, footwear, and accessories sector during this period. People in American cities were wearing [fancy athletic clothing with brand names like] Lululemon, Lucy, and Lorna Jane; Gap Body, Athleta, and Nike everywhere, including to the office. According to an article in the New York Times, the market may hit $100 billion by the end of 2016.
But there's a strange twist in this growth of athleisure. Most people are just wearing it, not actually working out in it. The same article continues, "For many wearers, the athletic part of athleisure remains aspirational. [For example], sales of yoga clothes increased 10 times as much as [actual] participation in yoga classes over the 2009 to 2014 span."
Apparently, we like the workout look; we just don't like the workout lifestyle or the workout practices. This is not helpful in our society today.
B. Un-hypocritical faith is a true encouragement. Uncompromising faith is inspiring. It is the beauty of faith in Christ penetrating every inch our hearts and minds, everything in life is touched by such faith. All of the fears and hopes and loves and desires and joys and compassions and zeal. It is all genuine. The presence, the power, the passion of genuine faith.
C. There was no doubt about Timothy’s “sincere faith.” He might be young, he might be weak, he might be shy, but he and his faith were the real deal. His whole heart was in it. The real thing is a beautiful thing. Genuineness of faith is a wonderful thing. It is a vital thing and it is soooo needed in our society today. It will make all the difference in the world. And it can and does come from our mothers and grandmothers.
D. Paul pointed out how this faith was passed on from his mother and Grandmother. This was the faith of the women that was directed toward the God of the Bible.
Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek.
1. This was the faith of the women that was directed to the God of the Bible
- They were women who had true faith in the Messiah
For you are not a true Jew just because you were born of Jewish parents or because you have gone through the ceremony of circumcision. No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by the Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.
2. - Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
3. They were women who had true faith in the Messiah – For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
– For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
- They waited for the Messiah and when they heard the Gospel, their faith in the Messiah that was to come would now be in the Messiah that has come… Our Lord Jesus.
- Donald Guthrie - The apostle was not only deeply conscious of the powerful home influences which had shaped his own career, but was impressed by the saintly atmosphere of Timothy’s home. Lois and Eunice were perhaps well known in the Christian church for their domestic piety.
The Pastoral Epistles: An Introduction and Commentary 2. Thanksgiving (1:3–5)
The apostle was not only deeply conscious of the powerful home influences which had shaped his own career, but was impressed by the saintly atmosphere of Timothy’s home. Lois and Eunice were perhaps well known in the Christian church for their domestic piety.
E. This faith would be passed on to Timothy… that is what is implied here. Paul would here trace Timothy’s faith back to its roots. This is part of the reason why Paul is “convinced” of the genuine faith that dwells now within Timothy… this is not far-fetched. This is the beauty of the Covenant. This is why we can be convinced of these things. When it comes to divine covenants our hope is not in ourselves or others, it is in God alone.
F. I believe that the Covenant Promises of God was in the mind of Paul when he wrote this. Covenant Promises like...
Didn’t the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.
The children of your people
will live in security.
Their children’s children
will thrive in your presence.”
He shows mercy from generation to generation
to all who fear him.
Luke 1:
Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”
G. Parents especially Mothers and Grandmothers today … do not lose heart.
- Our Father has given us promises that we can rest in. Do not give up or lose heart. Continue to be faithful in teaching your children in the way that they should go. They will not depart. Our God does not lie. He is faithful to his promises. They are yes and Amen
- Though you see hardship on the horizon, you may see discomfort in the forefront, you may see pain and suffering in the near future. Be faithful and trust in the Lord. He is faithful to His promises.
- Though you may see no hope, you may see a lost cause, you may see no end in sight. Be faithful to your teaching and trust in the Lord. He is Faithful to His promises.
For the Lord is good.
His unfailing love continues forever,
and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
H. God is faithful to His promise, which is why I believe that the genuine faith of Eunice and Lois played a huge part in the genuine faith of Timothy.
4. For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
Direct your children onto the right path,
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
I. But as we understand that the Lord will be faithful to His promises we have to be faithful to teaching the promises… we have to direct them away from worldly and secular rebellion and deception. So parents… What should we be teaching our children?
II. What Should Be Taught?
- Simple. The Scriptures. And it is the same for everyone, everywhere.
A. We teach the Scriptures (everyone… not just mothers).
And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
Deuteronomy 6:
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
B. To get a good grasp of the scriptures as a whole... for the individual to grow in the Lord… for our training in righteous. We must get the gospel right and clear. This is it… for there can be no other foundation than this.
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians
C. I wonder… Have we lost confidence in the Word of our Lord today? The truths of scripture is what the Lord promises to bless, it is the hope that we have in Christ. It is a light unto our feet and a light… It is what will set us free today. We must be sanctified by the truth and His Word is truth. It is the foundations and constructs of faith.
- Man does not live on bread alone, but on every Word that comes...
- All scripture is God breathed useful for teaching, correcting, and rebuking...
- Heaven and earth will fade but His Word will still remain
- The grass withers the flower fades but the word of our God
- The Word is perfect, reviving the soul.
The instructions of the LORD are perfect,
reviving the soul.
- His decrees are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
His decrees are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
- His commandments are right, bringing joy to the heart.
bringing joy to the heart.
- His commands are clear, giving insight for living.
giving insight for living.
9 Reverence for the LORD is pure,
lasting forever.
- The laws are true; each one is fair.
each one is fair.
- They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb. They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for those who obey them.
even the finest gold.
D. But instead, we are filling our mouths and minds with the ideals, ethics, analytics, opinions, and philosophies of the world. Even our pulpits today are filled with self-help life coaching principles borrowed from successful entrepreneurs like zero to one, 7 habits of highly effective people, the lean start up, and the purple cow. Teaching us how to feed our golden cows.
E. Moms and Grandmothers your children are listening. Flee the ethics and pattern of this world. Teach our boys to act like boys and our girls to act like girls. Sexual orientation is not multiple choice. Respect our elders and submit to authority. The laws of the land are not suggestions. Our mobile phones are not vital organs. Older people are not closer to the monkey than you are. Public policy is not made by Bono, Lebron James, and Emenim. Moral standards do not come from the View, the price is right, Game of Thrones and the Avengers movies. Story.
They are sweeter than honey,
F. Life and Life more Abundantly comes from the good news of the Gospel of Jesus. We teach, preach and reach with the Gospel.
even honey dripping from the comb.
G. This is something we cannot just assume people know, I know, or what your children know. We have got to make it abundantly clear. We have got to be consistent in its preaching and its teaching. We cannot give up on its clarity. This can easily be taken for granted and or dismissed as something we have in our back pocket, but then its not there.
11 They are a warning to your servant,
H. We have got to be consistent in its preaching and its teaching. We cannot give up on its clarity.
a great reward for those who obey them.
H. Even with good hearts and good intentions we still teach it wrongly. We gotta get it right before we get it out. We hear of it minus the Cross!!! How can it be minus the cross?
I. This can easily be taken for granted and or dismissed as something we have in our back pocket, but then its not there.
1. We hear of it minus the Cross!!! How can it be minus the cross?
- “God loves you and wants you to be successful in every area of your life”
- “Jesus has penetrated this world and has given us an example of how to live a life giving and charity and we are then called to do the same”
- “Jesus wants us to help him change this world”
- “Jesus has come to bring you victory, victory, oh so much victory in your life”
- Heard this one just this past week. “God loves you and wants you to be rich.”
I. But all of this is minus the cross… why is the cross important? Because if it was not for the cross… we could have all the success in life, all the wealth in life, all the victory in life, all the popularity in life, all the prosperity in life, but then burn in hell for eternity? What good is it to gain the whole world but lose your own soul?
J. But Shane there is so much bad here in life… We need relief from it. I know poverty is bad, health problems are bad, crime and injustice is bad, painful memories are bad, abandonment and betrayal are bad, getting audited is bad, rising taxes are bad, I know that there is so much bad in this world, but none of it will compare to facing the wrath of God for all eternity in hell.
K. But Shane that’s all for later in life, right now I don’t have to worry about hell. The problem is… we don’t know when we are gonna die. It could be next year, next week, tomorrow, today. This is not a problem to worry about later, it is a problem to worry about now.
III. The Gospel of Jesus
- Jesus died for our sins, according to the scriptures...
A. Mothers … Jesus died for our sins… the Cross is central. The cross is super important… know that the cross was an offence to everyone, but Paul still made it central. The Message of Christ and him crucified was so important that Paul even rejoiced when preachers with bad motives preached it.
B. The cross is super important… know that they cross was an offence to everyone, but Paul still made it central.
C. The Message of Christ and him crucified was so important that Paul even rejoiced when preachers with bad motives preached
B. Here it is … ALL have sinned and fall short of Gods glory. No one is righteous no not one. We were all by nature children of wrath. We were sinful form the time we were in our mother’s womb
C. Jesus was the promise God made to Adam and Eve… He came into this world to seek and save that, which was lost. The Word made flesh…Christmas.
D. Jesus carried the Cross and died the death we should have died. Jesus died for our sins according to the scriptures. He was buried….Good Friday
E. He rose on the third day according to the scriptures… he was raised for our justification. (Easter or Resurrection day) He ascended into heaven and is sitting at the right hand throne of the Father … interceding and mediating for us.
H. Jesus is coming back again… We his children will all be glorified as he is… to worship and praise him for eternity…
I. We teach it in discipline…
I. My mother taught me the Gospel… “She said Jesus came to seek and save, that he died for our sins, he was buried, and he rose on the third day, interceding for us in heaven and is coming back again for us all according to the scriptures”
J. Mom’s teach the Word of God. Teach the Gospel. We have seen time and time again, the children are listening.
“She said Jesus came to seek and save, that he died for our sins, he was buried, and he rose on the third day, interceding for us in heaven and is coming back again for us all according to the scriptures”