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Why? It’s a simple, yet vitally important question b/c it presses us to ask critical questions of life.

As we saw last week, if we are not careful, most of us will live our lives by accident — we will live our lives as it happens.

Such a daily life is pretty uninspiring.

Yet, what would happen if, in everything we do, we focused on our “Why,” our Mission to Be a Disciple and Make Disciples?

Time and time again, as you step out by faith to do God’s Mission, you will see God faithfully bless you for your efforts.

The darkness of this life will look a bit brighter when walking in the path God has for you.

Why? It’s a simple question.

It’s a question that we hear multiple times a day, either from yourself or someone else.

Parents: Why must I eat my vegetables?

Why do I need to wear pants?

Why do I need to learn Algebra?

Adults: Why do I need to go 65MPH on 101?

Why can’t people just do their jobs?

Why does my spouse act this way or that way?

Why is an important question b/c it presses us to ask critical questions of life.

You see, most of, if we are not careful, live our lives by accident — we live as it happens.

Take your job for example, we all know what to do for a living and we all know, relatively well, how to do it.

We wake up, go to work, deal with the tasks of work, make money, come home, manage our personal lives, go to bed, wake up, and repeat.

That’s plenty to deal with every day.

It’s a simple, yet vitally important question b/c it presses us to ask critical questions of life.

Such a daily life is pretty uninspiring.

Most people don’t wake up passionately in the morning saying - Yes! I get to wash dishes before leaving for work!

Nice, I get to go to the DMV today and wait in line, awesome!

Buyah, two kids, two different sports practice, etc.

As we saw last week, if we are not careful, most of us will live our lives by accident — we will live our lives as it happens.

Yet, what would happen if, in everything we do, we focused on our “Why,” our Mission to Be a Disciple and Make Disciples?

But what if there was more to our work, to our tasks, to everything than just getting it done?

What if there was more to work than just providing financially for ourselves and our families?

What if there was more to washing the dishes than simply to get them ready for another meal?

What if there was more to going to school than getting good grades so you can go to college so you can get a good job so you can live a good life?

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Time and time again, as you step out by faith to do God’s Mission, you will see God faithfully bless you for your efforts.

The darkness of this life will look a bit brighter when walking in the path God has for you.

He will become your Hope and your Confidence.

Time and again, as you step out by faith and do that which is difficult, hard or sacrificial for God, you will see Him faithful to bless you for your efforts.

The darkness of this life will look a bit brighter when walking in the path God has for you.

He will become your Hope and your Confidence.

Why? It’s a simple, yet vitally important question b/c it presses us to ask critical questions of life.

As we saw last week, if we are not careful, most of us will live our lives by accident — we will live our lives as it happens.

Such a daily life is pretty uninspiring.

Yet, what would happen if, in everything we do, we focused on our “Why,” our Mission to Be a Disciple and Make Disciples?Time and time again, as you step out by faith to do God’s Mission, you will see God faithfully bless you for your efforts.

The darkness of this life will look a bit brighter when walking in the path God has for you.

You might have left last Sunday’s service and said, Yes, I am going to focus on my Why!

I am going to focus on the Mission that God has called me to, to B1M1.

[Slide - 2] But, as you pressed into this mission, you might have asked yourself, “How?”

Why is an important question b/c it presses us to ask critical questions of life.

You see, most of, if we are not careful, live our lives by accident — we live as it happens.

Take your job for example, we all know what to do for a living and we all know, relatively well, how to do it.

We wake up, go to work, deal with the tasks of work, make money, come home, manage our personal lives, go to bed, wake up, and repeat.

That’s plenty to deal with every day.

Take your job for example, we all know what to do for a living and we all know, relatively well, how to do it.

We wake up, go to work, deal with the tasks of work, make money, come home, manage our personal lives, go to bed, wake up, and repeat.

That’s plenty to deal with every day.

Such a daily life is pretty uninspiring.

Most people don’t wake up passionately in the morning saying - Yes! I get to wash dishes before leaving for work!

Nice, I get to go to the DMV today and wait in line, awesome!

Buyah, two kids, two different sports practice, etc.

But what if there was more to our work, to our tasks, to everything than just getting it done?

What if there was more to work than just providing financially for ourselves and our families?

What if there was more to washing the dishes than simply to get them ready for another meal?

What if there was more to going to school than getting good grades so you can go to college so you can get a good job so you can live a good life?

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What would happen, in everything we do, we focused on your “why.”

If you focus on your Mission, your Purpose in life.

If you live your life focused on why God has you here, God will show Himself faithful to meet your needs.

You will see first-hand how God provides miraculously for His people.

Such faithfulness of God will encourage you to step-out by faith and trust God.

To keep going forward for Christ, to keep fighting the fight, to keep taking the hill, to not give-up when things get too difficult, too hard, to scary.

The time to sit-back and enjoy the ride is not now.

The need is too great, the opportunities too large, for you to live-out your “Why” - Be a Disciple and Make Disciples.

So, follow your God through the sea and into the wilderness and see if He is not as faithful to you as He has always been to His people.

Such faithfulness of God will encourage you to step-out by faith and trust God.

To keep going forward for Christ, to keep fighting the fight, to keep taking the hill, to not give-up when things get too difficult, too hard, to scary.

The time to sit-back and enjoy the ride is not now.

The need is too great, the opportunities too large, for you to live-out your “Why” - Be a Disciple and Make Disciples.

So, follow your God through the sea and into the wilderness and see if He is not as faithful to you as He has always been to His people.

Question: How can we fulfill our mission to Be Disciples who Make Disciples?

It’s one thing to say you are going to do something but it’s quite another to know how to do it.

What’s exciting is that, God did not leave you to figure this out on your own.

[Slide - 3] Actually, He made sure to leave you some clear instructions to help you as you follow Him, for...

I. God Has Give You His Message

Context: Our text this morning is found in the book of .

The letter was written by the Apostle Paul to a young pastor by the name of Timothy, to encourage him as he pastored the church of Ephesus.

The primary theme of the letter is the need for faithfulness to God in the face of hardship, and in 3:16-17 Paul wants to reemphasize to Timothy the crucial role of God’s Word in his present ministry.

[Slide - 4] Read along with me in...

The purpose of 2 Timothy was to encourage Timothy in his ministry at Ephesus.

The primary theme of the letter is the need for faithfulness in the face of hardship.

But now Paul wanted to reemphasize to Timothy the crucial role of God’s inscripturated revelation in his present ministry.

A. The Bible

“All Scripture” = What was Paul speaking about?

“All Scripture” = The Bible (Summary by The Bible Project)

It is composed of two parts:

The Bible is one of the most influential books in human history.

It explores the Bible questions of why we exist.