“know who you are” “Recognise and resist wrong ideas” “Guidance of homosexuality” “Encourage Prayer” “Fight the battle”

What is the battle? How do we fight? What is victory? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. How do we win?

What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to lead the Church as God wants despite difficulty for Timothy :

What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to lead the Church as God wants despite difficulty - to oppose wrongdoing for Timothy :

What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to lead the Church as God wants despite difficulty - to oppose wrongdoing - to resist discouragement for Timothy :

What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to lead the Church as God wants despite difficulty - to oppose wrongdoing - to resist discouragement - to not give up for Timothy :

What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to lead the Church as God wants despite difficulty - to oppose wrongdoing - to resist discouragement - to not give up - to hold on to faith for Timothy :

What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to lead the Church as God wants despite difficulty - to oppose wrongdoing - to resist discouragement - to not give up - to not behave wrongly - to hold on to faith for Timothy :

What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to do what God wants us to do for us :

What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to do what God wants us to do - to oppose wrongdoing for us :

What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to do what God wants us to do - to oppose wrongdoing - to resist discouragement for us :

HOW WAS YOUR CONFERENCE CALL?

VERY SUCCESSFUL. BILL SAID HE’D FIND A NEW SUPPLIER FOR THE CASING.

OR IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN RON, TED OR BOB. THEY ALL SOUND THE SAME ON THE PHONE.

I HOPE IT WASN’T BILL. HE NEVER FOLLOWS THROUGH.

RON IS TOO OVER- WORKED, TED IS A LIAR AND BOB’S A MORON.

I’D SAY THE CALL WAS A WASTE OF TIME. IT MIGHT EVEN BE A HUGE STEP BACKWARD

SUCCESS IS THE HAPPY FEELING YOU GET BETWEEN THE TIME YOU DO SOMETHING AND THE TIME YOU TELL A WOMAN WHAT YOU DID.

What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to do what God wants us to do - to oppose wrongdoing - to resist discouragement - to not give up for us :

Faith in the cross Trust in God’s love What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to do what God wants us to do - to oppose wrongdoing - to resist discouragement - to not give up - to hold on to faith for us : Patience with God’s ways Faith in eternal life

What is the battle? 1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. - to do what God wants us to do - to oppose wrongdoing - to resist discouragement - to not give up - to not behave wrongly - to hold on to faith for us :

1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. How do we fight? Recall what God has said

1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. How do we fight? Recall what God has said Recognise what the battle is

1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. How do we fight? Recall what God has said Recognise what the battle is Hold on to faith by: Decision of trust Feed on God’s word Remain in environment of faith

1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. How do we fight? Recall what God has said Recognise what the battle is Hold on to faith by: Decision of trust Feed on God’s word Remain in environment of faith Choose integrity 1 Timothy 6 11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

1 Timothy 1 18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. How do we fight? Recall what God has said Recognise what the battle is Hold on to faith by: Decision of trust 1 Timothy 6 11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. Focus on eternity

How do we fight? Recall what God has said Recognise what the battle is Hold on to faith Focus on eternity 2 Timothy 4 6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.