“Know who you are” “Recognise and resist wrong ideas” “Guidance of homosexuality” “Encourage Prayer” “Fight the battle” “God wants all to be saved” “Character of a leader” “The Value of Women” “Godliness from Jesus” “Overcoming fear in faith” “Setting an example” Scripture and gifting

1 Timothy 4 11 Command and teach these things. 12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. Promoting the Bible: Text has supernatural power, enabling God to be heard More authority than own words Encouragement So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can human beings do to me?” Hebrews 13: 6

Promoting the Bible: Text has supernatural power, enabling God to be heard More authority than own words Encouragement Direction “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’” Luke 10: 27 1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.

Promoting the Bible: Text has supernatural power, enabling God to be heard More authority than own words Encouragement Challenge Direction “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you” Luke 6: 27 1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. Promoting the Bible: Text has supernatural power, enabling God to be heard More authority than own words Encouragement Challenge Direction needs to be heard with others

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles – Second level Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level 9/8/201512

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles – Second level Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level 9/8/ “Excellence requires participation in, and support of, a community of like-minded people. Likewise in the church - a forerunner of the new kingdom. Very few achieve Christian maturity all by themselves. Seldom is the Bible studied diligently without the aid of scholars and teachers. Rarely are people led to generosity by their own impulses.” Maurice A. Fetty, The Divine Advocate,

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. Promoting the Bible: Text has supernatural power, enabling God to be heard More authority than own words Encouragement Challenge Direction needs to be heard with others needs to be exhorted

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. Promoting the Bible: Text has supernatural power, enabling God to be heard More authority than own words Encouragement Challenge Direction needs to be explained needs to be heard with others needs to be exhorted

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles – Second level Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level 9/8/201516

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Gifts Abilities given by God 1 Corinthians 12 1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Gifts Different abilities given by God 1 Corinthians 12 1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed... 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Gifts 1 Corinthians 12 1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed... 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work... 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good...

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Gifts 1 Corinthians 12 1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed... 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work... 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines...

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Gifts Different abilities given by God 1 Corinthians 12 1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed... 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work... 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Gifts Different abilities given by God 1 Corinthians 12 1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed... 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work... 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

God has given a great variety of differing gifts and callings and ministries to his universal church, for the benefit of all members and for the equipping of all God’s people for ministry and mission. We need to embrace this teaching more positively and avoid our tendency to elevate one form of gifting above another, or to relegate some forms of calling or ministry to secondary levels of importance. We affirm that ministry gifting and calling are not defined by gender, or by ethnicity, wealth or social status. Since the whole church is called to mission, the whole church is gifted for mission. Reflections of the Lausanne Theology Working Group 2010 importance. We affirm that ministry gifting and calling are not defined by gender, or by ethnicity, wealth or social status. Since the whole church is called to mission, the whole church is gifted for mission. Reflections of the Lausanne Theology Working Group 2010

God has given a great variety of differing gifts and callings and ministries to his universal church, for the benefit of all members and for the equipping of all God’s people for ministry and mission. We need to embrace this teaching more positively and avoid our tendency to elevate one form of gifting above another, or to relegate some forms of calling or ministry to secondary levels of importance. We affirm that ministry gifting and calling are not defined by gender, or by ethnicity, wealth or social status. Since the whole church is called to mission, the whole church is gifted for mission. Reflections of the Lausanne Theology Working Group 2010 importance. We affirm that ministry gifting and calling are not defined by gender, or by ethnicity, wealth or social status. Since the whole church is called to mission, the whole church is gifted for mission. Reflections of the Lausanne Theology Working Group 2010

God has given a great variety of differing gifts and callings and ministries to his universal church, for the benefit of all members and for the equipping of all God’s people for ministry and mission. We need to embrace this teaching more positively and avoid our tendency to elevate one form of gifting above another, or to relegate some forms of calling or ministry to secondary levels of importance. We affirm that ministry gifting and calling are not defined by gender, or by ethnicity, wealth or social status. Since the whole church is called to mission, the whole church is gifted for mission. Reflections of the Lausanne Theology Working Group 2010 importance. We affirm that ministry gifting and calling are not defined by gender, or by ethnicity, wealth or social status. Since the whole church is called to mission, the whole church is gifted for mission. Reflections of the Lausanne Theology Working Group 2010

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Neglecting gift

"In my class, as in any class, at any school, there were students who had a real flair, a real talent, for something. Maybe it was for writing or acting or sports. Maybe it was an interest and a joy in working with people toward some common goal, a sense of responsibility for people who in some way had less than they had or were less. Sometimes it was just their capacity for being so alive that made you more alive to be with them. Frederick Buechner, The Hungering Dark "In my class, as in any class, at any school, there were students who had a real flair, a real talent, for something. Maybe it was for writing or acting or sports. Maybe it was an interest and a joy in working with people toward some common goal, a sense of responsibility for people who in some way had less than they had or were less. Sometimes it was just their capacity for being so alive that made you more alive to be with them. Frederick Buechner, The Hungering Dark

"In my class, as in any class, at any school, there were students who had a real flair, a real talent, for something. Maybe it was for writing or acting or sports. Maybe it was an interest and a joy in working with people toward some common goal, a sense of responsibility for people who in some way had less than they had or were less. Sometimes it was just their capacity for being so alive that made you more alive to be with them. Yet now, a good many years later, I have the feeling that many of them are spending their lives at work in which none of these gifts is being used. Frederick Buechner, The Hungering Dark "In my class, as in any class, at any school, there were students who had a real flair, a real talent, for something. Maybe it was for writing or acting or sports. Maybe it was an interest and a joy in working with people toward some common goal, a sense of responsibility for people who in some way had less than they had or were less. Sometimes it was just their capacity for being so alive that made you more alive to be with them. Yet now, a good many years later, I have the feeling that many of them are spending their lives at work in which none of these gifts is being used. Frederick Buechner, The Hungering Dark

"In my class, as in any class, at any school, there were students who had a real flair, a real talent, for something. Maybe it was for writing or acting or sports. Maybe it was an interest and a joy in working with people toward some common goal, a sense of responsibility for people who in some way had less than they had or were less. Sometimes it was just their capacity for being so alive that made you more alive to be with them. Yet now, a good many years later, I have the feeling that many of them are spending their lives at work in which none of these gifts is being used. This is the sadness of life, and the danger of it is that maybe we find that in some measure we are among them or that we are too blind to see that we are. Frederick Buechner, The Hungering Dark "In my class, as in any class, at any school, there were students who had a real flair, a real talent, for something. Maybe it was for writing or acting or sports. Maybe it was an interest and a joy in working with people toward some common goal, a sense of responsibility for people who in some way had less than they had or were less. Sometimes it was just their capacity for being so alive that made you more alive to be with them. Yet now, a good many years later, I have the feeling that many of them are spending their lives at work in which none of these gifts is being used. This is the sadness of life, and the danger of it is that maybe we find that in some measure we are among them or that we are too blind to see that we are. Frederick Buechner, The Hungering Dark

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Neglecting gift Not usingnot recognising

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Neglecting gift Not usingnot recognising not acknowledging

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Neglecting gift Not using feeling inadequate not recognising not acknowledging

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Neglecting gift Not using feeling inadequate feeling fearful not recognising not acknowledging

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Neglecting gift Not using feeling inadequate Working in own strength feeling fearful not recognising not acknowledging

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Neglecting gift Not using Not refining feeling inadequate Working in own strength feeling fearful feeling complacent not recognising not acknowledging

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Neglecting gift Not using Not refining feeling inadequate Working in own strength feeling fearful feeling complacent not recognising not acknowledging not practicing

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. Neglecting gift Not using Not refining feeling inadequate Working in own strength feeling fearful feeling complacent not recognising not acknowledging not prioritising not practicing

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. 15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. Effort required

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. 15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. Effort required

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. 15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. Effort required Self reflection needed

1 Timothy 4 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you. 15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. Self reflection needed Am I allowing scripture to shape my life? Am I neglecting or developing my gifts from God?