1 st Timothy 4:11-16
11 Prescribe and teach these things. 12 Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe. 13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching. 14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery. 15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. 16 Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.
In speech In conduct In love (Gal 5:6) In faith (Luke 16:10) In purity (1 st Tim 5:22b, 2 Cor 6:6, James 3:17)
The Bible, the inspired WORD of God. “Prescribe and teach these things” Luke 4:16-20 Acts 13:15 Are our children “Already Gone”. The Bible is not just stories “Pay close attention to yourself and your teaching” Do not have a “loose leaf” Bible.
Your gifts Youthfulness is no barrier The spark of the Spirit. Pride versus modesty, find the balance. 1 Cor 12:4 The anointing is a description not a prescription (2 Tim 1:6, 1 Tim 1:18, Acts 13:1-3) A responsibility A solemn warning – test the spirits.
. “persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.” The watchman on the walls (Ezekiel 33:9) On this earth we are one family all of which God wants to save.
Jesus is the perfect example of holiness in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity. His handling of the scriptures and his use of the gifts of the Spirit are an inspiration to us handed down through the ages. How? (Phil 4:13) Become an artist, one stroke at a time. The first strokes, prayer and bible study. The full picture, “Preach the WORD”, Jesus.
1 st Timothy 4:11-16