1. When Your Knees
Wobble
2 Timothy 6-18
Doug Brown

2. The Charge Paul and Timothy = Father to Son
“exhort, encourage and charge” — 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
“Charge” — 1 Timothy 1:3, 5, 18, 4:11, 5:7, 21, 6:13, 17; *2 Tim 2:14, 4:1

3. The Charge 1. Glorious Gospel “entrusted” to Paul, 1 Timothy 1:11
2. This charge I “entrust” to you, 1 Timothy 1:18
3. Timothy, guard what has been “entrusted” to you, 1 Timothy 6:20
4. Guard the treasure which has been “entrusted” to you - 2 Timothy 1:14
5. “Entrust” to faithful men, 2 Timothy 2:2

4. Historical Context Paul in prison for the Faith (“His prisoner)
Prison conditions - lonely, older man, last days,
Abandoned and deserted by companions
“Fragile” Christianity
YET, full of faith, confident, passionate for Christ, the Gospel and the Future

5. 5 Charges & 3 Patterns Stir up the gift of God, v. 6
Do not be ashamed of the testimony about the Lord nor of me His prisoner, v.8
2. Share in the suffering for the Gospel by the power of God, v. 8
3. Follow the pattern of sound words from Paul in the faith and love in Christ Jesus by the Holy Spirit, v.13
4. Guard the good deposit entrusted to you, v.14

6. Keep the Fire Burning for Christ
“fan into flame”
God’s endowment — His gift(s) to carry out His calling, v. 6
Our responsibility — to keep the fire burning: Leviticus 6:8-12

7. Fan into Flame the gift of God

8. Keep the Fire Burning for Christ
What Quenches Faith?
Smothered faith — “Ashes”
Shivering faith, .v 7 (timidity, diffident, apprehensive)
What Strengthens Faith?
God’s provision — Power, Love, Self-control (sound mind), v.7
God’s life-transforming message: The Gospel, v.9-10
God’s Community of “hot coals”, v.11-12, 16-18

9. Three Patterns Paul - 2 Timothy 1:11-12
“I know whom I have believed …”
Onesiphorus — 2 Timothy 1:16-18
“not ashamed of my chains”
Jesus — 1 Peter 2:23
“He kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges justly”

10. Life Transformation Spiritual:
Individual/Pair: Memorize 2 Timothy 1:6 and pray this back to God this week
Individual: Identify the “ashes” that are smothering and stifling your faith and ask the Lord to help you remove them from your life.
Relational:
Group” How has the example of other believers fortified your faith?
Group: Who is an Onesiphorus in your life? Share your story.
Pair: Ask a close friend to pray with you in overcoming fear and removing “ashes” out of your life.
Experiential:
Individual: this week, call or write to those who have been instrumental in helping your sustain and or strengthen your faith.
Instructional:
Individual: What promises from God’s Word have helped you overcome fear and timidity?
Group: Read Joshua 1 and discuss how God encouraged Joshua to not be a man of fear but a man of faith. How will you apply these to your life?