1. Shipwrecked Faith 1 Timothy 1:18-20
18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, 19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, 20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

2. The REALITY of Shipwrecks
Paul names two men who have shipwrecked
Hymenaeus
2 Timothy 2: But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. 17 And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort, 18 who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.

3. The REALITY of Shipwrecks
Paul names two men who have shipwrecked
Alexander
2 Timothy 4: Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works. 15 You also must beware of him, for he has greatly resisted our words.
We need to remember shipwrecks can happen to us. No one is immune.

4. The REASONS for Shipwrecks
They put away the faith.
NKJV – rejected; KJV – put away
This is not accidental. It is a deliberate act.
The word means “to thrust or push away”
Hymenaeus – rejected the faith, embraced false doctrine
Alexander – developed a mean spirit and worked against the Lord

5. The REASONS for Shipwrecks
The move from truth to error is not sudden.
It is a subtle drifting away.
Hebrews 2:1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
Many are backsliding while thinking they think they are going forward.
Sometimes we just lose power and drift.

6. The RESULTS of Shipwreck
“Delivered to Satan”
1 Corinthians 5:5 deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus
Our sins have consequences
On yourself
Impacts others around you
Harms your influence for good

7. The RESULTS of Shipwreck
Spiritual death is a possibility.
1 John 5:16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that.

8. The REMEDY for Shipwrecks 5 Steps to Recovery
“This charge I commit to you” (18)
Military word for following the command of a superior officer
We must learn to obey our Lord.
Obey orders

9. The REMEDY for Shipwrecks 5 Steps to Recovery
“According to the prophecies” (18)
All the good success and blessings that were predicted.
Now we must “flesh out” those promises.
Obey orders
Fulfilling

10. The REMEDY for Shipwrecks 5 Steps to Recovery
“Wage the good warfare” (18)
Jesus – our captain
World – our enemy
Protection – armor
Weapons – Sword of the Spirit, prayer
Obey orders
Fulfilling
Fight

11. The REMEDY for Shipwrecks 5 Steps to Recovery
“Having faith” (19)
Not had, or try to get
But “lay hold of a thing to own or possess for oneself”
Keep the faith – don't let it slip (drift) away
Obey orders
Fulfilling
Fight
Have Faith

12. The REMEDY for Shipwrecks 5 Steps to Recovery
“Having faith and a good conscience” (19)
“If it feels good, do it”
Conscience must follow our faith and obedience.
Obey orders
Fulfilling
Fight
Have Faith
Good Conscience

13. Is your life a “wreck”?
If Paul were writing today, would your name be in his letter to Timothy?
Have you already shipwrecked?
Are you headed for a shipwreck?
It is not too late to make some course corrections and get your life headed in the right direction.