Journey through the book of 2 Timothy

1. The Gospels
Acts of the Apostles
Paul’s Letters
Other Letters
Revelation
A New Testament (NT) Journey
Lesson 17: II Timothy – Fearless Faithfulness

2.  Romans – Life Transformation Journey
 1 Corinthians - Heaven’s Gold
 2 Corinthians – Jars of Clay
 Galatians – No longer I
 Ephesians - Pushing Limits
 Philippians - The Mind of Christ
 Colossians – Complete Maturity in Christ
 1 Thessalonians – Cascading Hope
 2 Thessalonians – Confident Hope
 1 Timothy - Fighting Fit
 2 Timothy – Fearless Faithfulness
 Titus – Double Grip
 Philemon – The Avatar

3. EVENT TIMELINE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

4.  Introduction
 Changing of the guard
 Continue your calling
 Chasing a mirage
 Discussion

5. 2 Timothy 4:7 I have
fought the good
fight, I have finished
the course, I have
kept the faith; 8in
the future there is laid
up for me the crown
of righteousness

6.  Few years after fire set by Nero (AD 64),
 Paul’s last letter, anticipating martyrdom.
 Cold, deserted (except for faithful few) and
in chains, yet victorious.
“No advocate ventured to plead his cause, no
patron appeared for him, such as under
ordinary circumstances might have aided him;
(2 Timothy 4:16,17)” [1]

7. Paul, hands over charge to
Timothy among other
leaders.
He claims to have lived:
 with a “pure conscience”
 “Fought the good fight”
the key exhortations
from his first letter to
Timothy
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8.  2 Timothy 1:3 I thank
God, whom I serve
with a pure
conscience,”
 2 Timothy 4:7 I have
fought the good
fight, I have finished
the course, I have
kept the faith;

9.  2 Timothy1:6 For this
reason I remind you
to kindle afresh
the gift of God which
is in you through the
laying on of my
hands. 7 For God has
not given us a spirit
of timidity, but of
power and love and
discipline.

10. Who is the real guard?
2 Timothy 1:12 for I
know whom I have
believed and I am
convinced that He is
able to guard what
I have entrusted to
Him until that day.

11. Who in turn has entrusted
His treasure with others
 2 Timothy 1:14 Guard,
through the Holy Spirit
who dwells in us, the
treasure which has been
entrusted to you.
 2 Timothy 2:2 entrust
these to faithful
men who will be able
to teach others also

12.  2 Timothy 1:9 who
saved us and called us
to a holy calling, not
because of our works
but because of his own
purpose and grace,
which he gave us in
Christ Jesus before the
ages began.
 2 Timothy 3:14 You,
however, continue in
the things you have
learned.

13.  Committed soldier
 Competent athlete
 Hardworking farmer
 Approved workman
 Useful vessel
 Patient bondservant

14. 2 Timothy 2:3 Suffer
hardship with me, as a
good soldier of Christ
Jesus. 4 No soldier in
active service entangles
himself in the affairs of
everyday life, so that
he may please the one
who enlisted him as a
soldier.

15. 2 Timothy 2:5 Also if
anyone competes as
an athlete, he does
not win the prize
unless he competes
according to the
rules.

16. 2 Timothy 2:6 The
hard-working
farmer ought to be
the first to
receive his share
of the crops.

17. 2 Timothy 2:15 Be
diligent to present
yourself approved
to God as a
workman who does
not need to be
ashamed,
accurately
handling the
word of truth.

18. 2 Timothy 2:20 Now in a large
house there are not only gold
and silver vessels, but also
vessels of wood and of
earthenware, and some to
honor and some to
dishonor.21 Therefore, if
anyone cleanses himself
from these things, he will be a
vessel for honor, sanctified,
useful to the Master,
prepared for every good
work.

19. 2 Timothy 2:24 And the
Lord's servant must
not be quarrelsome but
kind to everyone, able
to teach, patiently
enduring evil, 25
correcting his
opponents with
gentleness. God may
perhaps grant them
repentance leading to a
knowledge of the truth

20. 2 Timothy 4:2 preach
the word; be ready in
season and out of
season; reprove,
rebuke, exhort, with
great patience and
instruction.

21. Those who are not prepared
to continue their calling will
spend their lives chasing
mirages.

22.  Desertion
 Discouragement
 Degradation
 Desires
 Deception
 Domination

23. ..but will fill up on spiritual
junk food—catchy opinions
that tickle their fancy. They’ll
turn their backs on truth and
chase mirages. 2 Timothy
4:3 (Message)

24. 2 Timothy 4
 10 for Demas, having
loved this present
world, has deserted
me.
 16 At my first defense no
one supported me, but
all deserted me;

25. 2 Timothy 4:17 But the
Lord stood with me and
strengthened me, so
that through me the
proclamation
might be fully
accomplished.

26. 2 Timothy 1:15 You
are aware of the
fact that all who
are in Asia turned
away from me,
among whom are
Phygelus and
Hermogenes.

27. 2 Timothy 3;2,3 For men will
be lovers of
self, lovers of money,
boastful, arrogant, revilers, d
isobedient to parents,
ungrateful, unholy, unloving,
irreconcilable, malicious
gossips, without self-
control, brutal, haters of
good

28. 2 Timothy 3:4,5
treacherous, reckless,
conceited, lovers of
pleasure rather than
lovers of God,
holding to a form
of godliness, although
they have denied its
power;

29. 2 Timothy 4
 3 For the time will come
when they will not
endure sound doctrine;
but wanting to have their
ears tickled, they will
accumulate for themselves
teachers in
accordance to their
own desires
 10 for Demas, having
loved this present
world, has deserted me

30. 2 Timothy 3:8 Just
as Jannes and
Jambres opposed
Moses, so
these men also
oppose the truth, men
of depraved mind,
rejected in regard to
the faith.

31. 2 Timothy 2:23 But refuse
foolish and
ignorant speculations,
knowing that
they produce quarrels.
24The Lord’s bond-
servant must not be
quarrelsome

32. Guard the Treasure, entrust to others – 2:2
Continue your calling Chase the mirage
1 Committed Soldier Desertion
2 Competent athlete Desires
3 Hardworking farmer Discouragement
4 Approved workman Deception
5 Useful vessel Degradation/dishonour
6 Gentle bondservant Domination

33.  What are some occasions you are fearful?
What can fears cause? How can you overcome
those fears?
 What mirages do we chase? Why do they
seem so real?
 How do we protect ourselves/ our loved ones
from the deceptions of the world?
 What encouragement do we gain from this
book to remain faithful?

34. The Lord knows
who are His.
2 Tim 2:19

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