Timothy is reminded to fan into flame the gift of God within him. God gives power, love and self-discipline, not a timid spirit. Paul urges Timothy to not be ashamed of testifying to Christ. God saves believers and calls them to a holy life not for any works but for His grace. Paul was appointed to preach this gospel. Though suffering, Paul is not ashamed knowing God will guard what is entrusted until the final day. Timothy is told to guard the good deposit with the help of the Holy Spirit.

1. The Flame
The Gift &
The Guard

2. 2 Timothy 1:6-14 (NIV)
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift
of God, which is in you through the laying on of my
hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us
timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. So
do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or
of me His prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering
for the gospel, by the power of God.

3. 2 Timothy 1:6-14 (NIV)
He has saved us and called us to a holy life - not
because of anything we have done but because of His
own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in
Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but it has
now been revealed through the appearing of our
Saviour, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has
brought life and immortality to light through the
gospel. And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and
an apostle and a teacher.

4. 2 Timothy 1:6-14 (NIV)
That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause
for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and
am convinced that he is able to guard what I have
entrusted to him until that day.
What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound
teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.

5. 2 Timothy 1:6-14 (NIV)
Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you
- guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who
lives in us.

6. Fan the Flames
v6 – Fan into flame the gift of God

7. You owe the world an encounter
with God

8. “The Western Cape has the highest 12-month and
lifetime prevalence of mental illness in SA at 39%”
- Western Cape Burden of Disease Reduction report 2016

9. Find the Gift
v6 – Fan into flame the gift of God.
v6 – Which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
v9 – He has saved us and called us to a holy life – not because of
anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace.

10. Guard the Good Deposit
v14 – Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you.
v14 – Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
v12 – I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is
able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.

11. Guard the Good Deposit
Guard [verb]
1. Watch over in order to protect or control.
2. Protect against damage or harm.
[Protect, keep an eye on, cover, patrol, defend, shield, safeguard,
preserve, fortify, garrison]

12. Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything
you do flows from it.

13. Luke 6:45 (NIV)
A good man brings good things out of the good
stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil
things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For
the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

14. Fan the Flame
Find the Gift
Guard the Deposit

15. “To help another person grow,
You have to pay a price;
It takes the giving of yourself,
And that means sacrifice.”

16. You owe the world an encounter
with God

17. The Flame
The Gift &
The Guard