Exposition of II Timothy: Message 1, “Commendation”
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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
I. GOD’S MAN
A. PAUL – II Tim 1:1 Paul
>>1. WHO WAS PAUL? (Acts 7:54-60; 8:1-3; 9:1-6; 13:6-12)
>>2. WHY IS PAUL IMPORTANT? (Acts 22:3-4; Phil 3:4-7)
B. APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST – II Tim 1:1 an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God in conformity to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus
>>1. WHAT EXACTLY IS AN APOSTLE? (Heb 3:1; Acts 1:21-22; Mark 3:14; Eph 2:20; 4:12)
>>2. WHY WAS PAUL AN “APOSTLE”CHOSEN BY GOD? (II Cor 5:14-17; I Cor 15:3-4)
II. GOD’S MINISTER
A. TIMOTHY – II Tim 1:1 to Timothy,
>>1. WHO WAS TIMOTHY? (I Tim 1:3)
>>2. WHY DID PAUL WRITE TO HIM? (I Thes 3; I Cor 4:16-17; 16:10-11; Phil 2:19-24)
B. SON IN THE FAITH – II Tim 1:1b my beloved child:
>>1. WHAT IS A ‘SPIRITUAL SON’?
>>2. WHEN WAS THIS LETTER WRITTEN?
III. GOD’S MESSAGE
A. SOVEREIGN BLESSINGS – II Tim 1:2 Grace, mercy, and peace
>>1. WHAT IS ‘GRACE’? (Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 2:12; Rom. 5:2)
>>2. WHY WAS ‘MERCY’ ADDED? (I Tim 1:2; Titus 1:4; Rom 1:7; I Cor 1:3; II Cor 1:2; Gal 1:3; Eph 1:2; Phil 1:2; Col 1:2; I Thes 1:1; II Thes 1:2)
>>3. WHAT WAS MEANT BY ‘PEACE’ (Rom 5:1; Phil 4:17)
B. SOURCE OF BLESSINGS – II Tim 1:2 from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
>>1. WHAT IS IMPORTANCE OF ‘GOD THE FATHER’? (I Pet 1:2; Jn 6:27; Num 23:19)
>>2. WHY ADD ‘GOD THE SON’