Exposition of II Timothy: Message 11 – Capacity
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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
I. FOCUSED ON THE SOURCE
A. CENTERED ON JESUS THE CHRIST
>>1. PROMISED KING – II Tim 2:8a Remember Jesus the Christ [Messiah],
>>2. SAVIOR FROM SIN – II Tim 2:8c the offspring of David, (also Acts 13:23; Rom 1:3)
B. CENTERED IN TRUE GOSPEL PREACHING
>>1. RISEN LORD – II Tim 2:8b raised from the dead (also Lk 24:46; Acts 2:24)
>>2. GOOD NEWS TO ALL – II Tim 2:8d as [preached] in my Gospel, (also I Cor 15:14)
II. FOCUSED ON THE POWER
A. CENTERED ON PAUL’S BONDAGE
>>1. FOR PREACHING CHRIST – II Tim 2:9a because of which I undergo suffering, (also Heb 2:10; 5:8; I Pet 2:21; 5:10)
>>2. FOR THE GOSPEL – II Tim 2:9b bound with chains as a criminal. (also Phil 4:11-13; Lk 23:32-39)
B. CENTERED ON THE UNBOUNDED WORD
>>1. GREAT CONTRAST – II Tim 2:9c But the Word of God is not bound!
>>2. ETERNAL POWER (also Is 40:8)
III. FOCUSED ON THE RESULT
A. CENTERED ON ENDURANCE
>>1. HIS EXAMPLES – II Tim 2:10a Therefore I endure all things (also II Tim 2:1-7; I Pet 3:16-17)
>>2. GOAL IN VIEW – II Tim 2:10b for the elect’s sake, (also Acts 4:12)
B. CENTERED ON THE OUTCOME
>>1. VISION OF OTHERS – II Tim 2:10c that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus
>>2. ULTIMATE JOY – II Tim 2:10d with eternal glory. (also II Cor 4:17-18; II Thes 2:13-14; Rom 5:1-2; I Pet 2:20; I Tim 1:13-15; Jas 1:12)