Ira Baptist Church
April 12

      • Ephesians 5.15-18NIV2011

      • Ephesians 5.19-21NIV2011

  • O Church Arise
  • You Are My All In All

      • 1 Timothy 1.12-13NIV2011

      • 1 Timothy 1.14-15NIV2011

      • 1 Timothy 1.16-17NIV2011

  • Christus Victor
  • Relationship and Discipleship
    We will begin a study of the Epistles to Timothy in a couple of weeks, but by way of introduction I wanted to do a survey of the relationship between Paul and Timothy, and within that see that there are patterns for our own relationships within the body of Christ.
    Not relationships for the sake of relationships, but relationships patterned after and looking toward what Christ is doing.
    1 Peter 5:5 ESV
    Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

    Relationships within the Body of Christ are not transactional, but transformative.

    1. Start where We Are

    Acts 16:1–3 ESV
    Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
    Matthew 9:13 ESV
    Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
    Romans 5:8 ESV
    but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
    1 Thessalonians 5:14–15 ESV
    And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.

    2. Are Built upon Truth

    1 Thessalonians 3:2 ESV
    and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,
    Ephesians 4:15–16 ESV
    Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

    3. Involve True Affection

    2 Timothy 1:2 ESV
    To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
    Romans 12:9–10 ESV
    Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
    Brotherly Affection - family love. Tenderness in affection as to a brother or son.

    4. Require Encouragement in Weakness

    2 Timothy 1:7 ESV
    for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
    Colossians 3:13 ESV
    bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
    1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV
    Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

    5. Exist in Real-Life

    Philippians 2:19–22 ESV
    I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. But you know Timothy’s proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.
    Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 ESV
    Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
    Hebrews 10:24–25 ESV
    And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

      • 1 Peter 5:5NIV2011

      • Acts 16:1–3NIV2011

      • Matthew 9:13NIV2011

      • Romans 5:8NIV2011

      • 1 Thessalonians 5:14–15NIV2011

      • 1 Thessalonians 3:2NIV2011

      • Ephesians 4:15–16NIV2011

      • 2 Timothy 1:2NIV2011

      • Romans 12:9–10NIV2011

      • 2 Timothy 1:7NIV2011

      • Colossians 3:13NIV2011

      • 1 Thessalonians 5:11NIV2011

      • Philippians 2:19–22NIV2011

      • Ecclesiastes 4:9–12NIV2011

      • Hebrews 10:24–25NIV2011

  • Rock of Ages

      • 1 Timothy 1.17NIV2011

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