Crossroads Church - Plymouth, IN
The Good Confession - 1 Timothy 6:11-21
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Crossroads Church
1650 N Oak Dr, Plymouth, IN 46563, USA
Sunday 8:21 AM
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https://crossroadsefc.churchcenter.com/people/forms/4787881 Timothy 6:11 (ESV) - But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
Genesis 39:9 (ESV) - How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”
Genesis 39:10 (ESV) - And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.
Genesis 39:11–12 (ESV) - 11But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, 12she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house.
The result of making the right choice is not always a happy ending
It’s difficult to flee unless you have set in your heart what to pursue.
Genesis 39:9 (ESV) - How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”
Genesis 39:10 (ESV) - And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.
Genesis 39:11–12 (ESV) - 11But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, 12she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house.
The result of making the right choice is not always a happy ending
It’s difficult to flee unless you have set in your heart what to pursue.
James 4:4 (ESV) - You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
James 4:6–7 (ESV) - But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
You never have to question the will of God in how you live – the Bible is clear in what we are to pursue.
James 4:6–7 (ESV) - But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
You never have to question the will of God in how you live – the Bible is clear in what we are to pursue.
1 Timothy 6:12 (ESV) - Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Romans 12:1 (ESV) – …present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Ephesians 6:10–13 (ESV) - Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Luke 9:23–25 (ESV) - And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
Romans 12:1 (ESV) – …present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Ephesians 6:10–13 (ESV) - Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Luke 9:23–25 (ESV) - And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
1 Timothy 6:13-14 (ESV) - I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, 14to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
John 18:37 (ESV) - Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
John 18:37 (ESV) - Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
1 Timothy 6:15-16 (ESV) - which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
John 1:18 (ESV) - No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
John 1:18 (ESV) - No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
1 Timothy 6:17-19 (ESV) - As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, 19thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
Colossians 3:4 (ESV) - When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Galatians 2:20 (ESV) - I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Colossians 3:4 (ESV) - When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Galatians 2:20 (ESV) - I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
1 Timothy 6:20-21 (ESV) - O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” 21for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. Grace be with you.
Discussion Questions
1. Is there anything from this message that you want to make sure to discuss with the group?
2. Paul says we are to “fight the good fight of the faith.” Restate this in your own words.
3. What are ways you are intentionally fleeing temptation and things of this world AND pursuing godliness?
4. There are multiple truths about God that Paul mentions in this passage (read it together and not each specific one if you have time). What qualities of God do you find yourself thinking about most often and why?
1. Is there anything from this message that you want to make sure to discuss with the group?
2. Paul says we are to “fight the good fight of the faith.” Restate this in your own words.
3. What are ways you are intentionally fleeing temptation and things of this world AND pursuing godliness?
4. There are multiple truths about God that Paul mentions in this passage (read it together and not each specific one if you have time). What qualities of God do you find yourself thinking about most often and why?