ShipShape - Wk. 1
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Intro: Baby Gore/Allen & Doug
Frodo & Sam: Need others
ShipShape
ShipShape
“in good shape, tidy, well-ordered”/Need relationships
P2P: not based on superficial, but simply relationship between humans
Gifts
1 Cor. 12:7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.
1 Cor. 12:7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.
Telescope: we need help
Eph. 4:11-12 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 12for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ.
Eph. 4:11-12 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 12for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ.
Acts 16:1-5 (NASB 2020)
Acts 16:1-5 (NASB 2020)
1 Now Paul also came to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,
1 Now Paul also came to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,
2 and he was well spoken of by the brothers and sisters who were in Lystra and Iconium.
2 and he was well spoken of by the brothers and sisters who were in Lystra and Iconium.
3 Paul wanted this man to leave with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
3 Paul wanted this man to leave with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4 Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering the ordinances for them to follow which had been determined by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.
4 Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering the ordinances for them to follow which had been determined by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.
5 So the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.
5 So the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.
Paul/Timothy: Saved 1st Lystra trip. Mother, grandmother, Father. PAUL: Discipler, 20 yrs
1. Equippers acknowledge God in us and affirm the gift of God in us.
1. Equippers acknowledge God in us and affirm the gift of God in us.
Disciple 1st: CFNI men/ Eph. EQUIP/Paul noticed DISCIPLE, WELL SPOKEN
Character>Charisma: Ignorant, unlearned, been with Jesus
Better Intro
Sp. Gifts
- 2 Timothy 1:14: Protect, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.
- 2 Timothy 1:14: Protect, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.
1 Tim. 4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was granted to you through words of prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.
1 Tim. 4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was granted to you through words of prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.
Help us grow in gift, not egos
1. Equippers advise us.
1. Equippers advise us.
Bear w/ me
Acts 16:3 Paul wanted this man to leave with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Acts 16:3 Paul wanted this man to leave with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Jer. Council Acts 15.Peter: God “cleansed Gentile believers’ hearts by faith.”
Timothy’s opportunity: Not Christian issue, credibility: Jewish by birth
Msg’r. Influences Msg.: Paul sees potential roadblocks
W/out Notes
Equippers Hold Us Accountable for Gifts God has Given Us.
Equippers Hold Us Accountable for Gifts God has Given Us.
Paul’s advice:
1 Timothy 4:11–16 (NASB 2020)
1 Tim. 4:11 Prescribe and teach these things.
1 Tim. 4:11 Prescribe and teach these things.
12 Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.
12 Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.
13 Until I come, give your attention to the public reading, to exhortation, and teaching.
13 Until I come, give your attention to the public reading, to exhortation, and teaching.
14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was granted to you through words of prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.
14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was granted to you through words of prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.
15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
16 Pay close attention to yourself and to the teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
16 Pay close attention to yourself and to the teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
Godliness over age. FOCUS. TAKE PAINS
Dr. Hatcher
Equippers hold us to standard.
1. Every equipper needs a disciple, just as every disciple needs an equipper.
1. Every equipper needs a disciple, just as every disciple needs an equipper.
Pauls need Tims, vice versa. Jesus, Gamaliel
Acts 16:4 Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering the ordinances for them to follow which had been determined by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.
Acts 16:4 Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering the ordinances for them to follow which had been determined by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.
5 So the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.
5 So the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.
Seeds planted/14-15 years later, Paul says of Timothy...
Philippians 2:19–23 19But I hope, in the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition.
Philippians 2:19–23 19But I hope, in the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition.
20For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare.
20For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare.
21For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.
21For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.
22But you know of his proven character, that he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel like a child serving his father.
22But you know of his proven character, that he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel like a child serving his father.
23Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me.
23Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me.
I can’t, but Tim can.
Barna: 39%
Discipleship prob. Revival hesitancy: NICU/How many Pauls w/out Tims? Tims w/out Pauls?
PRAY for Equippers, “equippees”