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Introduction
RING RING
There was a time when we heard that sound and immediately answered the phone right?
Before caller-ID before cell phones, we answered every time a call came in.
If you are to young to remember those days, think about when you first got your phone.
But time has passed, and things have changed.
Now, we answer when it’s someone we know.
Or if we fell like talking to that person.
In other words, we only answer the calls we want to answer.
When we first come to Christ, we are eager to do everything He calls us to.
When He calls, we answer.
But time passes, life happens, and we can start screening God’s calls.
We begin to only answer when we want to.
Beloved, God is calling and we need to pick up the phone.
If you are here this morning and you have trusted Jesus Christ as your savior, you have been called by God into a life of full time service for Him.
That may mean vocational ministry, it may mean lay ministry.
Regardless of your position, you have been called into full time service.
We belong to God.
We are His by right of purchase.
Because we are His, He has the right to direct us as He wills.
When we are called by God there are some things we can expect.
Our passage today gives us three expectations to consider.
When we are done here this morning we will be challenged to follow Christ no matter where or how He leads.
Expectation #1…
If we are not willing to sacrifice, we are not worthy to serve.
1.
When Called Expect Sacrifice vv.
1-3
If I asked you to describe , what would you say?
Faith.
In this chapter, all about faith, Abraham gets 6 verses or 15% of the chapter.
Why?
When we consider the life of Abraham, we find that he was repeatedly called to sacrifice.
Over and over again this man of God sacrificed in pursuit of obedience.
In our passage we find another man sacrificing for the Lord.
God calls Timothy to sacrifice in two ways.
Timothy is called to make…
a.
A living sacrifice vv.
1-2
READ v. 1
In the last verse of ch. 15 Paul and Silas travel through Syria and Cilicia (S).
In the region of Cilicia, Paul and Silas arrive in Derbe and Lystra (S).
It is here that Paul meets Timothy.
The first thing Luke feels we need to know about Timothy is that he is a disciple.
Who is Timothy a disciple of?
Jesus Christ.
What do we learn here?
The first thing people thought of when they heard Timothy’s name was “Oh, he’s a follower of Jesus.”
Does anyone else find that convicting?
What is the first thought when my name is mentioned?
When your name is mentioned?
Timothy is a follower of Jesus and everyone knows it.
Timothy was also half Jewish and half Gentile.
To a certain extent, this would have made Timothy an outcast.
Yet, in the body of Christ, it didn’t.
Beloved, this is how the church is to operate!
Those who would be the outcasts of society should find warm welcome in the body of Christ!
Instead of being an outcast, v. 2 says Timothy was well spoken of!
READ v.2
Well spoken of – μαρτυρέω (martyreō) testify; bear witness.
To be approvingly testified of, to be or become affirmed favorably by firsthand authentication.
Well spoken of – μαρτυρέω (martyreō)
Not just in his home town.
Timothy had a good reputation in the entire area.
Lystra and Iconium (S).
Timothy did not use his low social status as an excuse for bad behavior.
Timothy had a good reputation.
Where did he learn that?
Turn to (p.1366 ).
(p. 1366)
Timothy learned his christ-honoring lifestyle from his mother and grandmother!
Moms, grandma’s you could be raising a Timothy right now.
Raise him well.
Turn the page to (p.1368 ).
(p.1368 )
The foundation for the man Timothy became was laid in his home.
He learned to follow Christ from a mother and grandmother who sacrificed everything to trust in Christ.
How can I say that?
Because in that time following Christ meant giving up your national identity, your social standing, and sometimes even your family.
Timothy was a follower of Jesus Christ which would have brought rejection from the Greek family of his father as well as the Jewish family of his mother.
Timothy lived a life of sacrifice for Christ.
The kind of life we learn about in (S).
This is Timothy.
Timothy lived a holy acceptable life as is evidenced here by his testimony.
A disciple puts the purposes of Christ before the desires of self.
In the next verse we learn that Timothy had truly given his body to Christ.
Having been called to be a living sacrifice, Timothy is called to make…
Timothy is called to make…
b.
A lasting sacrifice v. 3
Paul sees this young man who is living sacrificially for Christ and he wants to take him on their trip.
Before that can happen, Paul believes it is necessary to ask a further sacrifice of Timothy.
Timothy permanently sacrifices his identity when he is circumcised.
This is a complete identification with the Jews.
At first glance this seems like a strange thing for Paul to do considering the controversy they had just dealt with in regards to circumcision.
What is important to recognize here is that Timothy is already a believer.
He is a follower of Christ with a good reputation.
This circumcision has nothing to do with his salvation.
It will enable him to minister more effectively as he goes with Paul.
Paul’s practice was to enter synagogues first.
Paul’s actions in circumcising Timothy enable him to accompany Paul anywhere.
Everyone knew Timothy’s father was Greek, so Paul circumcised him.
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