Lessons From My Spiritual Father Larry Wright 1 Timothy 1:1-2

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1 Bethany Bible Church June 18, 2017 Guest Teacher Tom Shrader Lessons From My Spiritual Father Larry Wright 1 Timothy 1: The Bible is. (2 Tim. 3:16-17) The Bible is infallible The Bible is an Owner s Manual with an 800 number to the manufacturer. A confused world needs the Bible. 2. True results in a life. (Eph. 4:1) Christians are to have a transformed heart, an informed mind, and a radical life. Do people see that we have been with Jesus? 3. Spiritual is hard. (1 Thess. 1:2-3) A lifelong process of learning. Trials and suffering are for our benefit. What you know trumps what you feel. 4. reveals the of your life. (Rom. 8:28) 5. expand your. Limitations placed on our lives are God-ordained.

2 6. Finish. (2 Tim. 4:6-7) The Christian life is a relay race. Be ready and keep short accounts. 7. This should be your too. We all need mentors and proteges. Questions for Discussion and Further Reflection 1. How is the Bible an Owner s Manual with an 800 number to the manufacturer? 2. Why does our confused world need the Bible? 3. Does the church have too many sleeper cell Christians in it? What can be done about this? 4. How does what we know trump what we feel? 5. Why does God ordain the hardships and limitations of our lives? 6. Do you have spiritual mentor and a spiritual protege in your life?

3 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope, To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Timothy 1:1-2 Lessons From My Spiritual Father Larry Wright This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3 1

4 A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of. Doctrine: What s Right John 10:10 (MSG) The Bible is true. Doctrine: What s Right Reproof: What s Not Right All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. Doctrine: What s Right Reproof: What s Not Right Correction: How to Get Right 2 Timothy 3:

5 Doctrine: What s Right Reproof: What s Not Right Correction: How to Get Right Training: How to Stay Right A transformed heart An informed mind True conversion results in a transformed life. Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called Ephesians 4:1 A transformed heart An informed mind A radical life A transformed heart Spiritual growth is hard work. 3

6 We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father What you know trumps what you feel. 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 Trials and suffering are for our benefit. I would rather suffer obediently than prosper disobediently because I know my obedient suffering is as temporary as my disobedient prospering. Larry Wright Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. James 1:2-3 Hardship reveals the realities in your life. 4

7 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; 2 Timothy 4:6-7 Boundaries expand your ministry. Be ready and keep short accounts. Finish strong. Come now, you who say, Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit. Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. James 4:

8 This should be your story too. 6