BIBLE STUDY 29 OCT 2019
Focus: Spiritual leadership
Text: 2 Timothy 2:11

THE FAITHFUL SAYINGS OF THE APOSTLE PAUL

1. With reference to salvation

“This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.” 1 Timothy 1:15

2. With reference to spiritual leadership

“This is a faithful saying: if a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work.” 1 Timothy 3:1

3. With reference to godliness

“For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.” 1 Timothy 4:8 – 9

ANOTHER FAITHFUL SAYING OF PAUL WORTH STUDYING

“This is a faithful saying:
For if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him.” 2 Timothy 2:11

1. Our identification with Christ

a. To die with Christ

b. To live with Christ

2. What does it mean to die with Christ?

a. To die to sin (Romans 6:11)

b. To die to self (Galatians 2:20)

3. What does it mean to live with Christ?

a. To be alive in Christ (Ephesians 2:5)

b. To live by faith in Christ (Galatians 2:20)

c. To live in the power of His resurrection (Philippians 3:10)

d. To live for Christ (Philippians 1:21)



A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW PAUL LIVED BY HIS FAITHFUL SAYING

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live,
But Christ lives in me; and the life which I love live in the flesh
I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
Galatians 2:20

1. A profound identification with Christ

2. A personal application of faith in Christ

3. A powerful motivation to live for Christ

a. Driven by faith in Christ

“I live by faith in the Son of God”

b. Driven by the love of Jesus

“Who loved me.”

c. Driven by the sacrifice of Jesus

“Who gave Himself for me.”