1 Timothy 2:1-8
- (1Ti 2:1 ESV) First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,
- __________ wrote this letter to __________ at the church in __________.
- The first and foremost thing a church should invest in in __________.
- Specifically praying for those who do now know God.
- Moses prays for wayward Israel: Exodus 32:1-35
- In the example of Moses we too should feel a passion for praying for those who are __________ the will of God
- Romans 9:1-3; Romans 10:13-14
- 2 Corinthians 4:15
- Stephen prays for those __________ him
- Acts 6:1-9; Acts 7:51-60
- Jesus prays for those __________ Him.
- Luke 23:13-49
- We are called to pray for __________ people, not just those who are similar to us.
- 1 Peter 2:13-17
- (1Ti 2:2 ESV) for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
- In part, this activity of prayer for others changes our perspective from us vs them to us for them.
- Leading us to promote good in our __________.
- In part, this activity of prayer for others changes our perspective from us vs them to us for them.
- (1Ti 2:3 ESV) This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
- It is vital that the church have a passion for the __________
- That we __________ for them
- We __________ them out
- We hunt opportunities to __________ with them
- So that we may share the joy we find in Christ.
- It is vital that the church have a passion for the __________
- (1Ti 2:4 ESV) who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
- Thus our commission to seek out the lost to share with them the gospel of __________.
- We __________ for those opportunities
- We __________ for those hearts to be softened
- We __________ for God to use us in His work in salvation
- Phillip Towner: Paul’s focus is on building a people of God who incorporate all people regardless of ethnic, social, or economic backgrounds, and who are characterized by a manner of life that is qualitatively different from that of society at large.
- (1Ti 2:5 ESV) For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
- Psalm 145:8-9
- The man Christ Jesus
- There is one mediator not two – It is Christ alone
- We who know the true God have an obligation to share this with the world
- And that begins in __________
- For those we know who are lost
- For those we do not know who are lost
- That God works all things for the good of those who are __________ according to __________ purpose
- And that begins in __________
- (1Ti 2:6 ESV) who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
- Jesus Christ gave himself up for our __________ on the cross. When He died He paid the price once and for all the sin of all his people __________.
- (1Ti 2:7 ESV) For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
- Paul was charged with taking a message he was __________ to and delivering to a people he __________ that the gospel of Jesus Christ be spread to all __________.
- (1Ti 2:8 ESV) I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;
Not that men only are permitted to pray, but in the church men lead in prayer the same way they lead in spiritual __________ and physical __________.