2 Timothy 1:1-7 — Introduction – Don’t Drop the Baton
THE CHALLENGE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF SPIRITUAL LEADERS IS TO BUILD ON A SOLID FOUNDATION OF FAITH WHILE
2 Timothy 1:8-12 — A Call to Courage
PAUL CHALLENGES TIMOTHY TO REJECT FEAR AND EMBRACE SUFFERING IN FULFILLING HIS CALL TO THE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL
2 Timothy 1:13-18 — A Call to Faithfulness
PAUL CHALLENGES TIMOTHY TO REMAIN FAITHFUL TO THE GOSPEL MESSAGE AND TO REMAIN FAITHFUL TO PAUL’S PERSONAL MINISTRY AS THE MESSENGER OF THE GOSPEL
2 Timothy 2:1-2 — The Power of Compounding Interest – A Reproducing Ministry
THE PRIMARY MISSION OF DIVINELY EMPOWERED SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP IS TO FAITHFULLY REPRODUCE BOTH THE MESSAGE AND THE MINISTRY
2 Timothy 2:3-7 — The Right Stuff for the Hard Work of the Gospel Ministry
PAUL USES THREE PORTRAITS TO EXHORT TIMOTHY TO DEDICATE HIMSELF TO THE HARD WORK OF THE GOSPEL MINISTRY –
FOCUSED ON THE ULTIMATE REWARD
2 Timothy 2:8-13 — Keep Running the Race
2 MOTIVATIONS FOR PERSERVERENCE IN THE FAITH AND IN THE GOSPEL MINISTRY
2 Timothy 2:14-26 — Proper Etiquette for Using the Utensils of Truth
THE FAITHFUL MINISTER OF GOD’S WORD PROMOTES TRUTH AND PURSUES GODLINESS AS A DILIGENT WORKMAN, A VESSEL PURIFIED FOR HONOR, AND A GENTLE BONDSERVANT (IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ERROR – AS OPPOSED TO FALSE TEACHERS)
2 Timothy 3:1-9 — Tough Times Ahead – Part 1
THE FAITHFUL MINISTER MUST BE PREPARED TO STAND AGAINST THE INCREASINGLY BLATANT DISPLAY OF DEPRAVITY UNLEASHED BY APOSTATE HYPOCRITES
2 Timothy 3:10-17 — Tough Times Ahead – Part 2
THE EXAMPLE OF GODLY MENTORS AND THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE WORD OF GOD EQUIPS THE MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL TO PERSEVERE IN THE FACE OF PERSECUTION AND GROWING DECEPTION
2 Timothy 4:1-5 — Preach the Word
PAUL’S FINAL CHARGE TO HIS YOUNGER PROTÉGÉ:
FULFILL YOUR MINISTRY BY PREACHING THE WORD
2 Timothy 4:6-8 — A View from the Finish Line – Final Reflections from the Apostle Paul
A LIFE OF PERSEVERANCE EARNS A PERSPECTIVE OF CONTENTMENT, FULFILLMENT, AND EXPECTATION
2 Timothy 4:9-22 — Final Requests
PAUL’S FINAL REQUESTS REFLECT HIS HEART FOR MINISTRY,
HIS STRUGGLE WITH LONELINESS, AND HIS ASSURANCE OF HEAVENLY GLORY