Page 23 - Pastoral Epistles I & 2 Timothy, Titus

I Timothy 2 – A Call to Prayer

Connect…

Have you ever thought of why Jesus Christ established the church? He told Peter that the gates of Hell could not
prevail against it. With that promise, evidently, Jesus felt the church was extremely important in the future to
establish faith on the earth.

There are many types of churches today. Some people think of a church as a Gothic building with high arches
and stained glass windows. People go there on Sundays to feel awe and reverence for God. Other churches have
brought in the rock band instruments and colored lights and have endorsed the “contemporary” service. They
have rejected the formality of a high church service. They emphasize becoming all things to all men to win some
to Christ. And then there are churches that are a range in between those extremes. So what is your church
service like?

The church, we know, is to share the Gospel with the lost. But the church is PEOPLE, not a building. The people
in the church are to be witnesses to all of their acquaintances. Some churches think that they need to make the
church service more relevant to the world…to attract lost people to the church so that they can hear the Gospel.
These churches tend to mold their services to entertain and entice lost people to come. Some churches have
huge “Broadway” productions to draw people to the service.

Is this what God desires in the church? Today, Paul will share with us what a true church ministry should
emphasize. Let’s learn together.

The Lesson ...

A Call to Prayer

1 Timothy 2.
This precious book that we hold in our hands is the inerrant, infallible, and inspired Word of God.

16
2 Timothy 3:16-17. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting,
and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for
[a]
17
every good work.
20
2 Peter 1:20-21. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by
21
the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will,
but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Joshua 1:8. Do not let this book depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that
you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

21