Queen's Road Cell

We had a discussion on Christian leadership . We noted that Christian leaders are to have a greater degree of holiness than those who do not lead. We need both character and gifting as Christian leaders, whereas secular leadership has less to do with character. the character of a Christian leader Gifted to serve (1:6-7) Fearless, ready to suffer for the gospel (1:8,12; 2:3,10; 3:12) Unashamed of suffering Christians (1:8) Following the word in faith and love (1:13)  Guarding the gospel (1:14) Pleasing God alone, with a disciplined life, working hard (2:3-6)  Enduring to bring the elect into the kingdom (2:10) Constantly living in purity (2:21)  Understanding the difficult nature of ministry and nature of one's opponents (3:1-9. 13) Willing to submit to and be equipped by the Word (3:16-17) Ready to die for the gospel (4:6) the responsibilities of a Christian leader Praying for people (1:3) Guarding the gospel (1:14) Passing on the gospel to faithful men who will teach oth...

 6. What are the most important lessons you learned from 2 Timothy about... God's character He helps us to understand His will (1:7)   He is holy and wants us to be holy (1:9) . He has purpose and grace from eternity past (1:9) God is a giver of good gifts (1:6-7,9) God has power to keep us. He fulfills all His promises (the scope of his power) to the end (the duration of His power) (1:12) God is the one who judges righteously (2:15, 4:8) He is faithful to keep us till the end (1:12)  He is merciful (1:18) God forgives (2:25) He is faithful to His own character and promises (2:13)  He knows who are truly His (2:19) He is a righteous judge, rewarding and punishing rightly. (4:8) He saves His servants (3:11, 4:17-18) He speaks through His Word - He wants to be known (3:16) The Christian life Is a sincere faith (1:5) It is a life of power, love and self-control (1:7): the power of the Spirit for ministry and love for God and man is balanced by wisdom and discipline. ...

  Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. 2  For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.” 3  There were also those who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine.” 4  And there were those who said, “We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards. 5  Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.” 6  I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. 7  I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, “You are exacting interes...

 In what ways can you acquire and demonstrate attitudes like those Paul shows in 4:16-18? How did Paul expect Timothy to form (or to have formed) these attitudes? Through formal commissioning into ministry and the empowerment of the Spirit (1:6-7, 14) Through remembering Christ's person and work (2:8-13) Through applying truth well (2:15) Through pursuing holiness and focusing on important things. (2:16, 20-23) Through learning of Scriptures and godly examples in childhood (1:53:4-16) Through his own example of endurance in suffering (2:3. 3:10-11)  Through challenges in his life and ministry (3:12, 4:3-5) Through God's enabling presence and grace ( 2:1, 4:22)  We spoke about the truth of Scripture authenticated by examples of the life of others. Winnie said. "Life is worth living, God is worth loving". 3. Re-read all of 2 Timothy. Look for threads that tie the book together. Pray for a fresh perspective on what the book is saying. Review lesson one of the study, an...