Living With Purpose: Principles of Significance 2 Timothy 4:1-5 Pastor Rick Baldwin January 15, 2006
“If you have a good why for living, you can stand almost any how.”
Influencing Our Culture * Take a real look.
* Make a choice.
* Our challenge is maintaining our perspective without succumbing to compromise.
Five Principles of Significance (v. 5) 1. Concentrate on your uniqueness - “But You”
2. Be aware of your environment - “Be Sober” * Awareness of what's going on. * Urgency of life.
3. Expect to Suffer - “Endure Hardship”
4. Focus on the core of the cause, The Cross - “Do the work of an Evangelist.”
“The simplest truth of the Gospel, and the profoundest truth of theology must be put in the same words: He bore our sins.” ~James Denny
5. Pursue faithfulness and obedience - “Fulfill Your Ministry”
Paul's personal testimony (vs. 6-8).
Application: 1. God has given the Christian community what the world needs - Purpose.
Discuss how you maintain 'purpose' in our culture.
'God did not call us to a playground, but a battlefield.' - Elisabeth Elliot
2. The words in verse 5, 'Be Sober' convey the idea (among other things) of the urgency of life. God has given every believer 'a moment'. What will you do with your moment?
3. 'Endure hardship' - what does it mean to endure? Have you personally end
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Rick Baldwin began his ministry at Wildwood Baptist Church on Sunday, March 6, 2005. He has a passionate love for God and people, and is a powerful communicator of the Word of God. Pastor Rick received his Bachelor of Ministry from Luther Rice Seminary in 1981. He accepted his...
