Bread = Life
No Bread = No Life

When we

to the will of God through the Word of God by the power of God we become the people God

Reveal Answer

we would become.

I Timothy 1:1-2
“This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus, who gives us hope. 2 I am writing to Timothy, my true son in the faith.”

Acts = Actions

Verse 2b “May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.”

“Grace” Greek “charis”
“Peace” Hebrew (שׁלום) “shalom”
Mercy

The Power of the Gospel

“Power” Greek “dunamis”

Acts 19:17
“…and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 18 And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds (They confessed their sin.) 19 Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.”

The Plan of Satan

Distract,

, Discourage

The Main Thing

I Timothy 1:3
“When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay there in Ephesus and stop those whose teaching is contrary to the truth.”

The same

that was changing and rescuing the city would also be able to preserve and protect the church.

Acts 20:29-31
“For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. 31 Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.”

“The main thing is to see that the main thing

the main thing.”

I Timothy 1:11
“according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.”

The Purpose

I Timothy 1:5
“Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,”

The Intent

I Timothy 1:9-10
“For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders. 10 The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching”

Don’t Get Out of Joint

I Timothy 1:6
“from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk”