1 Timothy: Guarding the Deposit
Part of 1 Timothy
October 27, 2022

1 TIMOTHY

The things we protect / guard …
See 1 Timothy 6:20-21

TODAY’S POINT:

the entrusted to you … “ (20)

KEY TERMS:
1. Guard = What

(Matthew 27:65-66)
2. The Deposit = The truth of , the truth of (1 Thessalonians 2:4)

KNOW THIS
1. There is an enemy who wants to destroy the truth of the Gospel – Jesus – and make people of faith “swerve from the faith”!!! (21)
Be

- 1 Timothy 1:18-20; 2 Corinthians 2:11
Be - 1 Peter 5:8-9
Be - 1 Peter 3:15-16
Be - James 4:7-8
Be - 2 John 9-11; 1 Timothy 6:20

  1. There are two specific targets for our enemy:
    The truth of

    - Mark 4:14-15
    The Gospel of - 2 Pet. 2:1-2; 2 John 7; Jude 4
    NOTE: Truth is under attack!

  2. The Truth (Jesus) is worth guarding:
    He will

    - John 8:32; Ephesians 1:13-14
    He is our only (exclusive) - John 14:6
    The Truth of God’s word - John 17:17 (Jesus sanctifies us …)

  3. We can guard THE TRUTH today by:

    our minds – Psalm 119:97-105
    Testing the - 1 John 4:1-3
    KEY: What do they say about Jesus???

BOTTOM LINE: May we all

our , our more than we guard things that are .