ONESIPHORUS: 2 Timothy 1:16
        ● Meaning of the name: “Profit Bearer.”
        ● Possibly a deacon from the church in Ephesus.”

ONESIPHORUS: Philemon 1:16
        ● Run-away slave of Philemon.
        ● Paul sent him back to Philemon as a brother in Christ.

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF DISCIPLESHIP:
        ● A “true disciple” is:
               o A “follower/learner” of Jesus.
               o “Counter-cultural” in lifestyle.
               o Transformed/Changed by the process of discipleship.
               o F.A.T.: Faithful, Available and Teachable!
        ● Discipleship involves reading, learning and training, but the bottom-line for discipleship is “DOING LIFE TOGETHER.”

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF 2 TIMOTHY 1:1-2:7
        ● Paul: Disciple-Maker & Timothy: Disciple In-Process
        ● They kept growing, maturing, and being empowered by the Holy Spirit with courage, love, power and self-control.
        ● Neither were ashamed of the sacrificial death of Christ nor the imprisonment of Paul.
        ● Both were willing to suffer for the cause of Christ.
        ● They were loyal to God’s Word and to God’s servants.

THE RESULTS:
        ● Paul shared truths and life skills with Timothy.
        ● Timothy shared those same truths with others who were “F.A.T.”
        ● The Message of Christ spread throughout the known world quickly.

THE CHARGE TO FOLLOW:
        ● Listen to God’s Word carefully.
        ● Seek His understanding on these principles.
        ● True understanding is a gift from God.

TODAY’S STUDY: 2 Timothy 2:8-26

THE BATTLE CRY OF THE DISCIPLE: 2 Timothy 2:8-10
        ● Remember Jesus Christ!
        ● Why?
               o Paul was bound with chains.
               o God’s Word was not bound by anything.
               o Endure whatever comes for the “sake of the elect.”

THE DISCIPLE TRUSTS HIS COMMANDER: 2 Timothy 2:11-13
        ● Pair of Paradoxes.
        ● Somber Warnings.

MISSIONARY HUDSON TAYLOR: “It is not by trying to be faithful, but in looking to the Faithful One, that we win the victory.”

A DISCIPLE SHOULD BE AN APPROVED WORKER: 2 Timothy 2:14-18
        ● Approved means “Tested and Found Acceptable.”
               o Studies the Word of God for Application.
               o Doesn’t Waste Time Arguing.
               o Exposes False Doctrine.

A DISCIPLE KNOWS FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS: 2 Timothy 2:19-21
        ● God knows who belongs to Him.
        ● Those people know Him personally and are transformed and secure.
        ● Those people are “sound teachers.”

A DISCIPLE KNOWS WHAT TO FLEE, PURSUE, & WHO TO FOLLOW: 2 Timothy 2:22-23
        ● FLEE: Youthful Lusts.
        ● PURSUE: Righteousness, Faith, Love and Peace.
        ● FOLLOW: Jesus.”
        ● HOW? With a pure heart.

A DISCIPLE DESIRES TO HELP OTHERS: 2 Timothy 2:24-26
        ● Not quarrelsome but kind.
        ● Able to teach.
        ● Patiently endure evil & correct gently.
        ● WHY? To help them repent, recover and return to God.