2 Timothy – Lesson 11

7 Qualities of a Great Example 
2 Timothy 3:10-11

1.	Doctrine
2.	Manner of Life
3.	Purpose 
4.	Faith 
5.	Long-suffering
6.	Love
7.	Perseverance

Put this up in your house:
“Out of them all the Lord delivered me”

Spiritual Toughness Part 11 I Adult Bible Class

Adult Bible Class by Milt Matchak

The Beautiful Baptism Of The Holy Spirit

Hosea 4:6
Satan's Twofold Strategy Forgetting God's People Off Track
●	A Ditch On The Left, Liberalism
●	A Ditch On The Right, Experiencism

Principles Of The Beautiful Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
1.	A Proclamation - Its Purpose
Matthew 3:11
Galatians 3:26-28
1 Corinthians 12:3
2.	An Interpretation - Its Properties
a.	It's An All-Inclusive Event
1 Corinthians 12:13
b.	It's A Distinctive Event 
Romans 6:3,8
c.	It's An Impassive Event 
Romans 1:16 
1 John 3:1
3.	 A Clarification - Its Particulars 
a.	Our Standing (Position) Is A Once-For-All Completed Work Of The Lord Jesus In Us
Romans 5:1-2
b.	Our State (Practice) Is A Constantly Changing Spiritual Condition
Three Events Concerning Our STANDING As It Relates To The Holy Spirit 
●	We Are Baptized
●	We Are Indwelled 
1 Corinthians 6:19
●	We Are Sealed
Ephesians 1:13-14
 Two Events Concerning Our STATE As It Relates To The Holy Spirit 
●	We Are Filled 
Ephesians 5:18
●	We Are Anointed 
1 John 2:20,27; Acts 10:38

The Anointed Life Part 4

2 Timothy 3:12-15

1.	The Serious Christian’s Reality (3:12-13)
a.	The godly will suffer
b.	Evil and deception will worsen 

2.	The Serious Christian’s Priority (3:14-15)
a.	Continue in what you know 
b.	Continue because of who you know

Spiritual Toughness Part 12 I Adult Bible Class

5 The Wonderful Filling Of The Holy Spirit

Acts 10:38
John 10:10
1.	The Reason To Be Filled With The Holy Spirit
Matthew 5:39
1 Peter 5:8
1 Corinthians 2:14
1 Corinthians 3:1 
●	Natural Man (Does Not Know Jesus Christ)
●	Spiritual Man (Saved and Allowing The Holy Spirit To Control Every Area Of Their Life)
●	Carnal Man (Saved but Refusing to Give the Holy Spirit Control Of Their Life)
2.	The Request To Be Filled With The Holy Spirit
Ephesians 5:18
●	It Isn’t Optional - It's For Everyone
Ephesians 5:18
●	It Isn't Personal - It's From An Outside Source
Ephesians 5:18
●	It Isn't Individual - It's A Repeated Event
Ephesians 5:18
3.	The Requisites To Be Filled With The Spirit
○	Thirsting - A Heartfelt Desire To Be Filled
John 7:37-39
1 Timothy 6:17
○	Following - A Consistent Obedience To Jesus Christ
Acts 5:32
Ephesians 4:30
○	Asking - A Constant Prayer For Power
Luke 11:13

4.	The Reward Of Being Filled With The Spirit 
○	A Hunger For Souls
John 16:13-14
Luke 24:47-49
○	A Happiness In Life
Acts 10:38
Hebrews 1:9 
1 Peter 1:8
○	A Hope In Prayer
1 John 5:14-15

The Anointed Life Part 5

Lesson 13
2 Timothy 3:16-17

1.	The Source of our Bible 
a.	“Given by inspiration of God”—“God-breathed”
b.	ALL Scripture is inspired 
c.	The Scripture is inspired, not the writers
d.	The words are inspired, not just the ideas

2.	The Substance of our Bible 
a.	Profitable for Doctrine—what is right
b.	Profitable for Reproof—what is not right
c.	Profitable for Correction—how to get right 
d.	Profitable for Instruction in Righteousness –how to stay right
e.	To super-equip us for good works

Spiritual Toughness Part 13 I Adult Bible Class

5 The Fulfilling Of The Holy Spirit This Is | Part Two
And A Picture Of That Moving Walkway Again 
Acts 10:38; John 10:10

Four Important Factors 
1.	The Reason To Be Filled With The Spirit
1 Peter 1:16
2.	The Request To Be Filled With The Spirit. 
Ephesians 5:18
3.	The Requisite To Being Filled With The Spirit. 
a.	Thirsting A Heartfelt Desire To Be Filled 
John 7:37-39
b.	Following A Consistent Obedience To Jesus Christ. 
Acts 5:32
c.	Asking A Constant Prayer For God For Power. 
Luke 11:13 
Luke 18:1 
4.	The Reward Of Being Filled With The Spirit
a.	Hunger For Souls 
John 16:13-14
Luke 24:47-49 
Acts 1:8 
b.	A Happiness In Life
Acts 10:38
Hebrews 1:9
1 Peter 1:8
Isaiah 61:3 
c.	A Hope In Prayer 
1 John 5:14-15

The Anointed Life Part 6

2 Timothy 4:1-8

1.	Reason for Ministry (4:1)
2.	Responsibility of Ministry (4:2)
3.	Rejection of Ministry (4:3-4)
4.	Reinforcement of Ministry (4:5)
5.	Reward of Ministry (4:6-8)

Spiritual Toughness Part 14 I Adult Bible Class

Proverbs 11:29  

Two Extremes In Parenting 
1.	Over Attentiveness
Proverbs 11:29
2.	Inattentiveness
Proverbs 11:29

A Biblical Look At Three Areas Of Parenting
1.	Approaching
a.	Power Parenting
Proverbs 16:25 
b.	Weak Parenting 
2 Corinthians 6:14
c.	Wise Parenting
2.	Disciplining 
a.	The Power Parent Over Disciplines
Proverbs 11:29 
Colossians 3:21
b.	The Weak Parent Under Disciplines 
c.	The Wise Parent Uses Corrective Measures
Proverbs 11:29
3.	 Communicating
a.	The Power Parent Under Talks 

b.	The Weak Parent Over Talks
c.	The Wise Parent Talks Positive
Ephesians 4:15 
Luke 2:49, 52

Balanced Parenting

2 Timothy
Lesson 15

2 Timothy 4:9-22

The Power of People 
1.	The Comfort of Human Closeness (4:9-12)
2.	The Blessing of Tangible Support (4:13)
3.	The Pain of Deliberate Opposition (4:14-16)
4.	The Strength of the Lord’s Presence (4:17-18)
5.	The Encouragement of a Global Family (4:19-22)

Spiritual Toughness Part 15 I Adult Bible Class

The Important Illumination of the Spirit
Isaiah 60:2

Two Important Truths Concerning Illumination
●	The Holy Spirit’s Role in the Inspiration of the Word of God
○	40 different men over 1500 years
○	John 17:17
●	The Holy Spirit is Involved in Illumination
○	2 Corinthians 4:6
2 Reasons Illumination Doesn't Work
●	The Blindness of Unbelievers
○	2 Corinthians 4:4
●	The Blindness of Believers
○	Through Immaturity
■	Matthew 5:15
○	Through Immorality
■	Romans 8:7
3 Important Areas of Illumination
●	The Examination of Illumination
○	John 16:13, James 1:5, 1 Corinthians 12:4, 7, 8
●	The Exercise of Illumination
○	Hebrews 1:1,2, John 1:1, Matthew 5:17
○	Illustration: Emergent churches, depiction of Jesus fulfilling the Word of God
●	The Extent of Illumination
○	1 John 2:20, 1 John 2:27, Romans 8:16, 1 Corinthians 12:10, Isaiah 28:13, John 14:26

Spiritual Toughness Part 11 I Adult Bible Class

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