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• Saul - Hebrew name

• Paul - Hellenistic name (Roman citizen). Went by Paul bc Gentiles were his major focus of ministry.

Paul writes from a Roman prison to Timothy in Ephesus. Paul had been in prison several times but nothing like this.

Sense of ambition vs Sense of Mission - The work was more important to Paul than his life. That’s the difference between selfless leaders and selfish leaders. Paul’s attitude in chapter 4 is based on a heavenly hope not earthly resentment.

Acts 20:17-38: Tearful farewell saying goodbye to the elders in Ephesus. They knew Paul was heading into dangerous places.

II Timothy 4:6-8: But this is different. Paul knows he won’t be long for this earth. His life is being poured out!

Introduction: “How does it end?” That’s the question I usually ask my wife when she suggests watching something together. I want to know. It doesn’t ruin it for me. I want a happy ending. I’m depressed enough living in a fallen world without the help of Hollywood. God must want us to know how things are going to bc He tells us in His Word. We learn that no human lives forever on the earth. We learn that Jesus is preparing a place for us after we die. Jesus spoke about how things will end on earth with vivid details in Matthew 24 & 25 (The Olivet Discourse). And last but not least, God gave us the Book of Revelation the greatest details on how it all ends on the earth). This letter is raw and powerful. It is personal but not chummy. This letter contains 25 imperatives. Paul is commanding Timothy is many critical areas.

I. There are four chapters (each has its own theme)

1. Chapter One - Fanning the flame

2. Chapter Two - Training the pastors

3. Chapter Three - Relying on Scriptures

4. Chapter Four - Finishing Well

II. The II Timothy Overview Chart -

1. The Past - Timothy’s heritage

2. The Present - Passing it on

3. The Future (2-fold)

a. The Deception of the World

b. The Devotion of the Disciples

III. The Personal Opening - 1:1-5 (Authority w/ affection & affirmation) - God used Paul to prepare Timothy before his death in a similar manner that God prepared Joshua after Moses death. Every organization has as its goal passing on the leadership to the next generation. Few have accomplished this for any length of time. My father’s company GM is not the giant it used to be in the automobile industry. My father-in-law’s company, Sears dominated the market for over a hundred years but has since fallen on hard times. Christianity on the other hand has endured for over 2,000 years. Why? Two reasons:

(1) God is the eternal CEO of His work

(2) God’s work is an organism rather than an organization.

1. Paul was Timothy’s spiritual father and this is no “gonna miss you” letter. It’s a call to courage. It’s a call to leadership. It’s a call to preaching in a world where antagonism was on an all-time high. The enemies of the cross expanded far beyond the JRE and now coming from the Roman Empire itself. This changed everything. Paul went from “house arrest” in his first Roman imprisonment and now he is bound in chains, cold and alone, knowing he would not survive this incarceration.

= 1:1 - Paul the author speaks first with authority then with affection

= 1:2a - Timothy the recipient

= 1:2b - Paul ended Titus w/ “love, faith, grace” and opens II Timothy w/ “grace, mercy, & peace”

= 1:3-4 - Paul opens with being thankful, prayerful, tearful, hopeful, joyful (and calls adds the title of “servant”) ● As did my ancestors/forefathers” - Paul was not the first to walk faithfully with God and he will not be the last! Many endured incredible persecution and pain.

● “with a clear conscience” - I Timothy 1; II Timothy 3:9; “remember you constantly in my prayers (couldn’t stop there but instead he defines constantly) “night and day”

● “I remember your tears” -

● “I long to see you” -

I. A relationship of serving, of working, of doing (even before saving) - Adam

  •  Tend the Garden (Adam)

  •  Build the Ark (Noah)

  •  Leave your Home (Abraham)

  •  Lead My People (Moses) 

  •  Leave Egypt (Exodus)

  •  Love Your Neighbor (Leviticus) 

  •  Love Me (Deuteronomy) 

  •  Cross the Jordan (Joshua)

  •  Rebuild My Temple (Go get wood) 

  •  Mt. 7:24-27; Ja 1:22-24; Heb. 11 

  •  The Book of Romans begins and ends with the phrase “obedience of faith” AND it is connected to reaching the nations (Haggai 2)

  •  Romans 1:1-7; Romans 16:17-27

  •  The Past, Present, Future Temples

= Message One - God’s Judgment and the call to rebuild the Temple - chap. 1

= Message Two - God’s Prophetic Promise of the Future Glory of the Temple - 2:1-9

= Message Three - God’s Requirement of the People’s Purity - 2:10-19

= Message Four - God’s Re establishing of the Messianic Line - 2:20-23 (Matthew 1:13)

I. The Material (wood) - Ezra 5:8; Nehemiah 8:15

  1.  In the mountains of Jerusalem?

  2.  King of Tyre (Hiram)- I Kings 5:1-18

  3.  Cedars of Lebanon - Ezra 3:7

II. The Purposes - EXAMINATION 

  1.  That God be pleased - Scripture (John 8:29; Ephesians 5:10; Philippians 4:18; Colossians 1:9-12

  2.  That God be glorified - I Kings 8 

  3.  We are His Temple - I Cor 3:16; 6:18-20; I Thessalonians 4:1; I Timothy 2:3; 5:4; Titus 2:9; Hebrews 13:15-16; 20-21 (is God pleased and glorified in us?)

III. ACCESS - There are Two Veils 

  1.  In the Holy of Holies- Matt 27:51

  2.  Over the hearts of the Hebrews - II Corinthians 3:12-16; 4:3

Introduction: “How does it end?” That’s the question I usually ask my wife when she suggests watching something together. I want to know. It doesn’t ruin it for me. I want a happy ending. I’m depressed enough living in a fallen world without the help of Hollywood. God must want us to know how things are going to bc He tells us in His Word. We learn that no human lives forever on Earth. We learn that Jesus is preparing a place for us after we die. Jesus spoke about how things will end on earth with vivid details in Matthew 24 & 25 (The Olivet Discourse). And last but not least, God gave us the Book of Revelation, the greatest details on how it all ends on earth. This letter is raw and powerful. It is personal but not chummy. This letter contains 25 imperatives. Paul is commanding Timothy in many critical areas.

I. There are four chapters (each has its own theme)

1. Chapter One - Fanning the flame

2. Chapter Two - Training the pastors

3. Chapter Three - Relying on Scriptures

4. Chapter Four - Finishing Well

II. The II Timothy Overview Chart -

1. The Past - Timothy’s heritage

2. The Present - Passing it on

3. The Future (2-fold)

a. The Deception of the World

b. The Devotion of the Disciples

III. The Personal Opening - 1:1-5 (Authority w/ affection & affirmation) - God used Paul to prepare Timothy before his death in a similar manner that God prepared Joshua after Moses death. Every organization has as its goal passing on the leadership to the next generation. Few have accomplished this for any length of time. My father’s company, GM, is not the giant it used to be in the automobile industry. My father-in-law’s company, Sears, dominated the market for over a hundred years but has since fallen on hard times. Christianity, on the other hand, has endured for over 2,000 years. Why? Two reasons:

(1) God is the eternal CEO of His work

(2) God’s work is an organism rather than an organization.

1. Paul was Timothy’s spiritual father, and this is no “gonna miss you” letter. It’s a call to courage. It’s a call to leadership. It’s a call to preaching in a world where antagonism was on an all-time high. The enemies of the cross expanded far beyond the JRE and are now coming from the Roman Empire itself. This changed everything. Paul went from “house arrest” in his first Roman imprisonment, and now he is bound in chains, cold and alone, knowing he would not survive this incarceration.

= 1:1 - Paul the author speaks first with authority, then with affection

= 1:2a - Timothy the recipient

= 1:2b - Paul ended Titus with/ “love, faith, grace,” and opens II Timothy with/ “grace, mercy, & peace.”

= 1:3-4 - Paul begins with being thankful, prayerful, tearful, hopeful, joyful (and adds the title of “servant”)

• “as did my ancestors/forefathers” - Paul was not the first to walk faithfully with God, and he will not be the last! Many endured incredible persecution and pain.

• “with a clear conscience” - I Timothy 1; II Timothy 3:9;

• “Remember you constantly in my prayers (couldn’t stop there, but instead he defines constantly) night and day.”

• “I remember your tears” -

• “I long to see you.” -

I. A relationship of serving, of working, of doing (even before saving) - Adam

• Tend the Garden (Adam)

• Build the Ark (Noah)

• Leave your Home (Abraham)

• Lead My People (Moses)

• Leave Egypt (Exodus)

• Love Your Neighbor (Leviticus)

• Love Me (Deuteronomy)

• Cross the Jordan (Joshua)

• Rebuild My Temple (Go get wood)

• Matthew 7:24-27; James 1:22-24

• Hebrews 11

• If you love Me then KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS

• WHY DO YOU CALL ME LORD, LORD AND NOT DO THE THINGS THAT I SAY (Luke 6:46) - not talking to the Pharisees • God-honoring works not self-honoring works.

• The Book of Romans begins and ends with the phrase “obedience of faith,” AND it is connected to reaching the nations (Haggai 2)

• Romans 1:1-7; Romans 16:17-27

The Past Temple / The Present Temple / The Future Temples (Heb. 11)

= Message One - God’s Judgment and the call to rebuild the Temple - chap. 1

= Message Two - God’s Prophetic Promise of the Future Glory of the Temple - 2:1-9

= Message Three - God’s Requirement of Priestly Purity - 2:10-19

= Message Four - God’s Re-establishing of the Messianic Line - 2:20-23 (Matthew 1:13)

I. The Material (wood) - Ezra 5:8; Nehemiah 8:15

1. In the mountains of Jerusalem?

2. King of Tyre (Hiram)- I Kings 5:1-18

3. Cedars of Lebanon - Ezra 3:7

II. The Purposes -

1. That God be pleased - Scripture (John 8:29; Ephesians 5:10; Philippians 4:18; Colossians 1:9-10;

2. That God be glorified - I Kings 8

3. We are His Temple - I Cor 3:16; 6:18-20; I Thessalonians 4:1; I Timothy 2:3; 5:4; Titus 2:9; Hebrews 13:15-16; 20-21 (Is God pleased and glorified in us?)

I. The Factious Dividers - vv. 9-11

— The Grecian Empire (The power of the pen)

— The Roman Empire (The power of the sword)

— The Jesus Empire (The power of the towel) John 13

II. The Faithful Uniters - vv. 12-15

1. The Fellow Servant Leaders - vv. 12-13

2. Artemas

3. Tychicus - Acts 20:4; Colossians 4:7; Ephesians 6:21; II Timothy 4:12 (Replace Timothy)

4. Zenas

5. Apollos - Acts 18:24-27; 19:1

1. The Fellow Servant Helpers - v. 14

2. The Dynamics of the Body

1. The Fellowship sends Greetings - v. 15

2. Love; Faith; & Grace

Introduction: The Book of Haggai is a book about God, about worship, about holiness. These themes take us back to the days of altars of Noah; of Abram (Abraham); of Isaac; of Jacob; and the Tabernacle of Moses (Play Video of Tabernacle). Haggai is the 37th book in the Old Testament .  Haggai is a Post-Exilic book meaning the timeframe happens after the Babylonian Captivity. God directed the Assyrians, Babylonians, & the Persians to accomplish His will!

I. Let’s set a timeline:

1. Solomon’s Temple built around 957 BC (United Monarchy)

2. The Northern Kingdom (Israel) is defeated by Assyria in 722 BC

3. The Southern Kingdom (Judah) is defeated by Babylon and the Temple was destroyed around 587-586 BC. The Book of Lamentations was written by Jeremiah based on what God did and what he saw (Lamentations 3:22-23)

4. Zerubbabel’s Temple (Book of Haggai) started in 536 BC and stopped with the foundation. 

5. Restart on Zerubbabel’s Temple started back in 520 BC. Finished in four months. Some were alive to see Solomon’s Temple.

READ HAGGAI 1 & 2 

II. Some critical statement made in these 2 chapters:

1. “Consider your ways” – 1:5 & 7

2. “That I may take pleasure” – 1:8

3. “Obeyed the voice of the Lord” – 1:12

4. “I am with you” – 1:13 & 2:4

5. “Be strong” – 2:4 (3 times)

6. “The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former” – 2:9

7. “Make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you” – 2:23

III. The Book of Haggai is connected to the Book of Ezra

1. Read II Chronicles 36:22-23 

2. Read Ezra 3:8-13

3. Read Ezra 4:1-5 (“adversaries” lied; “discouraged”; “made them afraid”; “bribed”). Fear of man paralyzes us. Fear of God frees us.

4. Cyrus & Darius blessed the returning remnant (and paid for the rebuilding project!)

5. Read Ezra 5:1-2 (Back on track) 

IV. Haggai 1 – WHAT TIME IS IT?

1. Haggai 1:3 - 

2. Haggai 1:8 – 

3. Haggai 1:12 

4. Haggai 1:13 – 

5. Haggai 1:14 –

CHAPTER 2 NEXT WEEK

I. The Factious Selfish Dividers - vv. 9-11

The Problem of Preference in Leadership - I Corinthians 1:10-18

The Problem of Purpose in Evangelism - I Corinthians 3:1-9

The Problem of Partiality in Fellowship - I Corinthians 11:18-25

The Power of Placement by God - I Corinthians 12:12-26

I. Introduction: The Book of Haggai matters because the Temple matters.

The Temple matters because worship matters. Worship matters because God

is a holy God and commands those who worship Him to be holy as well. The

Temple is primarily about God’s presence, but is also about God’s place.

Don’t make the place more important than the presence. The pride of the

Temple was a problem in Solomon’s day and in Jesus' day.

II. Read Haggai 1 & 2 (Matthew 6:33-34)

III. The History of True Worship -

• False worship -

• Vain worship -

• True worship -

1. The altars in Genesis:

a. Genesis 8:20-22, Noah at Mount Ararat

b. Genesis 12:5-7, Abram at Shechem

c. Genesis 12:8-9, Abram at Bethel

d. Genesis 13:14-18, Abram at Hebron

e. Genesis 22:9-14, Abraham at Mount Moriah (a father offered a son)

f. Isaac would build altars to worship the LORD

g. Jacob would build altars to worship the LORD

2. The altars in Exodus:

a. Exodus 3:1-6, Moses was in the presence of God

b. Exodus 12 - The doorposts were the “altars”

c. Exodus 17:8-16, Israel defeats Amalek then Moses builds an altar

(Jehovah-Nissi)

3. The Tabernacle in Exodus - 24:15-18

a. Exodus 25-40 (incredible detail of the mobile sanctuary)

b. Joshua 22:19-29 (The eastern tribes' altar of witness)

4. The Temple with David & Solomon -

a. I Chronicles 15:1; 16:1; 17:1-15, 16-27; 22:1-19; 28:1-21; 29:1-22

5. The Temples in the Old & New Testaments:

a. Solomon’s Temple -

b. Zerubabbel’s Temple (Haggai) -

c. Herod’s Temple (46 years) - John

d. Tribulation Temple rebuilt - Ezekiel 40-48; (Abomination of Desolation) -

There is amazing brevity & clarity given the challenges in Crete! MAP Complex issues yet no long book is written - no second book is written (like Timothy). Final comments are aimed at RELATIONSHIPS — The challenges & The celebrations

The damage of division is the distraction to discipleship! The Great Commission is the evangelistic pillar of the church. Division distracts from TRUTH from GRACE from LOVE as well! Remember that Timothy and Titus are more than Leadership Books (Pastoral Epistles). They are getting back to discipleship books, too! This is why the deceiver sows the discord of division.

• Jesus - John 7:34; 9:16; 10:19

• Matthew 7:1-5 (see the sin in others) - legalism; lacking truth or lacking grace

• What division is and what division isn’t - Disagreeing is not division - Philippians 4:1-3

• A Corinthian Concern (not just a problem in Crete) - I Cor. 1:10-18; 3:1-9; 11:17-22; Romans 16:17-20; II Thess 3:14-15; II Timothy 2:24-26; III John 9-10; Jude 17-19

I. REMIND / REMEMBER (II Tim. 2:1-9)

II. REJECT (3 Steps)

1. Warn them -

2 . Warn them again -

3. Remove them - I Cor. 5

III. RESTORE

Matthew 18:15-17; Acts 6; II

• FALSE TEACHERS -

• FACTIOUS PEOPLE -

• FELLOW SERVANTS -

• FAITHFUL FRIENDS -

• 12-15 — Paul’s common practice was to mention his faithful team

• “We must have the heart of a child and the hide of a rhino” - Wise as serpents but gentle as doves!

Matt 28:19-20: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Then, Jesus gives these three commands and a promise. Let’s take a look at each one.

Command 1: Make Disciples:

Command 2: Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

Command 3: Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you:

The Promise: And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age:

Acts 1:8: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

Now, where do we actually do this?

Jerusalem (where we are now)

Judea and Samaria (neighboring areas)

End of the earth (all other places)