We are given the responsibility to teach.Matthew 28:19-20Acts 5:42We may not all teach publicly, but we still have the responsibility to teach.II Timothy 2:24-25Titus 2:4-5Ephesians 6:4There are many different circumstances where we can teach.Our motivation to teach should always be love.Ephesians 4:14-16Luke 12:22-37Matthew 15:7-4 – Sometimes a firm approach is needed, but we must do it with love.Jude 1:22-23 – Different people need different approaches.Out of our love must come self-control.John 2:13-16 – We must maintain self-control, even if we have to be severe with people.Out of our love must come patience.Acts 17:32, 34Acts 13:42We must learn to transition from a physical conversation to a spiritual one.John 4:5-26We must learn to ask questions of people and listen carefully to their responses.Mark 2:23-28Matthew 21:23-27 – Some questions should not be answered.There are times when we need to back up and cover the fundamentals.Acts 6:10-7:2ff – Steven backed up to establish common ground with his audience.The Bible is truth.John 17:17If we are going to answer people effectively, we have to know what the Bible says and where it says it.II Timothy 2:15We must answer with the scriptures!Matthew 25:29 – If we keep working, we will get better.Galatians 6:9 – Don’t grow weary. This is important work!
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