Guarding Your Holy Calling! 2 Tim 1:3-14 & Hebrews 12:14-17 Pt. 2

2 Timothy 1:14 Guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.

Notice What’s Been Entrusted! 2 Timothy 1:3-12 – The Treasure Entrusted to You!

A Sincere Faith, From a Godly Heritage! 5
The Powerful Gift of God! (Holy Spirit) 6
The Spirit of Power and Love and Discipline 7
Our Holy Calling, the Grace that Saves & Empowers! 8-11

We Guard the Holy Calling of God!! 8-10

It’s a Call to the Whole of Salvation! Romans 8:30 And these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

It’s A Holy Calling, A Calling to Practical Holiness in this Life!
1 Peter 1:15 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior, 16 Because it is written, You shall be Holy for I am Holy!

Guarding This Great Treasure of Your Holy Calling!
Hebrews 12:12-17

1st Pursue Holiness! V 14

2nd Never Neglect God’s Grace!!
“See To It That You that You Do Not Come Short of God’s Grace!” 15

This Is Saving Grace! Ephesians 2:8-10
This Is Teaching Grace! Titus 2:11-14
This Is Empowering Grace! 2 Corinthians 12:7

3rd See to it that No Trouble Causing and Defiling, Root of Bitterness Springs Up! 15

The Way of Cain – Genesis 4:1-14

¬ You Become Offended
¬ Son crouches at the door of your life.
¬ Sin’s desire is for you.
¬ You must master sin.
¬ You become hidden from the face of God.
¬ You become a spiritual vagrant and wanderer.

How Do You See to it that No Root of Bitterness Springs Up!

Know Who You Are! In Christ, You are Redeemed, Son or Daughter with the Nature of Christ In You!

By the Power of God’s Grace Forgive Like Jesus Forgave You!

Colossians 3:12-14 “Forgiving each other whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you so also should you!”

How Jesus Forgives: Matthew 18:21-27

• He Forgives You Repeatedly! 70 x 70
• He Forgives You Greatly! Romans 5:6-10
• He Forgave You Completely!

Understand the Consequences of Un-Forgiveness! Matthew 18:28-32

Walk in the Way of Freedom

Repent and Believe the Gospel!
Identify the offenses.
Thank God for the offense. (1 Thessalonians 5:18-19)
Ask, “What benefit do I receive by walking in un-forgiveness toward your offender?”
Compare what you owe God to what your offender owes you.
Pray a specific prayer of forgiveness and ask the Lord to remove all bitterness anger.

Prayer of Forgiveness:

“Father, I confess that I have struggled with hurt and disappointment that has led to unforgiveness and bitterness. towards___(name)____________ This is sin. I ask You to forgive me for this bitterness, anger and wrath that I have walked in. I know that on my own, I could never forgive them. But I know that You can through me and I can through. So right now, by an act of my will and according to Your Holy Spirit, I choose to forgive___(name)____ for __________ and release them of this debt. I will no longer walk in agreement with bitterness, anger and unforgiveness. In the Name of Jesus I put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh. I choose to love! Thank You Lord for loving and forgiving me. And As You have forgiven, so I will forgive. Thank You for this power, thank You for this freedom. In the name of Jesus Amen!”

4th Never Trade the Eternal for the Temporal: V 16-17

The Way of Esau: Genesis 25:25-34