Dynamic Life Baptist Ministries - Pastor Victor Clay

Sermon Title: The Servant's Checklist Part 3
Sermon Text: 1 Timothy 4:11-16
Sermon Purpose: To call the hearer to reflect the habits of a good servant of Jesus Christ.
Sermon Proposition: There are 6 essential habits of a good servant of Jesus Christ.

11 These things command and teach. 12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit,[a] in faith, in purity. 13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. 15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. 16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you. 1 Timothy 4:11-16 (NKJV)

1. The 1^st essential habit is leading with authority. v.11

   • The good servants command people to respond to God's Word. v.11a

   • The good servant teaches people to respond to God's Word. v.11b

   
   

2. The 2^nd essential habit is living with authenticity. v.12

   • The good servant lives out the life of faith as the gospel has shaped it.

   • The good servant lives out the life of faith as a lifestyle.

   • His lifestyle of speech. (Matthew 12:34-37)

   • His lifestyle of conduct. (James 3:13; 1 Peter 1:15; 1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 3:16)

   • His lifestyle of love. (John 15:13; Philippians 2:17; 2 Corinthians 12:15; Philippians 2:25-30)

   • His lifestyle of faith.

   • His lifestyle of purity.

   
   

3. The 3^rd essential habit is laboring with aim. v.13

   • The good servant is to labor in reading Scripture. v.13a

   • The good servant is to labor in preaching Scripture. v.13b

   • The good servant is to labor in teaching Scripture. v.13c (Deuteronomy 31:11-12; Acts 6:1; 2 Timothy 4:1-3; Nehemiah 8:7-8)

   
   

4. The 4^th essential habit is loyalty with affirmation. v.14

   • The good servant is to be loyal because of subjectivity of calling. v.14a

   • The good servant is to be loyal because of objectivity of calling. v.14b (2 Timothy 1:3-8; 2 Timothy 1:12-15; 2 Timothy 2:1, 3-6, 22; Acts 16:1-3; Acts 13:2)

   
   

5. The 5^th essential habit is learning with advancement. v.15 (2 Timothy 3:6-9, 14-17; Titus 3:3-7)
   
   

6. The 6^th essential habit is levelheaded with ambition. v.16

   • The good servant should pay attention to his personal holiness. v.16a

   • The good servant should pay attention to his public teaching. v.16b

   • The good servant should pay attention to his persevering mission. 16c