The Man of God1 Tim. 6:3-14

The Man of God is Known…By What He Flees From. (6:11)

- Conceit (6:4)- Morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words (6:4)

- Envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions (6:4)- The love of money (6:6-10)- Sexual sin (2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Cor. 6:18)- There are times in the life of the man of God when to stand is the wrong action – we need to flee!

The Man of God1 Tim. 6:3-14

The Man of God is Known…By What He Pursues. (6:11)

- Righteousness- Godliness- Faith- Love- Perseverance- Gentleness

The Man of God1 Tim. 6:3-14

The Man of God is Known…By What He Fights For. (6:12)

- Christianity was born in an environment of conflict.- Jesus taught it (Matt. 10:34-39; Jn. 15:18-19).- Jesus experienced conflict (Luke 4:28-29).- The early church experienced conflict (Acts 4:1-3,18-20).- God’s people remain in a battle today (Eph. 6:10-13).- The man of God is a man of conflict.

The Man of God1 Tim. 6:3-14

The Man of God is Known…By What He Hold’s To. (6:12)

- Paul encouraged Timothy to “take hold of eternal life.”- “For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.” Heb. 2:1

- “Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.” Heb. 3:12

- The man of God is going to pursue an eternal perspective, take hold of the promise of eternal life, and never let it go.

The Man of God is Known…By What He Flees From (6:11)By What He Pursues (6:11)By What He Fights For (6:12)By What He Hold’s To (6:12)

The Man of God1 Tim. 6:3-14

“Now there came a day when Elisha passed over to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman, and she persuaded him to eat food. And so it was, as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat food. She said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God passing by us continually.”

- 2 Kings 4:8-9

The Man of God1 Tim. 6:3-14