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2 Timothy 1:5-7
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*Intro:*
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Elizabeth was sitting in the pediatrician’s office, filling out a form to register her three year old as a new patient.
She answered all the questions about her daughter’s immunization record and medical history.
She gave information their family’s insurance, her full name, her address, and her telephone number.
All the usual stuff.
Then Elizabeth saw something that she had never seen on a form before, something that instantly told her this would be her child’s doctor from now on.
Beside the blank marked “occupation” were these words: “If you devote the greater part of your time to loving, caring and making a home for your family, put a big star in this space.”
Mothers deserve a big star, don’t they?
I heard about a little boy who was making a presentation in Sunday school and forgot his lines.
His mother was in the front row to prompt him.
She gestured and formed the words silently with her lips, but it did not help.
Her son’s memory was blank.
Finally, she leaned forward and whispered the cue, “I am the light of the world.”
The boy beamed and with great feeling and a loud clear voice said, “My mother is the light of the world.”
Mothers can shine like lights and stars in their homes to bring their families closer to God.
Today, we’re going to look at an example of a mother’s faith.
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Paul – the great preacher and missionary – along with Barnabas, came to a town called /Lystra/.
Began to preach and teach about Jesus.
His death on the cross.
His resurrection from the grave.
The eternal life and salvation Jesus gives to everyone who trusts in Him.
Not an easy place to preach.
People got mad.
Began to throw rocks.
Ran the two missionaries out of town.
But before that happened, a lady named Eunice and her mother Lois, began to follow Jesus.
Up to that point, they had been devout Jews.
They knew the OT Scriptures.
Paul’s preaching convinced them that Jesus was the Messiah God had promised, and that salvation could only be found through faith in Him.
So, they trusted Jesus.
A young son.
May have been just a boy then.
Taught him the Scriptures.
Told him about Jesus.
He became a Christian and a great servant of the Lord Jesus.
His name – Timothy.
Timothy’s father was not a believer in Christ.
He was a Gentile.
He was a pagan.
But Timothy’s mother and grandmother instructed him in the faith.
MI: In Lois, Eunice, and Timothy, we can see the power of a mother’s faith.
What kind of faith did they have?
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*1. **A True Faith*
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TEXT: 2 Timothy 1:5 When I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you . .
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EX: v. 5. “Genuine.”
Lit.
“not hypocritical.”
No pretense.
No deceit.
No show.
Real.
Completely true.
AR: 2 Timothy 3:15 From childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
IL: Family taking a hike up a mountain trail for a picnic.
Came to a creek.
Two bridges crossed that creek.
One was close to where the family was.
The other bridge was a good distance up the creek.
They decided to cross on the closest bridge.
First father, then two girls, then the oldest boy, then the mother began to walk across.
When the family reached the middle of the bridge, the boards began to creak and groan.
They heard a sharp cracking sound as one side of the bridge collapsed, sending the whole family into the creek.
Their clothes were soaked, their backpacks were drenched, and all the sandwiches they had brought for the picnic were sopping wet.
Thankfully, no one was hurt.
But everyone was pretty soggy for the rest of the day.
Why had they fallen?
Not because they didn’t have faith in the bridge, but because they had placed their faith in the wrong bridge.
AP: What does it take for faith to be true faith?
1) /Right kind /of faith – really /trusting/.
2) Right kind of faith in the /right person/ – really trusting /in Jesus/.
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**A Transferable Faith*
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TEXT: 2 Timothy 1:5 . . . the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.
EX: The truth of the gospel had been passed along.
First to Lois, then to her daughter Eunice, and then to Timothy.
Paul saw a heritage of faith in this family.
IL: On the beach in Garden City, South Carolina recently.
Hundreds of young men were gathered, in five groups of 50 to 60.
They were getting ready for something.
I stopped one of the leaders and said, “What kind of group is this?”
He said, “These are members of Fellowship of Christian Athletes from across South Carolina.
We meet here each year for a retreat.”
I asked, “What are they getting ready to do?”
He answered, “They’re going to run a relay race down the beach.”
We sat and watched.
The race began and the first group of men – at least 50 of them at once – began to run.
You could actually feel the beach shake as they ran.
Each young man held a shirt in his hand.
They ran up to the next group and handed off the shirts like batons.
Then the next group of men ran.
They passed off their shirts.
Then the next.
Then the next.
Until the race was over.
That’s exactly what we’re called to do with the message of Jesus.
We are to pass along the truth of our faith to others.
Mothers and fathers to children.
Grandparents to grandchildren.
Neighbors to neighbors.
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