“The Stall”
Command and teach these things. (v. 11)
Let no one look down on your youthfulness… (v. 12)
(John 3:18-20)
…Give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching. (v. 13)
(Hebrews 4:12; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:2-3; Psalm 119:105; Psalm 1:1-3)
Do not neglect the gift within you… (v. 14)
(2 Timothy 1:6; 1 Corinthians 12:5-7; 1 Peter 1:3)
Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. (v. 15)
Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will save both yourself and those who hear you. (v. 16)
(Ephesians 2:8-9; Philippians 2:12)
What do you need to do in response to God’s Word?