Sermon Notes June 22, 2014

I. A good minister will tell you what you need to hear, even when it is _______________ to speak or to listen to. (1 Timothy 4:6)
A. A good minister ____________ the truth. (Acts 20:29-30)
B. A good minister ____________ the truth. (2 Timothy 4:3)
II. A good minister will be _______________ in godliness. (1 Timothy 4:7-8)
A. Discipline in the routine aspects of human life is ____________.
B. The discipline of godliness has ___________ value.
III. A good minister will understand his or her _____________ and gifting. (1 Timothy 4:12-14)
A. Every minister’s call has some of the __________ characteristics. (1 Peter 5:3; 1 Corinthians 4:16; Philippians 3:17)
B. Each minister’s call is ____________ in some ways.
IV. A good minister will ______________ even when things get tough. (1 Timothy 4:15-16)
A. To persevere means to keep at it despite the ____________ and the hardships involved.
B. “To this end I labor, struggling with all _________ energy, which so powerfully works in me.” (Colossians 1:29)
“Let us not grow ____________ in doing good,
for at the proper time we will reap
a harvest if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)

Next Sunday’s Message … “It is About Helping Others” (1 Timothy 5) … Steve Lee preaching.