Entrusted - Session 3 "Strong in the Grace"

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May 1, 2022

Welcome to session 3 of Beth Moore's "Entrusted" series. Session 2 - "Strong in the Grace." 

We're halfway through this series. A question was posed to Beth Moore: How do we know what the will of God is for us to do? 
Beth's response: when we're exhausted but energized by what we do.

 
This week, Beth encourages us to stay the course and live lives of faithfulness. 

Beth dissected our theme scripture in 2 Timothy 1: 6-7

"Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze the gift of God that is in you through the laying of hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment." 

"Fan the Flame" - this is something that is active and requires motivation from us to rev up the flames in our life. 

"The gift of God" - it's supernatural. He gives the unction. To do what exactly? To fulfill the divine purpose we have during our earthly stay. 

"You've got to have God to serve God."

Beth described some things that help her to "fan into flame" her gift and spiritual fervor: 
  • Getting trained
  • Scripture
  • Prayer
  • Music
  • Exposing herself to people who are on fire
We are enormously gifted. Start praying for what that gift is. 
Scriptures used: 
  • I Corinthians 12
  • Romans 12
  • I Peter 4
  • I Corinthians 14:1 - earnestly desire
In using scripture to "fan the flame" or be quickened by the Holy Spirit, we turned to: 
  • Jeremiah 23:29
  • Jeremiah 20:9
Some ways to "fan the flame" in prayer: 
  • Colossians 4:2
  • I Kings 18:44
Expect it. Watch for it to come. 

Read the teaching of people "who are a lot of fire"-Hebrews 10: 24-25:

"And let us be concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works--not staying away from our worship meetings, as some habitually do, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day drawing near." -HCSB

But in 2 Timothy, this is a private letter, and Paul's personal role in Timothy's commissioning is mentioned here. He was officially ordained. 

Dissection 1 Timothy 1: 7

"For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment. 

In this context, "a spirit of fear" means cowardice. 

It also can produce a perversion of all three of the components mentioned above in verse 7. 
  • Perversion of power = powerlessness or abuse of power
  • Perversion of love = lust or hate
  • Perversion of self-control = drive to control others
Beth discussed also the use of the word "power" in verse 7 as well. The Greek word used is dunamis meaning power, especially achieving power.

She discussed the word meaning from duna meaning able or capable. What's the difference? 

[able] - meaning you possibly could do it if you wanted to. 
[capable] - meaning you seize the power and use it. "It Is Mine"

Beth gave us different versions of the last word in verse 7. 
  • ESV - self-control
  • NIV - self-discipline
  • NKJV - sound mind
  • HCSB - sound judgment
Self-control is used here in the Greek sophronismos - to discipline, correct; sound mind, sober judgment. 

Beth reminds us that we're in a war and need to have a lot of backbone. We've not been given a spirit of fear. 

Next: Session 4 "Difficult Times, Difficult People" 


 










        


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