Sunday Connect Lesson for October 9, 2022

A Battle for Truth
In the Pastoral Epistles (1 & 2 Timothy, Titus), Paul gave foundational truth and instructions for church planters and their young congregations. In this section he addressed false teaching.

Study the Word: Key Truth: Believers reject false teachers and false doctrine and grow in godly love (1 Timothy 1:12-20). Being grounded in the faith is the best way to defend it. False teaching and the speculation it breeds lead people away from sincere faith in Jesus.

Key Truth: God saves underserving sinners and calls them to stand for the true faith (1 timothy 1:12/20). Paul was an example of how God will redeem anyone who believes in Christ.

Key Truth: Believers pray for all people, including those in positions of authority (1 Timothy 2:1-7). We are commanded to pray for others. God's desire for all to be saved should lead us to pray for all to be saved. We are responsible to pray for our government officials.

Likely written around AD 62-64, the apostle Paul wrote to the young leader Timothy to instruct him on how to lead the church at Ephesus. This section of the letter gave instruction on how to deal with false teachers and what to pray for.

How will I put this into practice this week?