06-03-18 Abel Irvin - What Are You Running After?

What Are You Running After?  1 Timothy 6:3-12

In 1 Timothy the apostle Paul is writing to his young protege, Timothy, who is a leader in the church at Ephesus. One of the challenges Timothy faced in leading this church was false teachers who had come into the church and were teaching and doing things that were not right. Paul wants Timothy to know two things:

1. What we _______ _____ pursue (vs. 3-5, 9-10)
a. Instead of pursuing God, these men had an unhealthy interest in ______________ and __________.

b. These false teachers even thought that _____________ was a way to get ________!

c. Paul warns Timothy that those who pursue ________ will ultimately be plunged into ______ and _____________.

d. The desire to accumulate wealth fixes a person's attention on ______ ________ and on ____________.

2. What we __________ pursue (vs. 6-8, 11-12)
a. Paul tells Timothy that first he should pursue ______________.

b. Contentment is not ____-__________, but ______-___________.

c. Paul lists six other things that Timothy should pursue: ____________, ___________, ________, ________, ___________, and __________.