Perseverance Pays Off - 1 Timothy 4:11-16

Transformative Truth:
Go all out for God, and you’ll be forever glad you did.

1. Make God’s word your manual for life. 1 Timothy 4:11

2. Set an example for believers to follow. 1 Timothy 4:12

When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am. So let no one despise him. Help him on his way in peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.
- Paul the Apostle (1 Corinthians 16:10-11)

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Colossians 3:12-14

3. Stay the course, showing others the way. 1 Timothy 4:13-15

They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense so that the people understood the reading.
Nehemiah 8:8

4. Remain vigilant, in view of the glorious outcome. 1 Timothy 4:16