Living on High AlertSelf-awareness

1 Corinthians 16: 13 (NKJV)

“Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be

strong.”

Awareness

1. The state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness; being informed

2. (Self-Awareness) – an awareness of one’s own self, personality, or character

1 Timothy 4:11 – 16 (ESV)11 Command and teach these things. 12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. 14 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. 15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress. 16 Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.

1 Timothy 4:11 – 16 (ESV)Overview of the Passage11 Command and teach…[sound doctrine]12 Set an example… 13 Devote yourself…to Scripture14 Do not neglect the gift you have…15 Practice these things…[sound doctrine]16 Keep a close watch…

Key Verse – 1 Timothy 4:16Keep a close watch on 1yourself and on the teaching. 2Persist in this, for by so doing you will 3save both yourself and your hearers.

Pay Attention Watch your life Watch what you believe

Persevere in the Faith Keep on keeping on

Be Pattern of Salvation Persistence leads to God’s promise of

salvation Our lives are patterns: leading others to

Christ.

Self-Awareness – 1 Timothy 4:12But set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Outward Expression In Speech – our language In Conduct – our behavior

Inner Graces In Love – our relationships In Faith – our beliefs In Purity – our motivation

Outward ExpressionIn speech and in conduct –

encompasses all of the observable life

There must be consistency in what we say and what we do.

What does your conduct and speech say about your spiritual life?

Behavior is the heart on exhibit “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he”

(Proverbs 23:7) “The mouth speaks what the heart is full

of” (Luke 6:45; NIV)

Inward GracesIn love, in faith, in purity –

the inner graces of authentic spirituality

Faith – belief in God Love – the outworking of faith in service Purity – pure motivation relationally and

spiritually What does your conduct say about:

Your Faith? Your Love? Your Motives?

Hypocrite:A Graeco-Roman

stage actor who used large masks and an augmented voice to portray a character.

What masks do we wear?

Living on High AlertSelf-awareness