Fan the Flame

2 Timothy Part 1 | Sunday, September 10thPastor Wes Morris II Timothy 1:1-7 (NLT) This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have been sent out to tell others about the life he has promised through faith in Christ Jesus.I am writing to Timothy, my dear son. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again.I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you.For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.FAN THE FLAMEI. OPEN MY HEART TO THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.II Timothy 1: 6 (NLT) This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you...John 14:16-17 (NIV) And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.√  REMOVE THE DISTRACTIONS.√  STAY CONNECTED.II. FIND STRENGTH IN THE POWER OF GOD.II Timothy 1:7 (NLT) For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.  Register for Baptism: baychapel.com/baptismFind out about Freedom this Fall: baychapel.com/freedomGet started with Growth Track: baychapel.com/growthtrack