Pastor Dan Southern 5/1/05

Centreville Community Church

Title: Mentoring

Text: Philippians 2:19-23

 

Genesis 2:19                                            Genesis 25:5; 48:14

Exodus 23:25                                            Leviticus 26:4

Deutteronomy28:2

 

 

A. The example of mentorship from Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings 19:19)

 

1. Bethel – a place of direction. (2 Kings 2:2)

 

2. Jericho – a place of devotion. (2 Kings 2:4)

 

3. Jordan – a place of destiny. (2 Kings 2:6)

 

Joshua 3:1-13                                           Matthew 3:13

John 1:32                                                  2 Kings 2:13

 

B. The expectation of mentorship in our lives (Matthew 4:19; 28:19, 20)

 

 

 

 

 

l. MENTORING INVOLVES EVANGELIZING.

(Answers the statement: “This is what you can have”)

 

A. Paul’s work.

Acts 14:6-18                                             Acts 16:1

 

1. A crippled man was healed (Acts 14:8)

2. The crowd was effected by the healing (Acts 14:11-18)

3. Crooked and wicked men persuaded the crowd to stone Paul (Act 14:19)

4. Paul continued to (preach Acts 14:21)

 

B. Parenting witness.

 

1. The early childhood training (2 Timothy 3:15)

2. Timothy’s mother and grandmother’s testimony (2 Timothy 1:5)

 

 

ll. MENTORING INVOLVES ENCOURAGEMENT.

(Answers the statement: “You can do it”)

 

A. The prophecies (1 Timothy 4:14)   - Investment

 

B. The person Timothy was (1 Timothy 4:12)  - Important

 

C. The promises of God (2 Timothy 1:6)     -   Implementing

 

D. The passages of scriptures and the person who taught them (2 Timothy 3:14)           - Instruction

 

lll. MENTORING INVOLVES EXAMPLING.

(Answers the statement: “This is how you do it”)

 

A. The work   (Acts 16:1)

 

B. The writings (2 Corinthians 1:1; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1)

 

 

 

 

lV. MENTORING INVOLVES EXHORTATION.

(Answers the statement: “This is what you need to know’)

 

A. Guard your motives (1 Timothy 6:3-10)

 

B. Maintain your faith (1 Timothy 4:16)

 

C. Make sure your life is faultless (1 Timothy 5:22)

 

D. Minister faithfully (1 Timothy 4:6; 2 Timothy 2:3; 1 Timothy 2:1-3)

 

 

V. MENTORING INVOLVES ENABLEING.

(Answers the statement: “These are the tool you need”)

 

A. Paul sends Timothy as an ambassador. (1 Corinthians 4:17)

 

B. Paul sends Timothy as his assistant. (Philippians 2:19-20)

 

C. Paul appoints Timothy as pastor at Ephesus. (1 Timothy 1:1-3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who am I willing to mentor?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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