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Lesson Summary:

Paul offers Timothy instruction on contentment, steadfastness, and doing good works.

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. Be Content (6:3-10)

Principle: The Truly Abundant Life is Marked by Contentment with what God has provided.
Application: How content are you with God’s provision for you? How much of a temptation is money and possessions for you? How thankful are you to God for everything He has done for you?
Scripture Reference

¹¹Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.
¹²I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.
¹³I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:11-13 (NASB)

II. Be Steadfast (6:11-16)

Principle: The Truly Abundant Life is Marked by Steadfastness and Trust in God.
Application: How does your life show that you are actively pursuing godliness and righteousness?
Scripture Reference

⁵⁷but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
⁵⁸Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
I Corinthians 15:57-58 (NASB)

III. Be Good (6:17-21)

Principle: The Truly Abundant Life is Marked by Good Works for the Kingdom.
Application: How are you storing up treasures in heaven with your activities on earth?
Scripture Reference

⁹Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.
¹⁰So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.
Galatians 6:9-10 (NASB)