Reading Timothy and Titus with John Stott: 13 Weeks for Individuals or Groups

by John Stott, Dale Larsen (Contribution by), Sandy Larsen (Contribution by)

Overview

We live in a land where truth is subjective, individualized, and culturally conditioned. That same troubling thinking had invaded the churches led by Timothy and Titus, so Paul's pastoral letters to them focus on the objective and universal truth revealed in Jesus. John Stott's teachings from The Message of 1 Timothy and Titus and The Message of 2 Timothy are offered here as brief devotional readings suitable for daily use. Designed as a church resource for small groups, this book includes thirteen weekly studies that take you passage by passage through the pastoral letters, allowing readers to enjoy the riches of Stott's writings in a new, easy-to-use format.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830831968
Publisher:	InterVarsity Press
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Series:	Reading the Bible with John Stott Series
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x (h) x 7.00(d)

About the Author

John Stott is known worldwide as a preacher, evangelist and communicator of Scripture. For many years he served as rector of All Souls Church in London, where he carried out an effective urban pastoral ministry. Stott was honored by Time magazine in 2005 as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World." His many books, including Why I Am a Christian and The Cross of Christ, have sold millions of copies around the world and in dozens of languages.

Dale Larsen is a writer living in Rochester, Minnesota. He and his wife, Sandy, have written more than thirty books and Bible studies together including Living Your Legacy and more than ten LifeGuide® Bible studies. They have also coauthored eight N.T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides with Wright.

Sandy Larsen is a writer living in Rochester, Minnesota. She and her husband, Dale, have written more than thirty books and Bible studies together including Living Your Legacy and more than ten LifeGuide® Bible studies. They have also coauthored eight N.T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides with Wright.

Table of Contents

How to Read the Bible with John Stott 7

Introduction 11

1 1 Timothy 1: True or False? 14

Discussion Guide 26

2 1 Timothy 2: Worship and Women 28

Discussion Guide 39

3 1 Timothy 3: A Leader to Follow 41

Discussion Guide 51

4 1 Timothy 4:1-5:2: Choose Your Weapons 53

Discussion Guide 65

5 1 Timothy 5:3-6:2: Caring for Widows 67

Discussion Guide 79

6 1 Timothy 6:3-21: Money Matters 81

Discussion Guide 93

7 2 Timothy 1: Stand Up for the Gospel 95

Discussion Guide 107

8 2 Timothy 2: No Pain, No Gain 109

Discussion Guide 122

9 2 Timothy 3: Living in the Last Days 124

Discussion Guide 135

10 2 Timothy 4: No Regrets 137

Discussion Guide 149

11 Titus 1: Truth in Church 151

Discussion Guide 162

12 Titus 2: Truth at Home 164

Discussion Guide 174

13 Titus 3: Truth in the World 176

Discussion Guide 187

Guidelines for Leaders 189

What People are Saying About This

Christopher J. H. Wright

"Nothing would have been more important to John Stott than to get the words of the title in the right order. We are reading the Bible with John Stott, not just reading John Stott on the Bible. For in his preaching as in his writing, John Stott's greatest gift was to help people see and hear clearly what the Bible itself actually says, and then, of course, to challenge us as to how we should respond to what we see and hear. Not all of us possess the complete works of John Stott. But we do possess the complete Bible. These sensitively edited extracts from Stott's writings will not only introduce new readers to the riches of his biblical exposition (and make them hungry for more), but will surely also introduce them to riches of God's word they had not seen before."

Greg Jao

"A pastor once said he would crawl five hundred miles to hear John Stott preach, and this book shows you why. John Stott explains the Scriptures with a brilliant mind, a pastor's heart, and a soul gripped by the beauty, glory and love of Jesus."

Mark Labberton

"No one I have known has loved, preached, taught and lived the Bible any more than John Stott. He often quoted Spurgeon's comment that we should seek for our very blood to become 'Bibline'; so seriously should we soak in Scripture in order to know and live it. This new series will give us daily help in just such living."

Editorial Reviews

"No one I have known has loved, preached, taught and lived the Bible any more than John Stott. He often quoted Spurgeon's comment that we should seek for our very blood to become 'Bibline'; so seriously should we soak in Scripture in order to know and live it. This new series will give us daily help in just such living."

Mark Labberton

"Nothing would have been more important to John Stott than to get the words of the title in the right order. We are reading the Bible with John Stott, not just reading John Stott on the Bible. For in his preaching as in his writing, John Stott's greatest gift was to help people see and hear clearly what the Bible itself actually says, and then, of course, to challenge us as to how we should respond to what we see and hear. Not all of us possess the complete works of John Stott. But we do possess the complete Bible. These sensitively edited extracts from Stott's writings will not only introduce new readers to the riches of his biblical exposition (and make them hungry for more), but will surely also introduce them to riches of God's word they had not seen before."

Christopher J. H. Wright

"A pastor once said he would crawl five hundred miles to hear John Stott preach, and this book shows you why. John Stott explains the Scriptures with a brilliant mind, a pastor's heart, and a soul gripped by the beauty, glory and love of Jesus."

Greg Jao