How do Christians preserve and persevere in the gospel?

1. We must “fan into flame” the gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit. (1:3–7)

2. We must maintain a clear grasp of the value of the gospel (1:8–11)

3. We must maintain a willingness to suffer for the gospel (1:12)

4. We must guard the gospel (1:13-14)

5. We must distinguish between betrayers and supporters of the gospel (1:15–18)

6. We must work hard at passing on the gospel (2:1-2)

*This sermon owes a debt to John’s Stott’s The Message of Second Timothy; D.A. Carson’s
Motivation for Ministry and A Call to Spiritual Reformation; Robert W. Yarbrough’s The Letters
to Timothy and Titus; Mike Bullmore’s Brothers, Train up the Next Generation; and Mark Dever
and Jamie Dunlop’s The Compelling Community