Part one of our sermon series 'Living on High Alert' - 'Self-Awareness'. Pensacola Worship Center Pensacola, FL October 19, 2014

1. Living on
High Alert
Self-awareness

2. 1 Corinthians 16: 13
(NKJV)
“Watch, stand fast in
the faith, be brave, be
strong.”

3. Awareness
1. The state or condition of being aware;
having knowledge; consciousness; being
informed
2. (Self-Awareness) – an awareness of one’s
own self, personality, or character

4. 1 Timothy 4:11 – 16 (ESV)
11 Command and teach these things.
12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers
an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of
Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.
14 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by
prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you.
15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all
may see your progress.
16 Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist
in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your
hearers.

5. 1 Timothy 4:11 – 16 (ESV)
Overview of the Passage
11Command and teach…[sound doctrine]
12 Set an example…
13 Devote yourself…to Scripture
14 Do not neglect the gift you have…
15 Practice these things…[sound doctrine]
16 Keep a close watch…

6. Key Verse – 1 Timothy 4:16
Keep a close watch on 1yourself and on the teaching.
2Persist in this, for by so doing you will 3save both
yourself and your hearers.
 Pay Attention
 Watch your life
 Watch what you believe
 Persevere in the Faith
 Keep on keeping on
 Be Pattern of Salvation
 Persistence leads to God’s promise of salvation
 Our lives are patterns: leading others to Christ.

7. Self-Awareness – 1 Timothy 4:12
But set the believers an example in speech, in conduct,
in love, in faith, in purity.
 Outward Expression
 In Speech – our language
 In Conduct – our behavior
 Inner Graces
 In Love – our relationships
 In Faith – our beliefs
 In Purity – our motivation

8. Outward Expression
In speech and in conduct –
encompasses all of the observable life
 There must be consistency in what we say and what
we do.
What does your conduct and speech say about your
spiritual life?
Behavior is the heart on exhibit
 “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7)
 “The mouth speaks what the heart is full of” (Luke
6:45; NIV)

9. Inward Graces
In love, in faith, in purity –
the inner graces of authentic spirituality
 Faith – belief in God
 Love – the outworking of faith in service
 Purity – pure motivation relationally and spiritually
 What does your conduct say about:
 Your Faith?
 Your Love?
 Your Motives?

10. Hypocrite:
A Graeco-Roman
stage actor who used
large masks and an
augmented voice to
portray a character.
What masks do
we wear?

11. Living on
High Alert
Self-awareness