• We are given the responsibility to teach.
    • Matthew 28:19-20
    • Acts 5:42
    • We may not all teach publicly, but we still have the responsibility to teach.
    • II Timothy 2:24-25
    • Titus 2:4-5
    • Ephesians 6:4
    • There are many different circumstances where we can teach.
  • Our motivation to teach should always be love.
    • Ephesians 4:14-16
    • Luke 12:22-37
    • Matthew 15:7-4 – Sometimes a firm approach is needed, but we must do it with love.
    • Jude 1:22-23 – Different people need different approaches.
    • Out of our love must come self-control.
      • John 2:13-16 – We must maintain self-control, even if we have to be severe with people.
    • Out of our love must come patience.
      • Acts 17:32, 34
      • Acts 13:42
    • We must learn to transition from a physical conversation to a spiritual one.
      • John 4:5-26
      • We must learn to ask questions of people and listen carefully to their responses.
        • Mark 2:23-28
        • Matthew 21:23-27 – Some questions should not be answered.
      • There are times when we need to back up and cover the fundamentals.
        • Acts 6:10-7:2ff – Steven backed up to establish common ground with his audience.
      • The Bible is truth.
        • John 17:17
        • If we are going to answer people effectively, we have to know what the Bible says and where it says it.
        • II Timothy 2:15
        • We must answer with the scriptures!
      • Matthew 25:29 – If we keep working, we will get better.
      • Galatians 6:9 – Don’t grow weary. This is important work!