Ps Matt Destry

2 Timothy 1:5–7 (ESV)

“I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

1. THE FIRE IS SACRED

“Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.” — Abraham Joshua Heschel

2. THE FIRE IS FORGED IN STRUGGLE

“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them—glory and danger alike—and yet still go out to meet it.” — Thucydides

3. THE FIRE IS SUBSTANCE, NOT SUCCESS

“What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.” — Gretchen Rubin

4. BUILDING AN ALTAR — A SOLID FOUNDATION

Text: Genesis 8:20 –21 (ESV)

“Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And when the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, ‘I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth.’”

Reflection Questions

• Who passed the fire to you? What unspoken lessons did they leave?

• Where are you tempted to give up? What does “keep walking” mean in your season?

• What kind of altar are you building for those who come after you?

• What does it mean for you today to fix your foundation on Christ?

CHRIST OUR ALTAR, CHRIST OUR FIRE

Hebrews 13:10 : “We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat.”