Today on Bridging the Gap, Lloyd Pulley has us consider the example Paul left for Timothy - and for us as well. He outlines nine qualities for us in chapter three of Second Timothy.

As we continue our study of Second Timothy three today, we find the apostle Paul detailing the conditions that will exist during the Last Days. One of the very first things Paul talks about is the increase in self love and selfishness. As pastor Lloyd points out, it's a vivid picture of our world today.

Here on this edition of Bridging the Gap, Lloyd Pulley opens the third chapter of Second Timothy. It is here that we observe what it will be like in the last days. One of the characteristics is that people will be lovers of self. That's true of our day isn't it?

Last time, the apostle Paul encouraged Timothy to be fit for the Master's use by keeping himself pure and fleeing youthful lusts. Today, we'll see Paul offer a little more encouragement in that direction. Let's open our Bibles now to Second Timothy two, beginning with verse twenty.

Today we return to the marvelous epistle of Second Timothy. In the latter portion of chapter two, we encounter three metaphors. One dealing with a workman, the other centers around a vessel, and the third is a servant. It's important for us to absorb the great truths we find here - they all center around being a vessel of honor. Honor is a sometimes forgotten commodity in the year 2023, even within the walls of the Christian church. Let's see what Paul has to say on the subject!

Did you know that it's possible to have an extensive knowledge of the Bible and still not believe it? There are countless professors of Religion or Theology that know the Bible better than most Christians, but have chosen to turn their hearts away from the truth.They've been blinded by the lies of the world. It's been said that a small amount of heart knowledge is much more valuable than a large amount of brain knowledge.

In Second Timothy Chapter two, we run across a challenge not only for Timothy but for each of us who are under the banner of Christ. Be diligent to present yourself approved by God, as a workman who does not need to be ashamed. Hard work and real commitment seem to be on the endangered list these days, but it must not be so or the Christian. There's a great deal for us to take away from this Scripture, and Pastor Lloyd Pulley is here to point that out to us.

Today, we'll receive a refresher course, if you will, on some of the basics and essentials of our faith in Christ. In doing so, this will serve as a wonderful protection for our lives to help us detect false teachings that come our way.

Hard times are on the horizon for each of us. That makes me sound like a pessimist, but difficulties are really a part of life. Maybe for you're going through such a stretch right now. What's going to keep us strong and help us endure? We're about to find out as we turn together to Second Timothy two.

The apostle Paul used a metaphor of a hard working farmer to show us what Christian life and ministry is to be like. Today on Bridging the Gap, Lloyd Pulley continues his study of Second Timothy by having us consider the first seven verses of chapter two. It is here that we observe what an effective minister has in common with a farmer, an athlete and a soldier.