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2 Timothy 4:1-5

Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18.

2 Timothy 4:1 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2 Preach the word

Proclaim the truth of Scripture as one who will be held accountable. 

1 Timothy 4:13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.

“be prepared in season and out of season”

2. Be ready to preach the truth of Scripture.

“Correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 

3. Preach the Scriptures with a broken heart.

3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 5 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

4. We preach the Gospel in a hostile environment.

 “Preach the gospel, die, and be forgotten.” -- Zinzendorf 

The Bible

2 Timothy 3:14-17

 “Christianity is the religion of a Book.” – Arthur Pink

“At any price give me the book of God. Let me be a man of one book.” – John Wesley

The nature of Scripture is divine.

“I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.” Isaac Newton

The unique revelation of Jesus.

Claims it is from God.

Fulfillment of prophecy.

The power of the message.

The unity of the message.

Trans-cultural appeal of the message.

The honesty of the bible. 

VIII.Superiority to other literature.

Pragmatic test of experience.

The translation process.

The purpose of Scripture revelation.

Believe

Act

“The bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the bible.” Dwight L. Moody

The effect of Scripture is powerful.

Saves you

Equips you

“Scripture is the chief means which God employs to bring ‘the man of God’ to maturity.” John Stott

Last Days

2 Timothy 3:1-9

The folly of lovers of self.

The fakeness of lovers of self.

The failure of lovers of self.

Make Your Life Count

2 Timothy 2:22-26

1. Cleanliness is necessary for usefulness.

20 In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use. 21 Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

2. The privilege of useless is tied to the pursuit of righteousness.

22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 

3. Righteousness leads to effective evangelism.

23 Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.

The Unashamed Workman

2 Timothy 2:14-19

Stay Hungry

• TAWG

• PRAY

• COMMUNITY

John 17:17

Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

It's ok to have questions, it's not ok to push your speculations.

A good worker:

• Stays hungry

• Stays focused

• Stays sharp

What is your next step with Jesus?                  .

Leave a Legacy

2 Timothy 1:13-2:2 ESV

Live it!

Guard it!

William Booth “The chief danger that confronts the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, heaven without hell.”

Pass it!

Boldness in the Faith

2 Timothy 1:1-12

Conviction in our calling.

Working together.

Empowerment of the Spirit.

The Compassionate Expression of Sorrow

Lamentations 3

Lamentations 3

1 I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of the Lord’s wrath.

2 He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light;

3 indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long.

4 He has made my skin and my flesh grow old and has broken my bones.

5 He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.

6 He has made me dwell in darkness like those long dead.

7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains.

8 Even when I call out or cry for help, he shuts out my prayer.

9 He has barred my way with blocks of stone; he has made my paths crooked.

10 Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding,

11 he dragged me from the path and mangled me and left me without help.

12 He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows.

13 He pierced my heart with arrows from his quiver.

14 I became the laughingstock of all my people; they mock me in song all day long.

15 He has filled me with bitter herbs and given me gall to drink.

16 He has broken my teeth with gravel; he has trampled me in the dust.

17 I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.

18 So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the Lord.”

19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall.

20 I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.

 21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:

22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”

25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

1. I WILL CALL TO MIND

I HAVE HOPE

GODS LOVE ME 

GOD IS FAITHFUL

2. I WILL WAIT FOR HIM

FOR HE IS GOOD

HE WILL DELIVER ME

Numbers 11:14-15 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me

1 Kings 9:3-4 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”

Jonah 4:3 Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.” But the Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?”

2 Cor. 1:8 

We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.