PREACH THE WORD
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2 Timothy 4:1–4 (ESV) — 1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
I. A SOLEMN EXHORTATION
I. A SOLEMN EXHORTATION
A. 2 Timothy 4:1 (ESV) — 1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
B. _________________________________________________.
II. PROCLAIM THE WORD
II. PROCLAIM THE WORD
A. 2 Timothy 4:2 (ESV) — 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
B. _________________________________________________.
C. Readiness: “be ready in season and out of season.” These seasons could be translated as “at a good time” and “not at a good time.” Timothy must not stick his finger to the wind of human opinion to discern what he should preach. The approval or disapproval of the message will come and go, but this must have no impact on the content of his preaching. He preaches the Word whether listeners like it or not.[1]
D. _________________________________________________.
E. Mark 8:32–33 (ESV) — 32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
F. A shepherd must not be harsh or indifferent toward his sheep; he must understand and be patient with them. He must commit to teaching them and to “hanging in there” with them when they stumble and fall. A pastor also must not be pugnacious. He must bring confrontation, but in such a way that consoles and inspires instead of crushing or discouraging. [2]
III. THE REASON FOR THE CHARGE
III. THE REASON FOR THE CHARGE
A. 2 Timothy 4:3–4 (ESV) —3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
B. _________________________________________________.
C. John 17:17 (ESV) — 17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
D. Ephesians 1:13 (ESV) — 13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
E. Colossians 1:5 (ESV) — 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,
F. 2 Timothy 2:15 (ESV) — 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
G. James 1:18 (ESV) — 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
[1] Burk, D. (2018). 2 Timothy. In I. M. Duguid, J. M. Hamilton Jr., & J. Sklar (Eds.), Ephesians–Philemon(Vol. XI, p. 490). Wheaton, IL: Crossway.
[2] Burk, D. (2018). 2 Timothy. In I. M. Duguid, J. M. Hamilton Jr., & J. Sklar (Eds.), Ephesians–Philemon(Vol. XI, pp. 490–491). Wheaton, IL: Crossway.