Sound Doctrine

2 Timothy 4:1-5 (NIV)

1In 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: 2Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 3For the time will come when men 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. 4They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 5But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

I. Introduction:

II. Receive The Benefit Of Sound Doctrine: The Word Of God Preached

a. Doctrine Received From The Bible

b. Doctrine Communicated Through Preaching

i. Preaching With Urgency

ii. Preaching With Sensitivity

1. Great Patience

2. Careful Instruction

c. Doctrine Applied To Life

i. Corrected By Doctrine

ii. Rebuked By Doctrine

iii. Encouraged By Doctrine

III. Realize The Tendency To Corrupt Doctrine: The Word Of God Perverted

a. Sound Doctrine Rejected

i. Men Who Will Not Tolerate Sound Doctrine

ii. Men Who Will Not Hear Sound Doctrine

b. Sound Doctrine Distorted

i. Distorted To Accommodate Desires

ii. Distorted By Popular Teaching

1. A Popular Majority

2. A Popular Myth

IV. Recognize The Responsibility To Protect Doctrine: The Word Of God Preserved

a. A Sacred Charge To Uphold

i. Before God

ii. Before Christ

b. A Serious Concern For All

i. Considering The Coming Judgment

ii. Considering the Second Coming

iii. Considering The Coming Kingdom

c. A Solemn Commitment To Duty

i. A Duty Requiring Mental Readiness

ii. A Duty To Endure Hardship

iii. A Duty To Share The Gospel

iv. A Duty To Be Discharged

V. Conclusion: