Faithfulness in the Final Days (2 Timothy)
THEME: “In a world that is increasingly getting worse, you must be openly faithful to God.”
I. The Final Days (2 Timothy 3:1; Hebrews 1:1-2; 1 John 2:18; Jude 17-18)
A. The People (2 Timothy 3:2-5)
1. False Teachers (2 Timothy 4:3-4; 2 Timothy 3:8; 2 Timothy 2:16-18)
2. Fleshly Lifestyles (2 Timothy 3:2, 4)
3. Willful Deception (2 Timothy 4:3-4; 2 Timothy 3:13)
B. The Afflictions
1. Persecuted (2 Timothy 3:12)
2. Betrayed (2 Timothy 1:15, 4:10)
3. Rejected
II. The Charge to Faithfulness (2 Timothy 1:6, 8, 13-14; 2 Timothy 2:1, 3, 5, 8, 22; 2 Timothy 4:5)
A. Faith to The Gospel (2 Timothy 1:8)
B. Faithful to Sound Doctrine (2 Timothy 1:13, 2 Timothy 2:15)
C. Faithful to Discipleship (2 Timothy 2:1-2, 14)
D. Faithful to Godly Living (2 Timothy 1:6)
1. Spirit-Filled Living (2 Timothy 2:21-22)
III. The Motivation for Faithfulness
A. Your Mentors (2 Timothy 2:22; 2 Timothy 1:13)
1. Teachers (2 Timothy 3:10-11; 2 Timothy 4:6-8)
2. Loved Ones (2 Timothy 3:14-15)
B. Your Salvation (2 Timothy 1:5-9; 2 Peter 1:9)
C. Your God (2 Timothy 7, 12; 2 Timothy 2:9; 2 Timothy 4:1; Psalm 34:8, 19)