Godlessness in the Last Days

Order of Service

Welcome

Prayer

Hymn - TAKE MY LIFE (870)

Notices

Prayer Meeting - 7:30pm

Friday 7pm - Online

Sunday Morning 11am & 6pm

Tithes & Offerings - £

Main Prayer

Hymn - O MY SOUL (1280)

Reading

2 Timothy 3:1–9 ESV

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith. But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.

Sermon

2 Timothy 3:1 ESV

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.

last days - Christ’s coming until his return

2 Timothy 3:2 ESV

For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

con-artist - door to door salesman

people will be:

lovers of self

lovers of money

proud (translated) - original: making more of themselves than is accurate

arrogant - thinking for highly of themselves than they ought

abusive - abusive speach

disobedient to their parents

ungrateful

unholy - transgress ancient laws

mirder of children

not burying the dead

planning murder

violation of the law of hospitality

the quality or disposition of receiving and treating guests and strangers in a warm, friendly, generous way

2 Timothy 3:3 ESV

heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,

heartless

unloving - without family affection

unappeasable - irreconcilable (no truce)

slanderous - false accusations

without self-control

brutal - not tame - savagely violent

not loving good - original: lack knowledge of love

2 Timothy 3:4 ESV

treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

treacherous - betrayer

reckless - or rash

swollen with conceit - excessive pride in oneself

lovers of pleasure rather than loves of God

2 Timothy 3:5 ESV

having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

having appearance of godliness - concept of commiting perjury

but denying its power - negative attitude or resisting its power

avoid such people - turn away from them

The Pastoral Epistles 3:1–9

These people are lacking in such excellent qualities as submissiveness, thankfulness, holiness, affection for their own families, and the forgiving attitude

Summary

Not only disobedient but rebellious

not only untamed but fierce

not only unholy but wicked

2 Timothy 3:6–7 ESV

For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

greek idiom

false prophets ensnaring easy targets

go around sounding out those easily swayed by their arguements

2 Timothy 3:8 ESV

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.

Jewish Tradition

Magicians in Pharoah’s court (Exodus 7-8)

When the Israelites left, joined them

later to entice them to make & worship the golden calf

people pretend to be genuine converts

condemed as worless, unfit, disqualified and utterly rejected

2 Timothy 3:9 ESV

But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.

ultimately it catches up with them sooner or later

but are like gangarene

Hymn - O WORSHIP THE LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS (194)

Q&A

Hymn - BENEDICTION (1145)

Closing Prayer

Doxology