Expectancy pt.3

As For You - 2 Tim.4:1-8.

Welcome - “The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”

Pastoral burdens: Theme for the year: Expectancy = Living in the state of readiness with daily trust in God.

Prayer of Jabez - 1 Chronicles 4:10 .

Expectancy does not fast/busy. but urgency (high importance.

Prayer

READ 2 Timothy 4:1–8 “I solemnly 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: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.”

**may the lord bless the reader, hearer, and doer of His word**

Preaching subject: As For You…

Introduction: Things parents say to kids growing up:

“I brought you into this world and I'll just lake you out!"

“You smell like outside”

"Stop crying before I give you something to cry about!"

“Don’t let your little friends get you in trouble”

Transition: If they jump off the bridge you going to jump off too?”

We are living in a time where Preacher/Pastor jumping off bridge:

Jumping off by Bring carnality to the pulpit.

Jumping off the bridge feel good sermon about you and Jesus is no where to be found.

Jumping off bridge by giving you sermons inspired by demons instead inspired by the Holy Spirit

Prophets/pastors: Profit-lying -an people wonder by they still in bondages

Jumping off the bridge: sermon mix with little Jesus and new age.

Jumping off the bridge: Because its lawful- its beneficial.. Holiness is what you make it not God’s world.

People are jumping off the bridge following them: Don’t know how to read bible, listing to podcast than the listing to the Holy Spirit, no spiritual depth, not spending time in prayer, not making disciples. Love god will all there heart soul, and mind..Just because they jump off the bridge does not mean you have too.

Context/background:

Paul is writing to his son in the ministry - Timothy. Just because preacher/pastor jump off the bridge As for you Timothy don’t follow them.

Paul talking to pastor timothy- but this pastor is applied the small group leader, teacher, pastor, preacher, deacon, disciple maker, all believers.

As for you - the life of expectancy means not jumping off the bridge like other but staying rooted in the word of God.

Movement 1: As for you—Preach The Word v2.

Read 2 Timothy 4:1–2 “I solemnly 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: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.”

A) Preach the word

Herald - announcement/make know important new publicly and loud.

All scripture 3:16-17 - not some of the scripture

THE word not “A” word.

God created the world with - His words

The word (Jesus) became flesh - John 1.

Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”

Be ready- in season and out of season

Rather convenient or not

Commission in the Presence of God & Jesus

As if one is the military commission to carry out the trusted mission.

Movement 2: As for you- preach the word - in the last days v.3

Read 2 Timothy 4:3 “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,”

A) “The time will come” - Ears tickled

when people don’t like sound teaching

want their ears tickled.

accumulate with own desires teachers for themselves.

turn away from truth to myths.

Massages over messages sermons

entertain over edify

feel good over challenge sermons

what is right or wrongs becomes their standards not God

seek others to support their notions

what feels good, comfortable without truth.

B) ppl left Jesus -

John 6:60 “Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this said, “This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?””

John 6:66 “As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore.”

2 Corinthians 4:2 “but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.”

Movement 3: As for you v.5

READ 2 Timothy 4:5 “But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.”

A) Be sober (watchful) - minded = faithful in all things by not being intoxicated by the world.

B)endure hardship/suffering

C) do the work of an evangelist

D) fulfill your ministry

Movement 4: As for you - Finish faithfully a crow awaits you v.6-8

READ 2 Timothy 4:6–8 “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.”