Perilous Times

Perilous Times

2 Timothy 3:1-9 (NIV)

1But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.

6They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. 8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth—men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.

I.       Introduction:

II.    The Days Are Evil: No Good

A.    Bad Times: Expect Difficulty

B.     Bad Men: Exercise Discernment

C.     Bad Company: Eliminate Contact

III. The Danger Is Real: No Joke

A.    Those That Seduce Others: Dangerous To People

B.     Those That Stand For Lies: Dangerous To Truth

C.     Those That Sanction Sin: Dangerous To Faith

IV. The Days Are Numbered: No Future

A.    Evil Times Limited: The End Of The Line

B.     Evil Ways Exposed: The End Of Deception

V.    Conclusion: