A People of Mission: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

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My sermon notes for Sunday morning, August 24th. Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. The notes are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. The church provides the services through. YouTube by Sunday afternoon. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

2 Timothy 4:1-5

INTRO

  • Week 1 – Romans 1:14-27 – The heart that fuels the mission.
  • Week 2 – Colossians 4:2-6 – The habits that shape the mission.
  • Today – 2 Timothy 4:1-5 – The faithfulness that sustains the mission
    • Starting, Finishing. Obeying the Call. Finishing Faithful

The Call We Have Been Given – vv. 1–4

I Charge you in the presence of God – v. 1

  • The call, charge, command.
  • With urgency.
  • Given in the presence of God and Christ Jesus.
  • Christ will return as Judge and King — our mission has eternal consequences.

Preach the Word – v. 2

  • Bold proclamation. Not timid, but bold.
  • Be ready in season and out
    • Be prepared. Good and bad times
  • Reprove, rebuke, exhort
    • Point out, call for change, encourage
  • Patience and teaching
    • Enduring and clear.
  • CONFRONT and GIVE HOPE

Expect Rejection – vv. 3–4

  • People will not endure sound doctrine
    • Will not put up with it. Refuse to believe and trust
  • Have inching ears
    • Comfort verse Conviction
  • Turn from the truth… but believe everything else.
    • Gravitate toward teachers that suit their passions
    • Confirm what they want. The idols of their heart

The Faithfulness We Must Maintain – v. 5

But as for you

  • Emphatic. Timothy is not like the false teacher.
  • You cannot follow the crowd. You must stand apart.
  • We have to be different. Only 2 options.
  • Faithful or false.

Be Sober-Minded

  • Be watchful, clear-headed, alert
  • Steady. Not swayed by the world
  • A disciplined mind.

Endure Suffering

  • Hardship and affliction.
  • The faithful proclamation of truth WILL BRING, rejection, slander, persecution.
  • To be faithful is to accept suffering as normal, not exceptional.
  • False teachers tickle ears for comfort vv. 3–4, true preachers suffer for truth.
  • Expect, Embrace, Endure, Entrust… to God’s Sovereign Care

Do the Work of an Evangelist

  • Not a title here, but a calling to remain faithful in sharing the Gospel. Remember, Timothy is shepherding the church in Ephesus.
  • Evangelist – one who announces good news Acts 21:8; Ephesians. 4:11
  • Every Christian has this calling — to speak the good news wherever God opens the door.
  • The heart and soul of the church is EV.

Fulfill Your Ministry

  • To fully accomplish, to bring to completion.
  • Do not quit halfway. Finish the race.
  • Paul himself will say in v. 7, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
  • Faithfulness is measured not by flashy moments, but by finishing well.

THE WHAT NOW

  • We must make the gospel central — boldly proclaim the Word.
  • We must expect hard times — that is the cost of following Christ.
  • We must stay faithful to the end — finishing well matters.

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