Preach the Word

Special Message on the 25th Anniversary of Pastor Way's ordination to the Gospel Ministry - Preach the Word - 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Outline:

I. Preach in Light of Judgment – vs. 1
A. Accountable to God – Heb. 13:7, 17; James 3:1; Gal. 1:10-11
B. All Will Be Judged – Rom. 12:12
C. Jesus Will Return – Acts 8:35; 9:20; 1 Cor. 1:23-24; 15:12; John 14:1-3
D. The Gospel of the Kingdom – Matt. 4:17; 9:35; 24:14

II. Preach in Season and Out – vs. 2a – 1 Cor. 2:1-5; Jer. 20:9; 1 Peter 3:15
A. Be Ready – suddenly
B. When There is Opportunity
C. When There is not Opportunity
D. Accurately – 2 Tim. 2:15

III. Preach to Convince, Rebuke, and Exhort – vs. 2b – 2 Tim. 3:16-17
A. Convince – reprove, refute – to correct sinful behavior or false doctrine – Eph. 5:11; Titus 1:10-13
B. Rebuke – a warning, to bring to repentance – 1 Tim. 5:19-21
C. Exhort – encourage (parakaleo) – 1 Thess. 2:11-12
D. With Longsuffering – patience – 1 Thess. 5:14
E. With Teaching – instruction in righteousness – 1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:9

IV. Preach Regardless of the Response – vs. 3-4
A. Sow the Seed – no matter the soil – Matt. 13:5-6
B. When Sound Doctrine is Rejected – John 15:18-21; 1 Tim. 6:3-5
C. When False Teachers/Teaching are Loved – Jer. 5:30-31; Ezek. 33:31-32; 1 Thess. 2:3-5

V. Preach to Fulfill Your Ministry – vs. 5
A. Be Watchful – sober, stable, unwavering – 1 Cor. 9:25-27
B. Endure Affliction – suffer evil – 2 Tim. 2:3, 8-9
C. Do the Work of an Evangelist – Eph. 4:11 – preach the good news
D. Finish – Heb. 12:1-2; Phil. 3:12-14; 2 Tim. 4:7; Matt. 25:21