The Cure for Itching Ears II Timothy 4: 1-5. These things will happen! Acts 20: 28-31Acts 20: 28-31...

The Cure for Itching EarsII Timothy 4: 1-5II Timothy 4: 1-5

These things These things willwill happen!happen!

•Acts 20: 28-31Acts 20: 28-31wolves wolves willwill come come

•II Peter 2: 1-3II Peter 2: 1-3 there there willwill be false be false teachersteachers

•II Peter 3: 3-4II Peter 3: 3-4 scoffers scoffers willwill come come

Shouldn’t be Shouldn’t be surprised…surprised…

•Luke 12: 51-53Luke 12: 51-53came to dividecame to divide

•John 12: 47-50John 12: 47-50word will judgeword will judge

Well, that’s nothing Well, that’s nothing new…new…

•Jeremiah 6: 10Jeremiah 6: 10word is offensive to themword is offensive to them

•Isaiah 30: 1-7Isaiah 30: 1-7plans that are not Mineplans that are not Mine

without consulting Mewithout consulting Me

to people who can’t helpto people who can’t help

God! Get out of our God! Get out of our way!way!

•Isaiah 30: 8-11Isaiah 30: 8-11tell us pleasant thingstell us pleasant things

prophesy illusionsprophesy illusions

stop confronting usstop confronting us

The ready defenseThe ready defense

•II Timothy 4: 2II Timothy 4: 2

Preach the WordPreach the Word•To correctTo correct•To rebukeTo rebuke•To encourageTo encourage

With patience & careful instruction

From Jesus to the From Jesus to the ApostlesApostles

•John 15: 15John 15: 15““everythingeverything I learned I have I learned I have made known to you”made known to you”

And just to be sure…And just to be sure…

•John 14: 25-26John 14: 25-26““He will remind you of He will remind you of

everythingeverything I have said to you”I have said to you”

From the Apostles to the From the Apostles to the PeoplePeople

•Acts 2Acts 2•Miracles, wonders, signsMiracles, wonders, signs•Handed over to youHanded over to you•Put to death on the crossPut to death on the cross•Buried, raised from the Buried, raised from the deaddead

•Right hand of GodRight hand of God•Holy Spirit poured outHoly Spirit poured out

Integrity of the Integrity of the MessageMessage

•II Timothy 4: 1II Timothy 4: 1•I Thessalonians 4: I Thessalonians 4: 1-21-2

by authority of Christby authority of Christ

we instructed youwe instructed you

““For what I For what I received, I passed received, I passed

on to you”on to you”•I Corinthians 15: 1-11I Corinthians 15: 1-11

•Christ died for our sinsChrist died for our sins•BuriedBuried•RaisedRaised•Appeared to believersAppeared to believers

We all preached the same messageWe all preached the same message

How soon did Paul How soon did Paul receive the receive the Message?Message?

•Acts 9: 19-20Acts 9: 19-20•With the disciplesWith the disciples•At once he began to At once he began to preachpreach


I believe in God the Father I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and Almighty, maker of heaven and

earth: earth: and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in Jesus Christ His only Son,

our Lord; our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy who was conceived by the Holy

Spirit, Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; was crucified, dead, and buried;

He descended into hades; He descended into hades; the third day He rose again the third day He rose again

from the dead;from the dead;

He ascended into heaven, and He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God, sitteth on the right hand of God,

the Father Almighty; from thence the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick He shall come to judge the quick

and the dead. and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the holy Christian church,

the communion of the saints, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. and the life everlasting.

AmenAmen

To guard against To guard against itching earsitching ears

•Titus 1: 9Titus 1: 9•II Timothy 1: 13II Timothy 1: 13•I Corinthians 11: 2I Corinthians 11: 2•II Thessalonians 2: 15II Thessalonians 2: 15

To guard against To guard against itching earsitching ears

““Does not the ear Does not the ear test words as the test words as the

tongue tastes food?”tongue tastes food?”

Job 12: 11

Pass the Message Pass the Message reliablyreliably

•II Timothy 2: 1-2II Timothy 2: 1-2•From me, to you, to From me, to you, to othersothers


Symptoms of NOT Symptoms of NOT preaching the Wordpreaching the Word

•II Timothy 4: 3-4II Timothy 4: 3-4• Turn their ears away from Turn their ears away from

truthtruth• Turn aside to mythsTurn aside to myths


•II Timothy 2: 8-19II Timothy 2: 8-19• QuarrelingQuarreling• Godless chatterGodless chatter• More & more ungodlyMore & more ungodly• Spreads like gangreneSpreads like gangrene


•II Timothy 2: 8-19II Timothy 2: 8-19• Destruction of HopeDestruction of Hope

I Corinthians 15: 12-22


•I Timothy 1: 3-11I Timothy 1: 3-11• ControversyControversy• Meaningless talkMeaningless talk


•Romans 16: 17-20Romans 16: 17-20• DivisionDivision• ObstaclesObstacles

Again, the defense…Again, the defense…

•Ephesians 4: 11-16Ephesians 4: 11-16 “ “Then we will no longer be…”Then we will no longer be…”

You hold to the You hold to the teaching…teaching…

•Revelation 2: 14, Revelation 2: 14, 15, 2015, 20

BaalBaal

NicolatiansNicolatians

JezebelJezebel

God & false God & false prophets…prophets…

•Jeremiah 23: 25-32Jeremiah 23: 25-32 ““they make my people they make my people

forget My name”forget My name”

““they lead My people astray they lead My people astray with their reckless lies”with their reckless lies”

Neither to the right Neither to the right or to the leftor to the left

•Deuteronomy 5: 32-33aDeuteronomy 5: 32-33a ““So be careful to do what the LSo be careful to do what the LORDORD

your God has commanded you; your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right do not turn aside to the right

or to the left. or to the left. Walk in all the way that the LWalk in all the way that the LORDORD

your God has commanded you”your God has commanded you”


•Deuteronomy 28: 14Deuteronomy 28: 14 ““Do not turn aside from any of Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, the commands I give you today,

to the right or to the left, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving following other gods and serving

them.”them.”


•Joshua 1: 7Joshua 1: 7 ““Be careful to obey all the law Be careful to obey all the law

My servant Moses gave you; My servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.”successful wherever you go.”

““This is the way; walk This is the way; walk in it.”in it.”

•Isaiah 30: 18-21Isaiah 30: 18-21 ““you will hear a voice you will hear a voice behind behind you saying...”you saying...”

Vigilance - FirmnessVigilance - Firmness

•I Corinthians 16: I Corinthians 16: 1313

““Be on your guard; Be on your guard;

stand firm in the faith”stand firm in the faith”


•II Thessalonians 2: II Thessalonians 2: 1515““stand firm and hold to the stand firm and hold to the

teachings…”teachings…”


•1 Peter 5:8-91 Peter 5:8-9““Be self-controlled and alert. Your Be self-controlled and alert. Your

enemy the devil prowls around enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour . Resist him, someone to devour . Resist him, standing firm in the faith, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your because you know that your brothers throughout the world brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”sufferings.”


•Isaiah 7: 9bIsaiah 7: 9b

““If you do not stand firm If you do not stand firm

in your faith, in your faith,

you will not stand at all.”you will not stand at all.”


•I Timothy 4: 13-16I Timothy 4: 13-16• devotedevote• do not neglectdo not neglect• be diligentbe diligent• watchwatch• perseverepersevere

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