September 15, 2019                                                      Rev. Thomas M. Cox 

APPROVED WORKMEN…

2 Timothy 2:14-18

 A) …WARN AGAINST QUARRELING. (vs. 14) 

• by R________ing those who A________. 

• by R__________ing people of the resurrection & God’s faithfulness.

 B) …HANDLE THE TRUTH ACCURATELY. (vs. 15) 

• by being diligent in your S________ of the Word. 

• by being A____________able to the Lord. 

• by not being A__________d. (see 1:8,12) 

 c)…AVOID IRREVERENT TALK. (vs. 16) 

1. because it leads to ungodliness. 

2. because it S____________ rapidly. 

3. because it D_____________ from the truth. (s. 1 Tim. 1:6-7, 6:3-5, 20-21) 

• Don’t S__________! Don’t get Ship______________!! 

4. because it U___________ people’s faith. 

2 Timothy 2:14-18 (English Standard Version) 

Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. ¹⁵ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. ¹⁶ But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, ¹⁷ and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, ¹⁸ who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.

• Chapter 1 memory verse (vs. 7) 

…for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

• Chapter 2 memory verse (vs. 2)…and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.