<strong>TITLE: WHAT DO WE DO DURING THESE TIMES</strong>

<strong>TEXT: 2 TIMOTHY 3:1-17</strong>

<strong>INTRODUCTION</strong>
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	<li>Extra, Extra, read all about it….news report of daily conditions</li>
	<li>Last of Paul’s inspiring letters</li>
	<li>Eschatological nature of the text</li>
</ol>
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<strong>PAUL’S PURVIEW OF CONDITIONS DURING HIS TIME (1-9)</strong>
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	<li>Last days perilous times will come…..</li>
	<li>Meaning of perilous (Matt. 8:28)</li>
	<li>Meaning of times</li>
	<li>Characteristics or traits of humanity (church/worldly)</li>
	<li>Self-Absorbed/Prideful</li>
	<li>Hard hearted</li>
	<li>Lack of conscious or regard for others</li>
	<li>Arbitrary to God</li>
	<li>Ungodliness is not hidden</li>
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<strong>JESUS’S PURVIEW </strong>(Matt. 24:4-14)
<ol>
	<li>Disciples questions of Jesus’s second coming and end of times</li>
	<li>Jesus explains signs of the times</li>
	<li>These things must come to pass</li>
	<li>Christians not exempt from tribulation</li>
	<li>Jesus’s encouragement/instruction</li>
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<strong>THE CHURCH’S PURVIEW</strong>
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	<li>What do we see in our times?</li>
	<li>What do these times mean for us?</li>
	<li>How are we to function during these times?</li>
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<strong>WHAT SHOULD THE MAN/WOMAN OF GOD DO</strong>
<ol>
	<li>Persevere through tribulation (Matt. 24:13)</li>
	<li>Live godly</li>
	<li>Stand on the word of God</li>
	<li>Use the word of God</li>
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<strong>CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: I WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG, STAND ON THE WORD, AND SEEK TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR OTHERS AND MYSELF IN THE FACE OF PERILOUS TIMES</strong>