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The Cure for Itching Ears

The Cure for Itching Ears. II Timothy 4: 1-5. These things will happen!. Acts 20: 28-31 wolves will come II Peter 2: 1-3 there will be false teachers II Peter 3: 3-4 scoffers will come. Shouldn’t be surprised…. Luke 12: 51-53 came to divide John 12: 47-50

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The Cure for Itching Ears

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  1. The Cure for Itching Ears II Timothy 4: 1-5

  2. These things will happen! • Acts 20: 28-31 wolves will come • II Peter 2: 1-3 there will be false teachers • II Peter 3: 3-4 scoffers will come

  3. Shouldn’t be surprised… • Luke 12: 51-53 came to divide • John 12: 47-50 word will judge

  4. Well, that’s nothing new… • Jeremiah 6: 10 word is offensive to them • Isaiah 30: 1-7 plans that are not Mine without consulting Me to people who can’t help

  5. God! Get out of our way! • Isaiah 30: 8-11 tell us pleasant things prophesy illusions stop confronting us

  6. The ready defense • II Timothy 4: 2 Preach the Word • To correct • To rebuke • To encourage Withpatience&careful instruction

  7. From Jesus to the Apostles • John 15: 15 “everything I learned I have made known to you” And just to be sure… • John 14: 25-26 “He will remind you of everything I have said to you”

  8. From the Apostles to the People • Acts 2 • Miracles, wonders, signs • Handed over to you • Put to death on the cross • Buried, raised from the dead • Right hand of God • Holy Spirit poured out

  9. Integrity of the Message • II Timothy 4: 1 • I Thessalonians 4: 1-2 by authority of Christ we instructed you

  10. “For what I received, I passed on to you” • I Corinthians 15: 1-11 • Christ died for our sins • Buried • Raised • Appeared to believers We all preached the same message

  11. How soon did Paul receive the Message? • Acts 9: 19-20 • With the disciples • At once he began to preach We all preached the same message

  12. I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth: and in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hades; the third day He rose again from the dead;

  13. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen

  14. To guard against itching ears • Titus 1: 9 • II Timothy 1: 13 • I Corinthians 11: 2 • II Thessalonians 2: 15

  15. To guard against itching ears “Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?” Job 12: 11

  16. Pass the Message reliably • II Timothy 2: 1-2 • From me, to you, to others We all preached the same message

  17. Symptoms of NOT preaching the Word • II Timothy 4: 3-4 • Turn their ears away from truth • Turn aside to myths

  18. Symptoms of NOT preaching the Word • II Timothy 2: 8-19 • Quarreling • Godless chatter • More & more ungodly • Spreads like gangrene

  19. Symptoms of NOT preaching the Word • II Timothy 2: 8-19 • Destruction of Hope I Corinthians 15: 12-22

  20. Symptoms of NOT preaching the Word • I Timothy 1: 3-11 • Controversy • Meaningless talk

  21. Symptoms of NOT preaching the Word • Romans 16: 17-20 • Division • Obstacles

  22. Again, the defense… • Ephesians 4: 11-16 “Then we will no longer be…”

  23. You hold to the teaching… • Revelation 2: 14, 15, 20 Baal Nicolatians Jezebel

  24. God & false prophets… • Jeremiah 23: 25-32 “they make my people forget My name” “they lead My people astray with their reckless lies”

  25. Neither to the right or to the left • Deuteronomy 5: 32-33a “So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you”

  26. Neither to the right or to the left • Deuteronomy 28: 14 “Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.”

  27. Neither to the right or to the left • Joshua 1: 7 “Be careful to obey all the law My servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.”

  28. “This is the way; walk in it.” • Isaiah 30: 18-21 “you will hear a voice behind you saying...”

  29. Vigilance - Firmness • I Corinthians 16: 13 “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith”

  30. Vigilance - Firmness • II Thessalonians 2: 15 “stand firm and hold to the teachings…”

  31. Vigilance - Firmness • 1 Peter 5:8-9 “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour . Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”

  32. Vigilance - Firmness • Isaiah 7: 9b “If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.”

  33. Vigilance - Firmness • I Timothy 4: 13-16 • devote • do not neglect • be diligent • watch • persevere

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