Cornerstone Community Church
Speaker: Pastor Nate Herrlin www.kutztownchurch.com
What does God want from His people in the last days?
“It’s gonna get WORSE before it gets BETTER.”
“We can make the world a BETTER PLACE.”
Matthew 21:24 NIV
2 Timothy 3:1 NIV
Micah 5:2 NIV
Isaiah 7:14 NIV
Isaiah 9:6 NIV
Matthew 1:21 NIV
2 Timothy 3:1-17 NIV
2 Timothy 3
A DESCRIPTION of the darkness in the last days (v1-9)
A PRESCRIPTION that will brighten your shine. (v10-17)
Lovers of themselves
Lovers of money
Boastful “an empty pretender”
Proud
Abusive
Disobedient to their parents
Ungrateful
Unholy
Without love
Unforgiving (grudge-keeping)
Slanderous (spreading destructive gossip)
Without self-control
Brutal (savage/fierce)
Not lovers of the good
Treacherous (betrayer)
Rash (reckless)
Conceited (inflated sense of personal greatness)
Lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God (entertainment driven)
Having a form of godliness but denying its power (religiosity)
“Have nothing to do with them.”
2 Timothy 3:6-9 NIV
2 Timothy 2:25-26 NIV
2 Timothy 3:10-17 NIV
A PRESCRIPTION that will brighten your shine.
1. FOLLOW other godly mentors.
2. ANCHOR YOUR FAITH to God’s Word, and let it shape you.
FOLLOW other godly mentors.
“my teaching”
“my way of life”
“my purpose”
2 Corinthians 5:9 NIV
Philippians 3:10 NIV
FOLLOW other godly mentors. V10-11
“my teaching”
“my way of life”
“my purpose”
“my faith, patience, love, endurance”
“my persecutions and suffering”
ANCHOR YOUR FAITH to God’s Word.
2 Timothy 3:16 NIV
2 Peter 1:20-21 NIV
A PRESCRIPTION that will brighten your shine.
1. FOLLOW other godly mentors.
2. ANCHOR YOUR FAITH to God’s Word and let it shape you.
Next Steps:
Join Cornerstone’s “Journey through the New Testament” by committing to read 5 chapters/week throughout 2021.
Ask God to lead you to a mentor who can help you continue growing as a follower of Jesus (If you already have a mentor, continue to invest in that relationship.)
Create a “healthy opposites list” from 2 Timothy 3:2-5 and ask God to help you keep growing in the right direction. (Share your insights with a trusted friend.)
Consider how the original characters in the Christmas story were living as they waited for Jesus’ 1st coming – then compare your findings with how God intends for us to live as we wait for His 2nd coming.
How can we be faithful and wise servants under COVID?
Prioritize 3 vital connections
PNate’s CHALLENGE:
1. Commit to DAILY PERSONAL TIME in God’s Word.
2. Commit to WEEKLY VOICE CONTACT with someone from your church family.
3.Commit to WEEKLY CONTACT with someone you know who is not well connected with God.
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