Nathan Brosher
Sep 27, 2026
2Timothy 4:1-5 NLT - 1 I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he comes to set up his Kingdom: 2 Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. 3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will reject the truth and chase after myths. 5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don't be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you.
1. Preach The Word
2Timothy 4:1-2 ESV - 1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
What we are seeing and hearing:
· Preach what people want
· Preach what gets the biggest response
· Preach what won’t offend anyone
· Preach what is culturally acceptable
Matthew 24:35 and Mark 13:31 - “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”
1Peter 1:25 NLT - 25 But the word of the Lord remains forever." And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.
Isaiah 40:8 NKJV - 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever."
“Just because we want it to be our truth, does not make it the infallible truth!” - Nathan Brosher
· Seeking Validation
· Avoiding Discomfort
· Cultural Adaptation
2. They Will Not Endure Sound Doctrine
2Timothy 4:3-4 ESV - 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
What does “Sound Doctrine” mean?
3. Our Appetite
verse 3, “They shall heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears…”
Jay Haizlip, Pastor of Alliance Ministries - "When desire becomes the filter for doctrine, truth becomes negotiable"
4. The Response
2Timothy 4:5 NKJV - 5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Psalm 139:23-24 NLT - 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.