First Baptist Church of Folsom, LA

SERMON NOTES

“Avoid the Rot” 2 Timothy 3:1-9

*Listen and take notes.

DEVOTIONAL: personal and small groups

Focus Point: Holy Living

Read Matthew 23:1-12

Background: The scribes and the Pharisees were the Bible experts of their day.

• Vv.1-2 Did Jesus challenge their role or how they carried out their role as teachers of Scripture?

• As God’s representative, when you speak before others you teach what you believe about God.

• How does your behavior affect how others see God, His message, and His church?

• V. 3 The world separates a leader’s private moral behavior from their public behavior. How does Jesus’ life and teaching differ?

• V. 4 How was Jesus' example different from the hypocritical teachers of the day? Explain.

• Vv.5-7 How do these religious people have the appearance of godliness but their live lives that are powerless to overcome temptation to sin?

• According to 2 Timothy 3:2-3, what are they be loving instead of God?

• In what ways have you fallen into the same misguided love in your own life?

• Vv.8-11 How are leaders identified differently in name and behavior in 1 Timothy 3:1-13?

V.12 According to Acts 3:19 & 1stJohn 1:9-10, what should we do and what can we expect from God?