Sermon Title: WHEN SELF BECOMES GOD
Sermon Text: 2 TIMOTHY 3:1-9
By: PTR TOM TRONO
2 Timothy 3:1-9 (ESV)
¹ But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. ² For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, ³ heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, ⁴ treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ⁵ having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. ⁶ For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, ⁷ always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. ⁸ Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith. ⁹ But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.
SERMON NOTES
1. The Problem: When self becomes God (vv. 1–5)
– Loving self, money, pride, and pleasure more than God.
– Allowing selfish desires to shape our attitudes and behavior.
2. The Danger: Being led away from the truth (vv. 6–9)
– Recognizing false teachers and deceptive influences.
– Guarding our hearts, homes, and children.
– Remembering that Jesus Christ is the Truth.
3. The Response: Love God and follow Christ
– Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Jesus.
– Love God’s Word and teach children to love God.
– Remain faithful to Christ, even when following him requires sacrifice.