Willing to Follow: Sermon Notes from 2 Timothy 2:8-13 (Sermon by Dr. James R. Burdette)

[The following are sermon notes from yesterday morning's worship service at New Georgia Baptist Church.]

2 Timothy 2:8-13.

I. The Lord's Preeminence (v. 8)

A. The Lord is risen from the dead.

B. The Lord is "of the seed of David."

II. The Lord's Word [Unchained] (v. 9)

A. Scriptural cross-reference: Philippians 4:22; even as Paul was imprisoned, the Lord's Word had reached the household of Caesar.

B. Historical reference: John Bunyan, who ministered and wrote Pilgrim's Progress while in prison.

C. Contemporary reference: the spread of Christianity in China, despite government prohibition.

III. The Lord's Work [Election] (v. 10)

A. The certainty that some will believe is a great encouragement.

B. Salvation is a work of God.

C. God sends us to proclaim the gospel to everyone.

IV. The Lord's Blessing (vv. 11-13)

A. We "need to remember the promise of God."

B. 2 Tim 2:12b, xref. Jn 3:18.

C. 2 Tim 2:13, xref. 1 Jn 1:9.