 We will come back after the break. We will continue. We were looking at verses 6 and 7 and then we moved on to verses 8 and 9. Before we went for the break, we said that in the last days, addition to having men who have a form of godliness without power and these kind of men who speak into people's souls, they will also be men who will be involved in spiritualism and the occult. They will be involved in the occult and to their enchantments, they will be connected to the evil forces of the world. They will be connected to the demonic forces of Satan and hence they will do these through the demonic forces and the demonic world. But all goes on to say that these kind of men will not progress further. They will only have a limit to what they can do, how they can proceed. Just like the magicians, they were able to just do the first three miracles and the fourth miracle almost they were not able to do it through their enchantments, through their evil powers. And so also we see that these kind of new men who live in the last days, they will be empowered to do certain things through the demonic forces but they will have a certain limit. They will not be able to go beyond that limit and their foolishness will be manifested. It will be opposed by the power of God and we see that the power of God will have much more power and show for much more power and superiority. The power of God will be much more superior and more powerful than these men who oppose the truth. And all goes on to say that such men, they resist the truth which means they oppose the truth, they fight the truth. They are men of corrupt minds which means that they are evil they are sick in their minds, they are twisted in their paintings. They disapprove concerning their faith which means their faith is not real, it's a false faith, it's worthless, it's a counterfeit. They will progress no further which means they will not get too far in what they want to do, they will not achieve much and their foolishness will be exposed. Before we move on to the next verses, there are two things important things that we can learn here. The first thing is which I want to mention but just like to reiterate that we must stress in for more of the supernatural power of God and not back away from it given whatever would happen in the last days. We saw that God did not tell Moses to stop doing the signs and wonders and to take up a different strategy when sorcerers and magicians of Egypt were able to perform some of the miracles to their counterfeit power to the counterfeit miracles and to say this power but we see that God does not change and we also know that God wrote in 1 Timothy 4 verses 1-3 that the Lord Jesus foretold in the last days that there will be increased measure of faults and counterfeit teachers and workers of Satan. So we see him writing again about this. He's mentioned this in 1 Timothy 4 and God also mentions that in the last years he also mentions in the last days there will be increased measure of faults and counterfeit teachers, workers of Satan. So the very thing that the Church of Jesus Christ has to do in these last days we need to present asking God for more of His power and all of the Holy Spirit to be manifested in the monastery of God's life spirit. The second thing is we must stand firm in our faith demonstrating greater measures of God's power until the foolishness and the worthlessness of those who oppose the truth are exposed. Yes, in his last days we will see that Satan will do many, will have the ability to counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders but the gift of the Holy Spirit is powered. We can put a stop to that because through the power of the Holy Spirit we can manifest the greater power of God and Satan and his forces and the men who do these counterfeit miracles will have a limit and they will be able to see the greatness and the power of the Holy Spirit manifested in and through our stupid gifts of the Spirit just like it happened in Egypt where Moses confronted Pharaoh. So a Church today all of us as believers we need to come into a place where we are pressing in for more of the doing of His power pressing in for more intimacy with God it's only when we have intimate relationship with God we receive His power and when we receive His power we need to step out and flow in mighty signs and miracles and wonders we need to demonstrate the greater power and the greater glory of God so let's keep pressing in for more of the manifestation of God's power in today's lives then it was 10 and 11 Paul talks to Timothy or mentions Timothy about training by association it was 10 and 11 I never carefully followed my doctrine manner of life purpose, faith, non-suffering love, perseverance persecutions, afflictions which happened to me at Antioch and Iconium and Lister what persecutions I endured and out of them all the Lord has delivered to me Timothy had a privilege or had the privilege of working closely with the Apostle Paul for about 18 years we know that Paul treated Timothy as the son of the faith and Paul let Timothy to see him and various aspects of his life Paul's life was very open everything that he did his ministry his way of life his mannerism we see that Timothy had an opportunity to see that, study it so Timothy carefully observed Paul he had the opportunity to also listen to Paul's teachings about the gospel about the way of life to see his purpose while Paul is living what Paul is calling to do how he is doing it he was able to see Paul's love for God his love for people his perseverance in spite of all the hardships in spite of all the persecutions spite of all the difficulties that he faced Timothy had a very close relationship with Paul who was able to see Paul's life for 18 years and he received a lot from Paul through his teachings through his life just observing him just living with him just ministering along with him so there is a wonderful lesson that we can learn today this is how we raise Timothy's Timothy's it means this is how we raise sons and daughters in the faith this is how we mentor people so if you treat people like sons and daughters you know we will raise up sons and daughters if you treat people as servants then we will raise up service what do we need by this now if you discipline a servant or a maid who comes and works in our house you know they might get angry and from the next day onwards they will go to the next house and they will start working there but if you discipline sons and daughters yes they might be upset number of days they might come talk we may want to look at you but we know that they will remain they will not leave home because it is their home they know they have a responsibility at home they belong there so they will not leave and go away like servants servants work for a reward but sons and daughters work because they belong to the family and belong to each other it is their house it is their responsibility they have to do certain things certain responsibilities servants receive a reward for the things that we have done but sons and daughters can see and win everything so we see like in a similar way if we raise up people to be like servants for us in the church then they will have this kind of servant attitude and they get upset with you they will just leave and they will go to some other church or if we they do something and they are not appreciated or they are not acknowledged they are not rewarded then they can get upset and they can leave and go to some other church but if we raise sons and daughters in the faith treat them like sons and daughters give them that kind of privilege and that standing then we know that sons and daughters even when we discipline them they might not, they will not do the church and go when they do something for the church when they work hard they will do it not just because they want to be rewarded or acknowledged or at a position or get some credits or some pearls but they will do it because they belong to that church and they will see and do things for the so that the church grows and progresses so this is how we are to raise up sons and daughters in the faith and not raise up servants so apart from Timothy Paul raised up many other sons and daughters in the faith so many of them one of them is Titus you know he has like a fuller in Priscilla as when he has taught them and all of these people we see that even after Paul was martyred we see that the work of the kingdom did not stop but the work of the kingdom progressed because of the kind of training, the kind of mentorship that Paul had given to so many young people who have now become leaders of various churches who have gone back to their old places they have reached the gospel they have started churches and even we see that the seven churches around Ephesus which we read in the book of Revelation but all started by people who were trained by Paul in the in the school which he had so we see that the great impact that in the three years of the museum we did in Ephesus and so we see that he raised up many sons and daughters in the faith and they all went out and they continued to do things for the advancement of the kingdom of God so even as we will rise up to be leaders or we have by the study group of young people, children or mentoring of young people we need to raise up sons and daughters and not servants. Any questions so far? Any doubts? Any questions? We move on to verse 12 and 30 Paul says yes and all who desire to live Godly in Christ Jesus with sub persecution so we see that in verse 12 Paul says that no one exempt from persecution or himself suffered persecution greatly and he says we will all suffer persecution even the last days there will be more persecution we will suffer but we need to stand strong in our faith and we will do that to the power of the Holy Spirit even as we ask for more of it and tap into more of it and in verse 13 he says that even men and posters will go worse and worse deceiving and deceit so Paul is reiterating the fact of what would happen in the last days and he is using the word in posters here which actually means wizards and wizards are men women who cast spells and who are involved in the occult dark forces the demonic forces they cast spells and these men are energized by demonic powers so we will see an increase of people involved in the occult they are tapping into the wrong source of power and these men we will see will be deceived themselves and also will deceive women so the last days we will have many counterfeit miracles that are happening by many people or wizards who are tapping in or they are energized by the demonic forces the demonic powers there will be many counterfeit miracles and they are men who will deceive many true dead counterfeit miracles and silence it wonders and they themselves will be deceived so we as the church must go stronger and stronger in the truth we need to go stronger in the holiness in purity in the power of God to counteract all that is going to come up or is coming up in this last there is every counterfeit miracle science wonders false teachings, false doctrines we need to counter that with the truth in God's word so we need to go stronger in the truth in God's word personally we need to you know spend quality time with God so that we are living nice and holy and pure and also will tap into the power of God so that we can counteract all the counterfeit miracles and wonders that are happening and then Paul goes on to tell Timothy to continue in what he has learned versus 14 and 15 says but you must continue in the things which you have learned and have been assured of knowing from whom you have learned them and then from childhood you have known the holy scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation which is in Christ Jesus so Paul is telling Timothy continue the truth because you know from whom you have learned them Timothy has learned the truth in God's word from Paul he's been taught of Paul he's also learned from Paul's life his ministry the ways family things in the ministry he's doing things his way he's living his life according to the will of God so he's learned from Paul he's also learned from his grandmother and his mother which Paul mentions in first Timothy so he says he's already learned these truths and he's been established in these truths but you have to continue with them you need to go on to the truths I'm sure all of us here taught by our pastors your parents have taught you your mentors maybe some of you have mentors who have taught you you've learned to your Sunday school teachers you're also learning now at the Bible college so you have learned a lot of things but you need to continue the truth and hold on to what you have learned and the second thing he says the reason he gives to continue the truth is because he says you know from where you have learned them he says you have learned the truth just not by looking at people or hearing from them or observing people's lives or watching their vanderers their lives inside of God and man but he says you've learned it from the holy scriptures the truth of the world has been deposited in Timothy it's there in him and so he says hold on to the truth do not deviate from the truth do not go away from the truth and test everything that you hear every doctrine every argument you will test it against the truth that was in God's world okay two important lessons that we can learn here firstly we need to have the end of women's credibility like Paul says like he says in another letter he says imitate me just as I imitate Christ now for him to write it you know that found statement he knows what he is writing so immediately we just know exactly what I am doing copying exactly he says because I am exactly copying Christ that means Paul has lived such a living which is like an open book which people have seen and people have seen in this way of life that he has been living according to the standards of God the righteous standards of God living in holiness and purity and so he is saying we need to do men and women of credibility okay that means to we live our lives in secret but nobody is watching us the way we live our lives at home the way we live our lives in the world the way we live our lives in the church all has to be the same in pure righteousness and holiness and utter righteousness and holiness and purity because when we live our lives in holiness and purity we know our message people will listen to it our message will be credible because we are credible and if people trust us they can trust what we say they will live when they see our lives then they will trust what we are saying and they will imitate us you know and they will lead them to also live a life as a righteous man so it is important for us to look into our own lives to see whether we are men and women of credibility living righteous and holy lives pure lives of the sight of God the second important lesson we need to learn from here is we need to establish people in the world in the holy scripture and then draw out truths and theology and revelations from God's word but we need to establish people in God's word then Paul talks about 16 and 17 and all scripture is required for equipping us for life and ministry the entire scripture equips us for life and ministry verses 16 and 17 it says all scripture is given by the inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine for report for correction for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be complete thoroughly equipped for every good work now Paul is pointing to Timothy or pointing to Timothy to the holy scripture and Old Testament scripture which they had in Paul's time and they had access to read the Old Testament scripture now we understand this and we can also apply it to the New Testament to the entire scripture Old and New Testament but when Paul was pointing Timothy Paul was pointing Timothy to the Old so when Paul was pointing Timothy to the holy scripture that is the Old Testament scripture which they had in their time he's telling them that it has been authored by men who were human human language human circumstances but it was revealed to them inspired to them by the power of the holy spirit and the time that we are living now we have access to both the Old and New Testament to the entire scripture has been authored under the inspiration and the revelation of the holy spirit yes it is written by human beings in the human understanding in their human language in their circumstances in their culture in their style but by the inspiration and by the revelation of the Holy Spirit so all scripture is inspired by God which means it's got holy men and prophets when they were moved by the Holy Spirit 2 Peter chapter 1 verses 20 and 21 says knowing this first that no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation for prophecy never came by the will of man but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit so we see that here our scripture comes to us a scripture comes to us by men who are inspired by God and they wrote the scripture to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit so we see here that Paul is saying that all of scripture is profitable for doctrine for the proof of correction for instruction in righteousness so what does doctrine mean doctrine means teaching it means learning it means to produce proof evidence or conviction so scripture has sufficient evidence and proof to substantiate what it's saying that it's been revealed there so scripture it also brings correction that means it explains us up it rectifies us it transforms us it changes us scripture also instructs us it gives us education training, nurture it connects us chastises us to make us more holy to make us more worthy side of God without any blemish thought or or the state it's practically transcended for the most high God without any blemish scripture also protects us, it makes us complete and it equips us so it prepares us it gets us well prepared it gets us ready to face any challenges to face any problems, difficulties to face times and seasons that we go through face temptations how to face sin and overcome it as well so scripture really equips us so all these things are what scripture does scripture gives us a revelation of who God is what he does it reveals the nature of God to us it reveals the works of God acts of God it also gives us encouragement it strengthens us in our daily work it guides us in our path and also all of these things that we just read and it equips us it completes us and instructs, corrects, reproves and is profitable for doctrine which means it's useful for teaching and for learning as well so we need to spend time and we need to give ourselves into studying and meditating on scripture not just studying and meditating on scripture but also living by the truth in the holy scriptures okay so that is the end of the chapter 3 anyone has any questions any doubts anything you want me to explain again no okay the key takeaway was for the chapter 3 verses 14 and 15 but you must continue in the things which you have learned and being assured of knowing from whom you have learned them and of childhood you have known the holy scriptures which are able to make you wise with salvation to faith in Christ Jesus so the word of God is able to make us wise with salvation so that we can continue to work on our salvation in fear and trembling which also establishes us in the faith in Christ Jesus and strengthens us far from the area where we have been dead as well okay if there is no questions then we will not begin the next chapter or would you like to read chapter 4 so that next week we can just start looking at chapter 4 because we have some more time can you take some time to read chapter 4 please okay it has the last chapter in 2nd Timothy has 22 verses so each of you can read about 4 verses each would be good are all of you okay is there too much of noise in the background how many of you would like to read can you type in your names okay I will read it okay Dave can read anyone else would like to read we can do okay Kiran thank you Prince as well okay okay so all of you can read about 5 verses so Dave, Kiran, Prince that can read 5 verses okay go ahead okay I will start I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom please the world be ready in season and out of season convince, rebuke, absorb with all longs suffering and teaching for the time will come when they will not endure sound offering but according to their own desire because they have itching ears keep up for themselves teachers and they will turn their ears away from the truth and be turned aside to the evils but you be watchful in all things endure afflictions do the work of and evangelist fulfill your ministry thank you Dave anyone else would like to read 6 verses the ministry being poured out as ring offering and the time of my departure is at hand I have found the good fight I have finished the rest I have kept the faith finally there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous judge will give you to me on that day to me only but also to all who have loved his appearing be the end to come to me quickly for demons has forsaken me having loved this present world and has departed for Cislinicure C.S. for Galatia Thitas for Dalmatia thank you Gila you guys can read 11 to 15 only loop only loop is with me get mark and thank him with you for he is useful to me for ministry and that is just I have sent a picture being the clock that are left with the pills at Taurus when you come Alexander Taurus Smith did milk you also must be aware of him for he is greatly resist our work thank you Siddharth we like to read 16 to 22 at my first defense no one came to my support but everyone deserted me may it not be held against them but the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed in all the Gentiles may hear it and I was delivered from the lion's mouth the Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom to him be glory forever and ever amen and it is verse 19 Great Priscilla and Aquila and the outsold of Mansfura's Erastus stayed in Corinth and I left Triphus sick in Melchus do your best to get here before we die it will lose greats you and so do Prudence Linus, Gladia and all the brothers the Lord be with you with your spirit there is being here amen thank you and just take a couple of minutes to just kind of launch through these verses and then maybe a couple of things you can just share it was called something in your heart some truth that has just popped up or something that you have read in the past and you know how this to bind you again is wonderful as we read these verses you can share maybe you are unable to make some share as we write in the chat section and we share anyone would like to share verse 5 okay but you be watchful in all things in your afflictions do the work of an evangelism fulfill your ministry it's very touching thank you children endure and fulfill here serving God ministry even as we are church we need to be watchful there will be kinds of persecutions and troubles and difficulties but we endure it and we have to fulfill the calling of the purpose what is called as to the power of God thank you anyone else anyone else would like to share anything any verse in this chapter 4 that is spoken to you minister to you if there are more responses then we will end class we will look at chapter 4 next week okay all the best for your assessment and if you have any issues or any trouble then you can just you know post it in stream rate you know we take care of it and I will get back to you okay before we close princess upbeat must be to the end yes sometimes in our life journey the times will come but we must finish the race thank you prince for sharing okay thank you everyone for joining class today so a blessed day I will see you next week goodbye thank you thank you ma'am thank you