2. 2 Timothy 4:1-2 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: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

3. “Preach The Word! Be Ready In Season And Out Of Season” “Preach the word…” Something of what this means has been lost in the modern definition of preaching. The true meaning is “Herald the word of God in its completeness, not altering it in any way, nor adding anything of his own that is borrowed from another source.” It also includes the mandate to announce to men the total message as God gave it. Paul said, “I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27).

4. “Preach The Word! Be Ready In Season And Out Of Season” The brilliant little intellectual essays, just as suitable for the Kiwanis club as for any church of any name, which are the stock in trade of modern “preaching,” simply do not qualify as “preaching” in the NT frame of reference. Again from Lenski, “Many a preacher who should be a herald and is not… must stammer and blush when he faces Christ’s appearance and his kingdom.” – Coffman, 2 Timothy, p. 278-279, ACU Press

5. “Preach The Word! Be Ready In Season And Out Of Season” “The preacher is to be so prepared as to be ready to preach whenever and wherever the opportunity is presented – even to the point of making the opportunity, if possible. In other words, he is constantly on duty. The words in season and out of season mean “opportune” and “inopportune” respectively. This means truth must be preached whether circumstances are favorable or unfavorable.” – Patton, 2 Timothy, p. 223 Truth Commentaries

6. “Preach The Word!” When the Battles Rage – Acts 15; 2 Cor. 10:4-5; Jude 3 When Peace Abounds – Acts 9:31 When we are Weary – Galatians 6:9; Hebrews 12:3 When we are Strong – I Corinthians 16:13; Ephesians 6:10 Many Sermon Points from Article by Jarrod Jacobs

7. “Preach The Word!” When we are Loved – Acts 20:17, 27-38 When we are Hated – John 15:18; Galatians 4:16 When we are Impoverished – Acts 11:27-30; Philippians 4:12 When we are Increased with Goods – Luke 12:15; I Timothy 6:17-19

8. “Preach The Word!” When Others Compromise – I Kings 22:13-14; 2 Tim. 4:3-4 When we must Stand Alone – Romans 11:3; 2 Timothy 4:16 When we are Tempted to Remain Silent – Jeremiah 20:7-11; Acts 18:9-10 When Friends/Family are in Sin – Matt. 10:37; Gal. 2:11-14

9. “Preach The Word!” When we are Old – Psalm 71:17-18; Philemon 9 When we are Young – Jeremiah 1:4-10 When we Know it will Anger Some – Luke 11:37-54; Acts 22:21-23 When it Conflicts with Civil Law – Acts 4:18-19; 5:28-29

10. “Preach The Word!” When it means Leaving – Acts 19:8-10 When it means being Fired – Acts 13:50 When it Costs us Close Friends – John 6:60-66 When it means Losing our Lives – Acts 7:59-60; 12:1-2; 21:13; Rev. 2:10

11. 2 Timothy 4:1-2 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: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.