Heeding The Call To Preach The Word    

2 Timothy 4:1-5 (NASB)
¹  I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:
²  preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
³  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,
⁴  and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
⁵  But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

1.     The Seriousness Of His Calling

2 Timothy 4:1 (NASB)
¹  I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:

2.     The Content Of His Calling

2 Timothy 4:2 (NASB)

²  preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

3.     The Scope Of His Calling

2 Timothy 4:2 (NASB)

²  preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

4.     The Urgency Of His Timely Calling

2 Timothy 4:3-4 (NASB)

³  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

⁴  and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.

5.     The Attitude Of His Calling

2 Timothy 4:5 (NASB)
⁵  But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

6.     The Cost Of His Calling

2 Timothy 4:5 (NASB)
⁵  But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

7.     The Extent Of His Calling

2 Timothy 4:5 (NASB)
⁵  But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

8.     The Goal Of His Calling

2 Timothy 4:5 (NASB)
⁵  But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

2 Timothy 1:10-11 (NASB)

¹⁰  but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

¹¹  for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher.

 2 Timothy 2:15 (NASB)

¹⁵  Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.

 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

¹⁶  All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

¹⁷  so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.