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Who Do You Love? 2 Timothy 4.10 CB NT p. 374
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Demas is remember as one who forsook Paul because he loved this world. We may fall into this trap if we try to excuse ourselves as being too busy, or we hold too tightly to our riches, or we seek our own pleasure. We can overcome this temptation by remembering where our treasure is, by seeking things that are above, by not being conformed to the world and by remembering that Jesus has promised us an abundant life.
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Who Do You Love?
2 Timothy 4.10CB NT p. 374
“Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas”
(Colossians 4.14, CB NT p. 355)
“Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas”
(Colossians 4.14, CB NT p. 355)
“and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers”
(Philemon 24, CB NT p. 380)
“Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas”
(Colossians 4.14, CB NT p. 355)
“and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers”
(Philemon 24, CB NT p. 380)
About 7 years later...
“Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas”
(Colossians 4.14, CB NT p. 355)
“and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers”
(Philemon 24, CB NT p. 380)
“For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica”
(2 Timothy 4.10, CB NT p. 374)
What happened to Demas?
The love of the world...
The love of the world...
1. Too busy
The love of the world...
1. Too busy
“They all alike began to make excuses”(Luke 14.16-24, CB NT p. 137)
The love of the world...
1. Too busy
“As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God”
(1 Timothy 6.17, CB NT p. 370)
The love of the world...
1. Too busy
“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions”
(Luke 12.15, CB NT p. 131)
The love of the world...
2. Holding too tight
The love of the world...
2. Holding too tight
“But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich”
(Luke 18.23, CB NT p. 144)
The love of the world...
2. Holding too tight
“Do not toil to acquire wealth... When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.”
(Proverbs 23.4-5, CB OT p. 1031-1032)
The love of the world...
2. Holding too tight
“For you say, ‘I am rich,’ ... not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked.”
(Revelation 3.17. CB NT p. 436)
The love of the world...
2. Holding too tight
“Whoever trusts in his riches will fall”(Proverbs 11.28, CB OT p. 1015)
The love of the world...
3. Pleasure
The love of the world...
3. Pleasure
“enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin”(Hebrews 11.25, CB NT p. 395)
The love of the world...
3. Pleasure
“For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world.”
(1 John 2.16, CB NT p. 420)
The love of the world...
3. Pleasure
“And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.”
(John 3.19, CB NT p. 165)
Overcoming the love of the world...
Overcoming the love of the world...
1. Remember where your treasure is.
Overcoming the love of the world...
1. Remember where your treasure is.
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
(Matthew 6.21, CB NT p. 10)
Overcoming the love of the world...
2. Seek the things that are above
Overcoming the love of the world...
2. Seek the things that are above
“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”
(Colossians 3.2, CB NT p. 353)
Overcoming the love of the world...
3. Don’t conform to the world
Overcoming the love of the world...
3. Don’t conform to the world
“Do not be conform to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind”
(Romans 12.2, CB NT p. 281)
Overcoming the love of the world...
4. You have an abundant life.
Overcoming the love of the world...
4. You have an abundant life.
“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly”
(John 10.10, CB NT p. 183)
Overcoming the love of the world...
4. You have an abundant life.
“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
(Philippians 4.7, CB NT p. 349)
Overcoming the love of the world...
4. You have an abundant life.
“and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge”
(Ephesians 3.19, CB NT p. 339)
Overcoming the love of the world...
4. You have an abundant life.
“rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory”
(1 Peter 1.8, CB NT p. 407)
Who Do You Love?
Will today be the day you decide to
go to heaven?
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Miscellaneous 2011
#01
Who Do You Love?2 Timothy 4.10
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart30 January, 2011Las Cruces, NM
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: Demas is remember as one who forsook Paul because he loved this world. We may fall into this trap if we try to excuse ourselves as being too busy, or we hold too tightly to our riches, or we seek our own pleasure. We can overcome this temptation by remembering where our treasure is, by seeking things that are above, by not being conformed to the world and by remembering that Jesus has promised us an abundant life.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”
