05 "Situational Awareness" 2 Timothy 3:1-9

We'd love to hear from you. Text us.In 1 Chronicles 12:32 the Bible says the “men of Issachar… understood their times & knew what Israel should do.”  The church today needs people like the sons of Issachar.   We need to understand our times so that we know what we should do.  One of the keys to success in an endeavor is having a clear eyed understanding of your situation.  In 2 Timothy 2 God encourages us to be like a hardworking farmer & a good soldier for Christ. A farmer must know the condition of his soil.    Just as a farmer must know his context so must a soldier.  In the military they have a term for knowing your context, it is called situational awareness.  It's not just farmers & soldiers who need a healthy dose of situational awareness.  You & I need to understand the milieu of our moment.  We need situational awareness when it comes to the wiles of the world outside the church & the wolves within.  This is exactly what Paul calls us to do in our text today.  2 Timothy 3:1-9 spends equal time explaining both contexts.  How it will be in the world in these last days & what wolves await us in the church.  Grab your Bible, a pen, & download the sermon outline & accompanying study guide & let's get Washed in the Word!Free sermon outlines & accompanying study guides are available at our website: www.washedintheword.life on the Study Guides page.