2. Paul’s last letter ever written and 20% of the letter focusses on the importance of The Word of God Paul’s last letter ever written and 20% of the letter focusses on the importance of The Word of God That is 17 out of 83 versus deal directly with The Word of God That is 17 out of 83 versus deal directly with The Word of God

3. The Protection of the Word 1:13 The Protection of the Word 1:13 The Passing on of the Word 2:2 The Passing on of the Word 2:2 The Pursuit of the Word 2:15 The Pursuit of the Word 2:15 The Presenting of the Word 2:24-25 The Presenting of the Word 2:24-25 The Passiveness of those in the Word 3:7 The Passiveness of those in the Word 3:7 The Personal effects of the Word 3:14-17 The Personal effects of the Word 3:14-17 The Preaching of the Word 4:2-3 The Preaching of the Word 4:2-3 The Passion for the Word 4:13 The Passion for the Word 4:13

4. but especially the parchments (2Ti 4:9-13) Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

5. I.His desire to see his comrades

6. Do thy diligence to come shortly unto meDemas Crescens TitusOnly Luke Mark Tychicus (2Ti 4:9-12) Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

7. (1Jn 4:7-8) Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

8. (Joh 13:34) A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. (Joh 13:35) By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

9. (1Jn 3:16) Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

10. I.His desire to see his comrades II.His desire to receive his clothes

11. The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, (2Ti 4:13) The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

12. A. It show the state that the apostle is in

13. We learn where he is on a finical standpoint We learn how utterly forsaken the apostle was by his friends. We learn that the Bible heroes are on the same level ground as us

14. A. It show the state that the apostle is in B. It shows

15. I.His desire to see his comrades II.His desire to receive his clothes III. His desire to receive his copy of the Word

16. bring with thee, and the booksbut especially the parchments (2Ti 4:13) The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

17. A. Its speaks volumes to his need for Study

18. At this time he gas been preaching for about 30 years He speaks multiple languages He sat at the feet of Gamaliel Was a known world traveler Has written most of the New testament YET HE STILL WANTS BOOKS

19. (Act 9:3-6) And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

20. (2Co 12:2) I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

21. (Act 20:9-10) And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

22. A. Its speaks volumes to his need for Study B. Its speaks volumes to his love of Scripture

23. bring with thee, and the booksbut especially the parchments (2Ti 4:13) The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

24. (Psa 138:2) I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

25. the key of David (Rev 3:7) And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

26. the key of the house of David And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. Isaiah 22:22

27. (1Sa 13:14) But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.

28. You can only find 2 times where David said he “loved the Lord) (Ps. 18:1; 116:1) You can find in Psalms 119 which is the heart of the Bible and longest chapter in the Bible, 11 times where David says “I love thy word”. 174 out of 176 versus directly mention the Word of God

29. O how love I thy law! (Psa 119:97) O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. but thy law do I love (Psa 119:113) I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. but thy law do I love (Psa 119:163) I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. which love thy law (Psa 119:165) Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.