It is worse than it has ever been! That may be true but it is not as bad as it could be – each generation sees it grow worse and worse. What about the early Church? Early Christians who lived under Roman rule would greet each other with the hopeful Aramaic word "Maranatha," meaning "the Lord is coming" or "come, O Lord." This encouraged others in a time of persecution and reminded the faithful that ‘the Gates of hell’ would not prevail.

“But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.” 2 Tim 3:1

I will only cover the first 9 verses of this great chapter – but they are verses that seem torn from yesterday’s newspaper. This passage gives us three key elements to living out our faith – walking with Christ – 1) the latter days, 2) being led away and 3) learning with leading! Sunday I hope to cover all three. Paul waxes eloquent as he names so many variances from true faith – 19 of them! My focus will not be on the details of the sins but rather on the dedication of the disciple. We have three clear warnings about the paths before us – one is sinful and to be avoided. The next is attractive but we are not to be ‘led away’. The final detour is to be captivated by those who seem educated or gifted but their learning never seems to progress to sharing – Paul calls this ‘folly’ as we should as well.

Join me Sunday as we peek into the latter days (only God knows if they are truly the last days) and be warned of the false paths that would keep us from walking with Jesus. 

Come Sunday and Walk with me – 

Pastor Mike