Transcript Lessons From Three Men - Medina Church of Christ

Three Men
(2 Timothy 4:10-11) for Demas has forsaken
me, having loved this present world, and has
departed for Thessalonica--Crescens for
Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. Only Luke is with
me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he
is useful to me for ministry. (NKJV)
The Story of Demas
(Philemon 1:23-24) Epaphras, my fellow
prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, as do Mark,
Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers.
(NKJV)
(Colossians 4:14) Luke the beloved physician
and Demas greet you. (NKJV)
(2 Timothy 4:10) For Demas, in love with this
present world, has deserted me and gone to
Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia,
Titus to Dalmatia. (RSV)
What Do You Love?
(1 John 2:15-17) Do not love the world or
the things in the world. If any one loves the
world, love for the Father is not in him. For
all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh
and the lust of the eyes and the pride of
life, is not of the Father but is of the world.
And the world passes away, and the lust
of it; but he who does the will of God
abides for ever. (RSV)
Will We Follow In The Steps of
Demas?
(2 Peter 2:20-22) For if, after they have escaped
the defilements of the world through the
knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
they are again entangled in them and
overpowered, the last state has become worse
for them than the first. For it would have been
better for them never to have known the way of
righteousness than after knowing it to turn back
from the holy commandment delivered to them.
It has happened to them according to the true
proverb, The dog turns back to his own vomit,
and the sow is washed only to wallow in the
mire. (RSV)
Will We Follow In The Steps of
Demas?
(Hebrews 3:12-14) Take care, brethren,
lest there be in any of you an evil,
unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away
from the living God. But exhort one
another every day, as long as it is called
"today," that none of you may be hardened
by the deceitfulness of sin. For we share in
Christ, if only we hold our first confidence
firm to the end, (RSV)
Will We Follow In The Steps of
Demas?
Don’t Be Distracted.
– (Luke 8:13-14) And the ones on the rock are
those who, when they hear the word, receive
it with joy; but these have no root, they
believe for a while and in time of temptation
fall away. And as for what fell among the
thorns, they are those who hear, but as they
go on their way they are choked by the
cares and riches and pleasures of life, and
their fruit does not mature. (RSV)
The Story of Luke
(Colossians 4:11) and Jesus who is called
Justus. These are my only fellow workers
for the kingdom of God who are of the
circumcision; they have proved to be a
comfort to me. (NKJV)
(Colossians 4:14) Luke the beloved
physician and Demas greet you. (NKJV)
(2 Timothy 4:11) Only Luke is with me.
Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is
useful to me for ministry. (NKJV)
Will We Follow In The Steps Of
Luke?
(1 Corinthians 15:58) Therefore, my
beloved brethren, be steadfast,
immovable, always abounding in the work
of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not
in vain in the Lord. (NKJV)
(Hebrews 3:14) For we have become
partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning
of our confidence steadfast to the end,
(NKJV)
Will We Follow In The Steps Of
Luke?
Will You Be A Constant Source Of
Encouragement?
– (Colossians 2:5) For though I am absent in
the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing
to see your good order and the steadfastness
of your faith in Christ. (NKJV)
– (Hebrews 10:23-24) Let us hold fast the
confession of our hope without wavering, for
He who promised is faithful. And let us
consider one another in order to stir up love
and good works, (NKJV)
The Story of Mark
(Acts 12:25) And Barnabas and Saul returned
from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their
ministry, and they also took with them John
whose surname was Mark. (NKJV)
(Acts 13:5) And when they arrived in Salamis,
they preached the word of God in the
synagogues of the Jews. They also had John as
their assistant. (NKJV)
(Acts 13:13) Now when Paul and his party set
sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in
Pamphylia; and John, departing from them,
returned to Jerusalem. (NKJV)
The Story of Mark
(Acts 15:37-41) Now Barnabas was determined
to take with them John called Mark. But Paul
insisted that they should not take with them the
one who had departed from them in Pamphylia,
and had not gone with them to the work. Then
the contention became so sharp that they parted
from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark
and sailed to Cyprus; but Paul chose Silas and
departed, being commended by the brethren to
the grace of God. And he went through Syria
and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. (NKJV)
The Story of Mark
(2 Timothy 4:11) Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and
bring him with you, for he is useful to me for
ministry. (NKJV)
(Colossians 4:10-11) Aristarchus my fellow prisoner
greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about
whom you received instructions: if he comes to you,
welcome him), and Jesus who is called Justus. These
are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who
are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort
to me. (NKJV)
(Philemon 1:24) as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke,
my fellow laborers. (NKJV)
(1 Peter 5:13) She who is in Babylon, elect together with
you, greets you; and so does Mark my son. (NKJV)
Will We Follow In The Steps Of
Mark?
Have we been lukewarm?
– (Revelation 3:15-16) "I know your works, that you are
neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.
"So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither
cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. (NKJV)
– (Revelation 3:18-19) "I counsel you to buy from Me
gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and
white garments, that you may be clothed, that the
shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and
anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore
be zealous and repent. (NKJV)
Will We Follow In The Steps Of
Mark?
(Hebrews 12:12-15) Therefore strengthen the
hands which hang down, and the feeble knees,
and make straight paths for your feet, so that
what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather
be healed. Pursue peace with all people, and
holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the
grace of God; lest any root of bitterness
springing up cause trouble, and by this many
become defiled; (NKJV)
Whose Steps Will You Follow?
(2 Timothy 4:7-8) I have fought the
good fight, I have finished the race, I
have kept the faith. Henceforth there is
laid up for me the crown of
righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous judge, will award to me on
that Day, and not only to me but also to
all who have loved his appearing.
(RSV)
Sources
Sermons From Second Timothy by Mark
Copeland.
Halley’s Bible Handbook
Truth Commentary on 2 Timothy by
Marshall Patton.