When I preached through 2 Timothy last year, several church members told me they had never heard a single sermon from the book. Perhaps pastors avoid 2 Timothy since it’s one of the “Pastoral Epistles,” and we assume it belongs more in the seminary classroom than in the pulpit. Or perhaps we shy away from it since it focuses so much on suffering—a topic that makes us feel awkward in an age that idolizes comfort.
Whatever reasons we may have for avoiding this book, I want you to consider preaching an expository series through this weighty epistle. Here are three reasons why.
First, The Gospel Must be Preserved to be Proclaimed
One of the primary reasons Paul wrote to Timothy is because the gospel was under attack. False teachers had infiltrated the church and were adding to the gospel (saying more than repentance and faith in Christ were necessary for salvation) or subtracting from the gospel (saying less than repentance and faith in Christ were necessary for salvation). And Paul knew that if the pure gospel was not preserved, there would be no good news left to proclaim.
Of course, the gospel is still under attack today, both outside and
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