These are my notes from a sermon I head a few years ago at Crosswind Community Church in Genoa, IL by Pastor Jim Freund. This was one of those sermons you take notes on and you always remember it and look back on often.
Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
1. It's God's word to us.
2. It's reliable (trustworthy, dependable, certain, unfailing, true.)
3. It's relevant. What makes it relevant? God never changes and mankind's need is still the same, among other things.
4. It helps us distinguish truth from error. It is the measuring stick by which we are to evaluate all things.
5. It equips us for living for God. (2 Timothy 3:17)
6. It has the power to change lives. (Isaiah 55:10-11)
7. God commands us to bind it in our minds and in our hearts. (John 8:31-32, Joshua 1:8, Acts 20:32, Mathew 4:4, Romans 15:4, John 6:63) (Look at the results.)
Psalm 19:7-10
8. It is the food for the Spirit and Soul. (1 Peter 2:2-3, Isaiah 55:2-3)
9. It is powerful to save. (Romans 1:16, 1 John 5:13)
10. It is a Mirror. (James 1:23-24)
11. It is the discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)
12. It is a seed, generative and life-giving. (1 Peter 1:23)
13. It is water, the power to purify. (Ephesians 5:26, Psalm 119:9, 1 Peter 1:22)
14. It is a lamp that illuminates and guides us. (Psalm 119:105)
15. It is a consuming fire. (Jeremiah 20:9, Luke 24:13-35)
16. It is a hammer to break the hardest heart. (Jeremiah 23:39)
17. It is a healing agent. (Psalm 107:20)
18. It is a sword, a weapon against the devil. (Ephesians 6:18)
19. It is a source of faith. (Romans 10:17)
20. It is a life giving source. (John 6:68, John 20:30-31)
