Preparing for a Certain Future - A Life Well-Lived, 2 Tim 3:1-9

But know this: hard times will come in the last days. - 2 Timothy 3:1 

Paul's Warning to the Church 

The future is ___, but it is not going to be ___. (v.1)

The Future That We Must Prepare For 

1. ___ will be on ___ within the ___ (vs. 2-4) 
2. People will ___ their rebellion i a ___ of ___ (v.5)
3. ___ people will believe ___ (vs. 6-7)

How We Must Respond 

1. Difficult times are coming as evil tries to destroy good. Accept this reality. 
2. As depravity increases, people will increasingly place their rebellion on display. ___ from such people! (v5) 
3. Deceivers will present themselves as genuine ministers of the Gospel. __ __ ___ ! (vs 8-9) 
4. Evil sometimes occupies position of power that cannot be overthrown. Prepare to __ ___.
5. Remember that the rule of evil is only temporary. __ and __. ___!