This week we wrap up Paul’s second letter of encouragement and instruction to Timothy, his son in the faith.
As we examine Paul’s closing statements we are moved to take a fresh look at the Great Commission our Lord spoke to those first disciples, who in turn charged all future believers to obey as well.
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From encouragements to stand strong, to strong warnings and even stronger commands – Paul instructs Timothy about the sobering nature of life in Christ.
The world is on a path leading to destruction and they will grow worse afflicting and infecting the church with their deceptions.
Paul reminds Timothy of the personal nature of the grass roots of his faith and that of the believers in Ephesus. He then commissions him to disciple them with the view of those too going out and making more disciples by the message they live and teach.
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Paul knew of the difficulties in Ephesus because the church was structured so that the pastors (elders) and Timothy had hands on exposure to every believer.
Due to Paul & Timothy these believers became solid in doctrine.
Year later the Lord praised them for their doctrinal stability, but warned them of their lack of passion in His letters to the churches in Revelation.
This is always a danger – people either over emphasis scripture or overemphasize encounters wth God – when what makes for long term stability and growth is BOTH!
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Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:10:35 — 121.2MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Attribution for pictures:Maschinenjunge, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons and M.t.lifshits, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sunday 09/04/22 Message – Mosaic purification laws & Paul’s visit to Jerusalem Share this: Mosaic purification laws & Paul’s visit to Jerusalem Last week we saw a side of Paul we don’t typically see. Paul had been personally resolved to go to Jerusalem SO MUCH SO that it blinded him to the copious amount of warnings given him by the Spirit through the church in nearly every town he had visited. Even the […]
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Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:01:17 — 104.7MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Sunday 08/28/22 Message – Paul… to go to Jerusalem or not? Share this: So this is the third week in which we have been on a passage in Acts 20, where Paul was encouraging and warning the pastors of Ephesus regarding their sacred duties before Jesus the Chief Shepherd. Let’s refresh our minds with what was actually said. It is found in Acts 20:28-31, Today as we leave chapter 20, I’ve found myself a little perplexed as to the reason behind much of the rest of the book of Acts. […]
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