2 Timothy 4 - Preach the Gospel
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2 Timothy 4
So we’ve come to the end of this letter – after 5 weeks, we finally get to see how Paul’s going to conclude everything that he’s told Timothy and all the advice he’s given. This part of Paul’s letter to Timothy is his closing commission – it’s his sign off from duty. You might be surprised that only 5 verses in this chapter are spent instructing Timothy, and the other 17 are largely about Paul’s experiences and the people he’s known. He doesn’t focus on his own experiences to get sympathy from Timothy.It’s not because he wants somebody to complain to about the difficult time he’s had. The reason Paul includes such a personal description of the challenges he’s faced is to train Timothy, to prepare him for what lies ahead. As a Christian who professes his faith publicly and strives to make Jesus known, Timothy has difficult experiences ahead of him. And the best authority on any experience is somebody who has already done it.
2 Timothy 3 - Living in the Last Days
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- Written by: George Hemmings
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Living in the Last Days - Youth Service Sermon audio (6MB)
2 Timothy 3
2 Timothy 2:1-13 - Share in Suffering
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- Written by: George Hemmings
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2 Timothy 2:1-13
It’s great to be with you again and great to be sharing as we continue looking at 2 Timothy. Speaking of sharing, I’ve got something I’d like to share with you today. I'm sorry there’s not enough for everybody, but I wonder who’d like to share one of these with me? In our house it feels like we’re spending a lot of time talking about sharing at the moment! In today’s passage Paul has something he wants Timothy to share in. But it’s not as nice as a packet of Tim Tams. Instead he wants Timothy to join him in suffering for the gospel. In fact, Paul wants all of us to know that we have to share in suffering for the gospel. I wonder how that makes you feel? I wonder if I invited you to share in suffering with me, if you would’ve come up as eagerly?
2 Timothy 1:1-7 Remembering
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- Written by: Ruth Newmarch
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2 Timothy 1:1-7
I've been at St Toms for 5 months now, but to come here I had to hand-over my previous role. I had one morning to hand-over the continuing spiritual care of nearly100 kids. I had thought carefully about what to say...it was emotional because I wasn't sure how the new guy would go with some of the kids I'd worked so hard to build strong relationships with. Also, I myself was in grief at leaving, though excited to come here, and a little scared!
Today we begin Paul's 2nd letter to Timothy, and we've called the series Kingdom Olympics, mainly because there's a hand-over, like in the 4v100m relay...where the baton has to be safely passed from one runner to the next. In our Kingdom Olympics however, the baton is a message, and its content is what must be passed on.
Series: 55: 2 Timothy
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- Written by: Chris Appleby
2 Timothy
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Remembering |
2 Tim 1:1-7 |
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No Shame |
2 Tim 1:8-18 |
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Suffering for the Gospel |
2 Tim 2:1-13 |
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The Stamp of Approval |
2 Tim 2:14-26 |
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Life in the Last Days |
2 Tim 3:1-17 |
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Preach the Gospel |
2 Tim 4:1-22 |
Daniel 6 - Politics in the Lion's Den
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Daniel 6
It feels like every time we turn on the TV we're reminded that the world is full of conflict. Some conflicts are small, but many are huge. Some conflicts are so big they involve entire nations, even the whole world. If you turn on the TV tomorrow morning at 5:00am you'll see one of those nation, in fact world-wide conflicts. Argentina and Germany are facing off against each other to see who will claim the World Cup! Throughout Daniel we’ve seen a more important conflict being waged, the conflict between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Man. The conflict continues on multiple fronts in Daniel 6, between the people of the kingdoms, between their laws, and between the Kings themselves.
Daniel 5: When the Writing's on the Wall
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Daniel 5
Governments come and go, leaders rise and fall. Sometimes all that happens overnight. Four years ago, we were on a bus in Germany, as part of a Reformation study tour, when some one, can’t remember who’d been willing to pay for global roaming, broke the news that we had a new Prime Minister! Kevin Rudd had been replaced by Julia Gillard. Overnight, almost without warning the government, and the leader, changed.
