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Passing The Torch
Contributed by Ray Pritchard on Sep 5, 2003 (message contributor)
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1. Renewing Your Passion
Contributed on Sep 5, 2003
You cannot keep yourself safe. Your only hope is to entrust all that you are and have to Jesus.
Renewing Your Passion II Timothy 1 Today we are beginning a summer series from the little book of II Timothy. People sometimes wonder how pastors choose what to preach on. In this case, I feel like I didn’t choose II Timothy; II Timothy chose me. Last fall as we were finishing up our trip on ...read more
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2. How Will You Be Remembered?
Contributed on Sep 5, 2003
Build your life on Jesus Christ and you will never be disappointed, and those who know you will be sorry to see you go.
How Will You Be Remembered? II Timothy 2:1-13 How will you be remembered? It’s a simple question that defies a simple answer. After you are dead and gone, after you’ve lived your 40 or 60 or 80 years, when your time on earth has come to an end, when you are here no more, how will you be ...read more
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3. The Life God Blesses
Contributed on Sep 5, 2003
In order to be blessed by God and be used by him, we must be grounded in the Word, confident in God, cleansed from unholy habits, and gentle with our adversaries.
The Life God Blesses II Timothy 2:14-26 Almost five years ago we started sending free copies of my books to prisoners across America. Through a partnership with Prison Fellowship, we have distributed tens of thousands of copies of Keep Believing, What a Christian Believes, and An Anchor for the ...read more
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4. Perilous Times
Contributed on Sep 5, 2003
Here are three very practical survival strategies for the perilous, difficult, dangerous days in which we live.
Perilous Times II Timothy 3 You’ve probably heard the old joke about the fellow who was told, “Cheer up. Things could be worse.” So he said, “I did as I was told. I cheered up, and sure enough, things got worse.” That in a nutshell is the message of II Timothy. The Apostle Paul, writing from a ...read more
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5. Preach The Word!
Contributed on Sep 5, 2003
This is no time for fear, no time for cowardice, and no time to quit. Instead, it’s a time to take a deep breath and march forward into battle.
Preach the Word! II Timothy 4:1-5 I’d like to begin by calling your attention to verses 3-4 of this passage. They describe a scene that seems amazingly contemporary: “For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around ...read more
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6. Finish Well
Contributed on Sep 5, 2003
Finishing well doesn’t happen by accident. Today we march to battle in the name of the Lord. The day of rest comes later.
Finishing Well II Timothy 4:6-8 Just before his team left the locker room to play for the national championship of college football at the Fiesta Bowl last January, Jim Tressel, head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, gathered his team for one final talk. After going over the game plan, he asked ...read more
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7. Come Before Winter
Contributed on Sep 5, 2003
Procrastination destroys many good intentions.
Come Before Winter II Timothy 4:9-22 Three things—apparently unrelated—have come together in my mind as I have prepared this message. First, in just a few days we will come to the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001. A survey released this week ...read more