2Timothy Archive

  • We are Soldiers – 2 Timothy 2:3-4

    We are Soldiers – 2 Timothy 2:3-4

    A strong believer is one who has the truth and guards it and gives it away. So a strong Christian is a diligent student of Scripture. A strong Christian is faithful to articulate that Scripture. A strong Christian is loyal to the intent and content of that Scripture and involved in the training of others who can train others still. What does it take to be successful in this endeavor? Consider the following characteristic of a successful soldier of Christ:

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  • When Pastors Stoke the Fire

    When Pastors Stoke the Fire

    In Paul’s first letter to Timothy he had already established that the best medicine for false teaching and apostasy is “sound doctrine” (1 Tim 1:10; 4:3). So vital is sound doctrine to the health of the church that it is something to be pursued (1...

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  • Will the Real Church Planter Please Stand Up

    Will the Real Church Planter Please Stand Up

    Much of the Church is in competition with the world for popularity these days. The world is very good at capturing people’s attention and affections because it targets and appeals to the pleasures of humanity. The church, on the other hand, tends to be very...

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  • Cowards Should Not Apply

    Cowards Should Not Apply

    God does not call cowards. Thankfully, with the calling of God comes the boldness of God. The Apostle Paul told Timothy, “For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline” (2 Timothy 1:7). Paul was calling for...

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  • Pastors Should Suffer

    Pastors Should Suffer

    The Apostle Paul told Pastor Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:8-10, “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God, who has saved us...

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  • Is confidence in the gospel a good thing?  Or is doubting your faith everyday beautiful and intellectually honest and glorifying unto God?

    Is confidence in the gospel a good thing? Or is doubting your faith everyday beautiful and intellectually honest and glorifying unto God?

    The Apostle Paul says in 2 Timothy 1:12, “I know whom I have believed.” Paul explicitly declares that he knows something without any doubt, that he knows something by faith without any doubt, and that cognitive faith is in a particular person. Paul does not...

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  • In what way should a pastor be shameless?

    In what way should a pastor be shameless?

    Shamelessness is a result of Lordship. Paul was surrendered to the Lordship of Christ as seen in his embracing of a life calling. 2 Timothy 1:11-12 “for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher. For this reason I also suffer...

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  • I Know Whom I have Believed

    I Know Whom I have Believed

    The Apostle Paul says in 2 Timothy 1:12, “I know whom I have believed.” Paul explicitly declares that he knows something without any doubt, that he knows something by faith without any doubt, and that cognitive faith is in a particular person. Paul is very...

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  • Shameless Duty

    Shameless Duty

    Shamelessness is a result of Lordship. Paul was surrendered to the Lordship of Christ as seen in his embracing of a life calling. 2 Timothy 1:11-12 “for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher. For this reason I also suffer...

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  • Will the Real Church-growth Expert Please Stand Up!

    Will the Real Church-growth Expert Please Stand Up!

    Much of the Church is in competition with the world for popularity these days. The world is very good at capturing people’s attention and affections because it targets and appeals to the pleasures of humanity. The church, on the other hand, tends to be very...

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  • Suffering for the Gospel

    Suffering for the Gospel

    The Apostle Paul told Pastor Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:8-10, “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God, who has saved us...

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  • Courageous Ministry

    Courageous Ministry

    God does not call cowards. With the calling of God comes the boldness of God. The Apostle Paul told Timothy, “For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline” (2 Timothy 1:7). Paul was calling for a...

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  • Stoke the Fire

    Stoke the Fire

    Lets consider 2 Timothy 1:1-6. In Paul’s first letter to Timothy he had already established that the best medicine for false teaching and apostasy is “sound doctrine” (1 Tim 1:10; 4:3). So vital is sound doctrine to the health of the church that it is...

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