2 Timothy

Endure Everything

2 Timothy 2:8-13
Oftentimes, we see the church as a place of comfort. This is true, but it is not the whole truth. Jesus also desires the church to be the means of advancing his gospel. As this text demonstrates, when we do that, the church will become a place where we share in suffering for the gospel. There is a cost, a reward, and a promise for the church that engages in the task of advancing the gospel of Christ.

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Called to Suffer

Isaiah 6; 2 Timothy 2:10
Isaiah had one of the most famous visions of God in all the Bible. He was cleansed by God, and called to ministry by God in God’s very presence. Yet, he was called to what would seem to be a failing ministry. Why? Paul was called to be the apostle to the Gentiles, and he died a Roman prisoner, abandoned by nearly everyone. Why?

Through these men’s ministries and preaching, we see something important and foundational to God’s purposes in calling us today, even when He calls us to suffer and to seem to fail.

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