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 All right, well, as we go to the Word this morning, I want to begin with a question for you.

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 Have you ever had anyone treat you poorly because of your faith in Jesus, specifically?

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 Have you ever had anyone treat you poorly because of your faith in Jesus?

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 You know, I was thinking about that this week, and thankfully in my life, I can really only remember a few people

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 who have treated me poorly because of my faith in Jesus.

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 The one that stands out the most to me was a co-worker named Harley.

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 And when I used to work as a courier for FedEx, he and I would stand across from each other.

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 We had the conveyor belt going right down the middle, the parcels coming down the line.

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 We had our trucks behind us. We were loading our trucks.

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 And we'd often talk to each other about all sorts of things each day.

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 And I prayed for opportunities to share my faith with him.

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 And on several occasions, I had the chance.

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 And Harley mocked me.

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 He laughed at me.

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 He tried to get all the co-workers that were standing around to just laugh at me.

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 And it was hard.

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 Have you ever had anyone treat you poorly because of your faith in Jesus?

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 Well, this morning as we look into the Word of God, we're going to hear the words of a man who was treated far worse, terribly,

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 because of his faith in Jesus.

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 And we're going to hear what he would say to anyone who is perhaps fearful of bearing the scorn and ridicule

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 and sometimes even suffering that sometimes comes with being a Christian.

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 We're looking at the words of the Apostle Paul in his second letter to the younger Timothy.

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 And I'm going to read the passage for us and then we'll examine it together.

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 We're in 2 Timothy, chapter 1.

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 And we're going to start here in verse 6.

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 Paul says this to Timothy.

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 He says,

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 Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel

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 by the power of God.

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 He has saved us and called us to a holy life,

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 not because of anything we have done,

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 but because of his own purpose and grace.

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 This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

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 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior,

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 Christ Jesus,

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 who has destroyed death

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 and has brought life and immortality to light

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 through the gospel.

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 And of this gospel,

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 I was appointed a herald

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 and an apostle

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 and a teacher.

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 That is why I am suffering

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 as I am.

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 Yet this is no cause for shame

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 because I know

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 whom I have believed

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 and I am convinced

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 that he is able to guard

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 what I have entrusted to him

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 until that day.

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 So our passage for this morning

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 has three parts to it.

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 That first part is in verses 6 to 8

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 and Paul is just encouraging.

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 He's exhorting Timothy.

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 Then in verses 9 to 11,

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 Paul reminds Timothy

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 of the gospel.

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 And then finally,

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 he puts himself forward in verse 12

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 as an example

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 to follow

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 for Timothy.

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 Let's look at these in order,

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 starting with the first part.

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 Paul says,

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 For this reason,

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 I remind you

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 to fan into flame

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 the gift of God

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 which is in you

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 through the laying on of my hands.

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 Let's look at that word,

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 fan into flame.

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 What does it mean

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 to fan into flame?

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 In the original language,

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 this phrase is just one word

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 and it means

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 to rekindle.

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 And this idea

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 of kindling a fire

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 is almost foreign to us today

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 in our electrified society.

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 But once upon a time,

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 2,000 years ago,

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 when this was written,

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 there was no electricity.

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 Kindling a fire

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 was an everyday thing

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 for cooking

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 and heating

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 and I was reminded

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 a couple Thursdays ago

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 about how foreign

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 this idea

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 has become to us

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 because we had

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 half a dozen youth boys

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 over at the fire pit

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 just across the street there

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 on Thursday night

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 and they were all

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 rather clueless

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 as to why the fire

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 that was lit

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 just kept going out.

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 And they were even more surprised

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 to see me blowing on it

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 and fanning it

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 with a piece of paper.

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 Like,

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 don't do that.

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 You're going to blow it out.

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 Those of you

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 who have experience

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 with camping

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 and fire making

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 know that to get

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 a fire blazing

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 it requires three things.

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 It requires heat.

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 It requires fuel,

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 which in our case

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 was wood,

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 not diesel.

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 I'm looking at the Schmitz.

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 And it requires oxygen.

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 And so you've got to blow.

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 You've got to fan

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 on that flame.

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 Not too hard,

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 but hard enough

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 so that those

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 smoldering embers

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 begin to burn

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 if it's already gone out

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 or so that

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 that fire really takes.

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 Especially if you're

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 making the fire down

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 in a pit

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 that's got no air holes,

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 which is what

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 we were doing.

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 So this is the metaphor

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 that Paul is using here.

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 He's saying,

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 rekindle.

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 Get the fire going

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 again.

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 Again.

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 And specifically,

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 get the fire going again

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 when it comes to the gift

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 of God

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 that is in you,

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 Timothy.

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 So what's this all about?

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 Well,

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 Timothy has

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 a gift

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 from God.

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 And I don't want to

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 read into this too much,

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 but perhaps

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 Timothy

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 has

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 or at least

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 he's tempted

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 to let his gift

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 go

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 unused

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 or sort of

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 just kind of

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 die down

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 to a smoldering

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 ember.

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 Now,

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 what is this gift?

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 Well,

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 we actually don't know

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 precisely what

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 this gift is

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 that Paul's referring

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 to here.

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 We know

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 it's the gift

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 of God,

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 meaning probably

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 from God.

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 And we know

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 that Timothy

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 received it from God

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 through the laying

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 on of hands

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 by the Apostle Paul.

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 Now,

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 some people suggest

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 here that the gift

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 of God is really

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 the Holy Spirit

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 himself.

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 and

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 I think

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 this is a little

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 bit unlikely.

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 It doesn't really

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 make sense

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 to tell Timothy

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 to rekindle

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 the Holy Spirit.

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 Most likely,

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 this gift

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 refers to some

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 special

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 ability

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 that God

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 had given

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 Timothy

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 likely to do

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 with all

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 the things,

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 the imperatives

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 that he gives

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 in these letters

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 related to

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 preaching

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 or teaching

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 or shepherding

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 or leading

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 the local

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 flock there

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 in Ephesus.

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 So,

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 it would seem

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 that at some

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 point,

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 God gave this

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 special gift

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 to Timothy,

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 a spiritual gift,

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 perhaps an ability

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 to teach

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 or preach

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 or lead,

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 and it came

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 through the

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 Apostle Paul

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 laying his hands

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 on Timothy,

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 but now perhaps

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 Timothy is at

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 least tempted

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 not to use

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 his gift

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 from God,

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 to let it go

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 unused,

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 to let it

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 like a flame

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 just kind

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 of die down.

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 And Paul's

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 saying,

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 rekindle

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 that gift,

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 fan it

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 into flame,

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 use it,

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 don't stop

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 preaching

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 and teaching

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 the good news

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 about Jesus

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 or teaching

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 others how

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 to follow

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 Jesus.

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 And with

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 this exhortation

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 comes a word

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 of encouragement,

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 a sort of

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 a motivating

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 reminder

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 in the next

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 verse here.

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 fan into flame

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 the gift

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 of God

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 that is in

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 you,

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 for the

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 spirit God

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 gave us

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 does not

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 make us

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 timid,

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 but gives

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 us power,

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 love,

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 and self-discipline.

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 So Paul

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 reminds Timothy

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 that any fear

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 that he has

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 right now

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 doesn't come

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 from God.

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 Why would

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 Timothy

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 be afraid

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 right now?

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 why would

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 he be

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 tempted

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 to let

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 his gift

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 go unused

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 and sort

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 of just

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 die down

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 to a

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 smoldering

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 ember?

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 Any

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 guesses?

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 Fear.

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 Fear?

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 Fear of

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 what?

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 The crowd.

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 The crowd?

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 The crowd?

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 You're in

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 a foreign

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 country,

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 you just

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 don't want

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 to fit in

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 mind.

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 Stand

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 out.

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 Okay.

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 If you

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 were here

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 two weeks

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 ago,

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 what's

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 Paul's

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 situation

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 right now?

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 He's

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 in jail.

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 I heard

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 somebody

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 whisper it.

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 He's in

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 jail.

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 In fact,

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 he's chained.

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 If we look

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 just down

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 one verse

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 from this,

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 he refers

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 to himself

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 as a

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 prisoner

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 and

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 suffering.

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 And if

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 we look

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 ahead a

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 little bit

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 further

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 in the

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 letter,

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 we see

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 that Paul

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 is near

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 the end

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 of his

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 life and

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 he knows

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 that he

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 will soon

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 be executed.

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 So this

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 is why

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 Timothy

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 might be

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 afraid

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 right now

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 and tempted

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 to let

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 his gift

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 fall into

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 disuse.

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 This is

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 why he

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 might be

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 tempted

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 to just

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 kind of

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 keep his

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 head down

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 and keep

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 his mouth

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 shut.

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 Right

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 now,

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 there is

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 widespread

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 persecution

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 of the

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 followers

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 of Jesus

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 and people

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 like Paul

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 are suffering.

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 They are

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 being imprisoned

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 and some

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 even being

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 killed

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 because of

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 their faith

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 in Jesus.

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 Right now,

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 Paul is

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 on death

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 row.

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 But he's

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 exhorting

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 Timothy.

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 He's encouraging

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 him.

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 He's saying,

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 don't let

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 what's happened

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 to me

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 cause you

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 to shrink

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 back

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 or to

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 keep quiet

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 about Jesus.

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 If you've

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 stopped

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 preaching

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 or teaching

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 or speaking

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 about Jesus,

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 start it up

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 again.

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 Rekindle

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 that flame.

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 And if

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 you're afraid

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 that what's

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 happened to

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 me might

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 happen to

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 you,

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 Timothy,

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 know this,

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 that fear

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 that you

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 feel doesn't

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 come from

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 God.

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 God has

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 given us

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 his Holy

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 Spirit,

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 Timothy,

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 and the

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 Spirit of

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 God in

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 us doesn't

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 make us

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 afraid.

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 No.

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 He gives

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 us power.

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 He gives

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 us love.

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 He gives

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 us self

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 discipline.

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 It's

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 interesting

00:11:31.580 --> 00:11:32.060
 that Paul

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 highlights

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 these three

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 particular

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 things.

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 I mean,

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 power,

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 I think we

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 can appreciate

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 Timothy's need

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 for that

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 right now.

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 Like,

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 power equals

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 strength.

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 It equals

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 the ability

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 to persevere

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 and go on

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 using his

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 gift to do

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 these hard

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 things.

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 But we

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 need more

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 than that

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 in the

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 face of

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 fear and

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 in the

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 face of

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 persecution.

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 Paul says

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 the Spirit

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 also gives

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 us love.

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 What lies

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 beneath our

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 efforts to

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 proclaim the

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 truth of

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 Jesus in

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 our world?

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 Love.

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 Love.

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 fear might

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 tempt us

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 to keep

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 quiet if

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 the world

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 around us

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 becomes

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 intolerant of

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 the message

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 about Jesus.

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 But love

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 for the

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 people in

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 our world

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 will keep

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 us speaking

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 because we

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 know the

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 desperate need

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 of the people

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 around us to

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 have that

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 salvation,

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 that same

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 salvation that

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 we have

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 found,

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 that same

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 forgiveness

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 that we

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 have found.

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 So Paul

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 reminds Timothy

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 that the

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 Spirit inside

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 us gives

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 us love

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 for our

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 fellow man.

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 And that

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 love will

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 lead us to

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 speak about

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 Jesus,

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 even when

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 it's hard,

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 even when

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 it might cost

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 us dearly.

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 And then the

00:13:02.240 --> 00:13:02.759
 third thing,

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 he says,

00:13:03.379 --> 00:13:03.820
 the Spirit

00:13:03.820 --> 00:13:04.320
 gives us

00:13:04.320 --> 00:13:05.240
 self-discipline.

00:13:06.419 --> 00:13:06.899
 Well,

00:13:06.940 --> 00:13:07.159
 what's

00:13:07.159 --> 00:13:07.940
 self-discipline

00:13:07.940 --> 00:13:08.460
 for?

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 When's it

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 needed most?

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 It's needed

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 when we

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 know the

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 right thing

00:13:17.880 --> 00:13:18.360
 to do,

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 the best

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 thing to

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 do,

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 and yet

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 our feelings

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 are running

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 strongly in

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 the opposite

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 direction.

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 And feelings

00:13:26.740 --> 00:13:27.220
 are very

00:13:27.220 --> 00:13:27.700
 powerful.

00:13:29.380 --> 00:13:30.360
 Self-discipline

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 implies that

00:13:31.460 --> 00:13:31.960
 there's something

00:13:31.960 --> 00:13:32.700
 that we must

00:13:32.700 --> 00:13:33.940
 do despite

00:13:33.940 --> 00:13:34.680
 what we kind

00:13:34.680 --> 00:13:35.180
 of want to

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 do or how

00:13:36.360 --> 00:13:37.460
 we really

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 feel.

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 And here's

00:13:39.800 --> 00:13:40.139
 the good

00:13:40.139 --> 00:13:40.480
 news.

00:13:41.300 --> 00:13:42.139
 God's Spirit

00:13:42.139 --> 00:13:42.960
 living in

00:13:42.960 --> 00:13:44.120
 us gives

00:13:44.120 --> 00:13:45.560
 us self-discipline.

00:13:45.720 --> 00:13:46.419
 He gives us

00:13:46.419 --> 00:13:46.980
 the ability

00:13:46.980 --> 00:13:48.159
 to do the

00:13:48.159 --> 00:13:48.840
 right thing,

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 the hard

00:13:49.639 --> 00:13:50.019
 thing,

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 even when we

00:13:50.759 --> 00:13:51.779
 don't feel

00:13:51.779 --> 00:13:52.200
 like it,

00:13:52.259 --> 00:13:52.840
 even when it's

00:13:52.840 --> 00:13:53.320
 hard,

00:13:53.759 --> 00:13:54.139
 and the

00:13:54.139 --> 00:13:54.820
 things we

00:13:54.820 --> 00:13:55.539
 feel inside

00:13:55.539 --> 00:13:56.120
 of us are

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 pushing.

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 No,

00:13:57.180 --> 00:13:57.560
 don't go

00:13:57.560 --> 00:13:57.919
 that way.

00:13:57.980 --> 00:13:58.279
 Go the

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 opposite

00:13:58.600 --> 00:13:59.159
 direction.

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 In the

00:14:01.240 --> 00:14:01.940
 context here,

00:14:02.019 --> 00:14:03.279
 Timothy is

00:14:03.279 --> 00:14:04.080
 feeling fear.

00:14:04.680 --> 00:14:04.980
 At least

00:14:04.980 --> 00:14:05.399
 that's what

00:14:05.399 --> 00:14:05.940
 Paul refers

00:14:05.940 --> 00:14:06.400
 to when

00:14:06.400 --> 00:14:06.820
 he says

00:14:06.820 --> 00:14:07.680
 spirit of

00:14:07.680 --> 00:14:08.200
 fear or

00:14:08.200 --> 00:14:08.640
 timidity.

00:14:09.500 --> 00:14:10.160
 What is

00:14:10.160 --> 00:14:11.160
 good and

00:14:11.160 --> 00:14:11.480
 what is

00:14:11.480 --> 00:14:12.160
 right is

00:14:12.160 --> 00:14:12.500
 for him

00:14:12.500 --> 00:14:13.080
 to keep

00:14:13.080 --> 00:14:13.880
 using the

00:14:13.880 --> 00:14:14.360
 gift that

00:14:14.360 --> 00:14:14.800
 God has

00:14:14.800 --> 00:14:15.620
 given him.

00:14:16.220 --> 00:14:17.000
 Probably to

00:14:17.000 --> 00:14:17.720
 keep preaching

00:14:17.720 --> 00:14:18.720
 and teaching

00:14:18.720 --> 00:14:19.440
 the message

00:14:19.440 --> 00:14:20.580
 about Jesus,

00:14:20.760 --> 00:14:21.160
 the truth

00:14:21.160 --> 00:14:21.820
 about Jesus.

00:14:23.980 --> 00:14:24.860
 And so I

00:14:24.860 --> 00:14:25.340
 find this

00:14:25.340 --> 00:14:26.680
 really encouraging.

00:14:27.640 --> 00:14:27.960
 Sometimes

00:14:27.960 --> 00:14:28.600
 talking to

00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:29.140
 people about

00:14:29.140 --> 00:14:29.920
 Jesus is

00:14:29.920 --> 00:14:30.500
 hard.

00:14:32.300 --> 00:14:32.780
 Sometimes

00:14:32.780 --> 00:14:33.560
 it's just

00:14:33.560 --> 00:14:34.340
 uncomfortable.

00:14:35.940 --> 00:14:36.220
 if I

00:14:36.220 --> 00:14:36.660
 think back

00:14:36.660 --> 00:14:36.980
 to those

00:14:36.980 --> 00:14:37.600
 conversations

00:14:37.600 --> 00:14:38.180
 with Harley

00:14:38.180 --> 00:14:38.640
 and the

00:14:38.640 --> 00:14:38.960
 way that

00:14:38.960 --> 00:14:39.340
 he was

00:14:39.340 --> 00:14:40.440
 responding to

00:14:40.440 --> 00:14:40.640
 me,

00:14:41.020 --> 00:14:41.560
 I was

00:14:41.560 --> 00:14:42.020
 just tempted

00:14:42.020 --> 00:14:42.440
 to say,

00:14:42.540 --> 00:14:42.600
 well,

00:14:42.660 --> 00:14:43.140
 forget it

00:14:43.140 --> 00:14:43.340
 then.

00:14:44.360 --> 00:14:44.980
 I'm not

00:14:44.980 --> 00:14:45.200
 going to

00:14:45.200 --> 00:14:45.660
 talk about

00:14:45.660 --> 00:14:46.800
 this at

00:14:46.800 --> 00:14:46.980
 all.

00:14:47.060 --> 00:14:47.360
 I'll just

00:14:47.360 --> 00:14:47.580
 keep

00:14:47.580 --> 00:14:47.980
 quiet.

00:14:50.140 --> 00:14:51.080
 But God's

00:14:51.080 --> 00:14:51.380
 spirit,

00:14:51.540 --> 00:14:52.000
 says Paul,

00:14:52.080 --> 00:14:52.540
 who lives

00:14:52.540 --> 00:14:53.020
 in us,

00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:54.860
 who lives

00:14:54.860 --> 00:14:55.420
 in all of

00:14:55.420 --> 00:14:56.000
 his people,

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 gives us

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 power,

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 gives us

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 love,

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 and gives

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 us that

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 ability to

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 make

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 ourselves

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 do what

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 we don't

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 want to

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 do or

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 don't feel

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 comfortable

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 doing.

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 We're not

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 called to

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 be comfortable.

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 We're

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 called to

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 follow Jesus,

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 to take up

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 our cross

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 and follow

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 him,

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 and to

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 proclaim

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 him,

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 and to

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 share the

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 good news

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 about him

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 with the

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 nations.

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 And God

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 is in

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 us,

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 and he

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 is with

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 us,

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 and he

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 gives us

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 exactly what

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 we need

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 to do

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 what he's

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 commanded

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 with whatever

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 unique gifts

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 that he

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 has given

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 to us.

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 Paul goes

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 on here,

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 verse 8,

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 he says,

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 so do not

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 be ashamed

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 of the

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 testimony

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 about our

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 Lord,

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 or of

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 me,

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 his

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 prisoner.

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 Rather,

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 join with

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 me in

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 suffering for

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 the gospel

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 by the

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 power of

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 God.

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 As we'll

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 see in

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 the weeks

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 ahead,

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 there is

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 a tone

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 of sadness

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 in Paul's

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 heart,

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 because some

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 who have

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 claimed the

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 name of

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 Christ have

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 deserted him.

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 They've

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 abandoned him.

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 Some are

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 ashamed of

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 him because

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 of his

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 chains,

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 because he's

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 in prison.

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 And as

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 this suggests,

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 some are

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 even ashamed

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 of the

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 gospel,

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 the message

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 of Jesus,

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 the name

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 of Jesus.

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 that's

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 the name

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 that's at

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 the center

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 of all

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 this.

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 The

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 persecution

00:16:36.320 --> 00:16:36.720
 and the

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 suffering

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 is coming

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 and it's

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 all around

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 this name

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 of Jesus.

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 And so

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 what does

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 Paul urge

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 Timothy

00:16:43.460 --> 00:16:44.420
 to do?

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 He says,

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 do not

00:16:45.840 --> 00:16:46.500
 be ashamed

00:16:46.500 --> 00:16:47.320
 of the

00:16:47.320 --> 00:16:47.760
 testimony

00:16:47.760 --> 00:16:48.460
 about our

00:16:48.460 --> 00:16:48.820
 Lord,

00:16:50.100 --> 00:16:50.620
 or of

00:16:50.620 --> 00:16:50.920
 me,

00:16:51.680 --> 00:16:51.980
 his

00:16:51.980 --> 00:16:52.420
 prisoner.

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 Timothy,

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 don't be

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 ashamed of

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 the true

00:16:56.440 --> 00:16:57.120
 testimony,

00:16:57.740 --> 00:16:58.200
 the true

00:16:58.200 --> 00:16:58.780
 account of

00:16:58.780 --> 00:16:59.480
 Jesus Christ

00:16:59.480 --> 00:16:59.960
 that we've

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 been

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 proclaiming.

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 Don't be

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 embarrassed by

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 it,

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 even if

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 people think

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 poorly of

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 you,

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 or mock

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 you,

00:17:07.900 --> 00:17:08.720
 or scorn

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 you because

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 of it.

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 What's

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 Timothy

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 thinking here?

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 You know,

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 what if

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 continuing on

00:17:19.440 --> 00:17:20.000
 this way is

00:17:20.000 --> 00:17:20.460
 going to lead

00:17:20.460 --> 00:17:20.960
 me into

00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:21.420
 suffering?

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 Like not

00:17:22.360 --> 00:17:22.880
 just scorn

00:17:22.880 --> 00:17:23.460
 and derision,

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 but real

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 suffering for

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 me.

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 We don't

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 know if

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 Timothy had a

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 family at

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 this point,

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 but maybe

00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:30.480
 for his

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 family too.

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 What does

00:17:33.059 --> 00:17:33.660
 Paul say to

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 Timothy here?

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 He says,

00:17:36.579 --> 00:17:37.079
 join with

00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:37.900
 me in

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 suffering for

00:17:39.339 --> 00:17:39.900
 the gospel.

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 Yes,

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 I am

00:17:42.099 --> 00:17:42.599
 suffering.

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 Suffer with

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 me for

00:17:46.779 --> 00:17:48.259
 the sake of

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 this truth

00:17:48.880 --> 00:17:49.559
 about Jesus

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 our Lord.

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 And you

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 won't be

00:17:53.019 --> 00:17:53.460
 alone in

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 this.

00:17:53.779 --> 00:17:54.140
 God's

00:17:54.140 --> 00:17:54.640
 spirit is

00:17:54.640 --> 00:17:55.160
 in you.

00:17:55.880 --> 00:17:56.160
 He's

00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:56.380
 going to

00:17:56.380 --> 00:17:56.660
 give you

00:17:56.660 --> 00:17:57.000
 power.

00:17:57.160 --> 00:17:57.240
 He's

00:17:57.240 --> 00:17:57.440
 going to

00:17:57.440 --> 00:17:57.740
 give you

00:17:57.740 --> 00:17:58.079
 love.

00:17:58.079 --> 00:17:58.299
 He's

00:17:58.299 --> 00:17:59.159
 going to

00:17:59.159 --> 00:18:00.579
 help you

00:18:00.579 --> 00:18:01.220
 to endure.

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 This is so

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 explicit,

00:18:04.299 --> 00:18:04.659
 isn't it?

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 I mean,

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 Paul doesn't

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 just say,

00:18:08.339 --> 00:18:08.659
 Timothy,

00:18:08.859 --> 00:18:09.379
 you might

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 suffer.

00:18:10.819 --> 00:18:11.559
 I hope

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 you don't,

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 but you

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 might.

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 No,

00:18:13.759 --> 00:18:14.179
 he says,

00:18:14.579 --> 00:18:16.039
 join with

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 me in

00:18:17.039 --> 00:18:19.019
 suffering for

00:18:19.019 --> 00:18:19.559
 the gospel.

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 Imagine for a

00:18:22.099 --> 00:18:22.460
 moment that

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 you're

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 Timothy.

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 what's

00:18:25.319 --> 00:18:25.460
 your

00:18:25.460 --> 00:18:25.960
 response

00:18:25.960 --> 00:18:26.859
 to this?

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 Do you

00:18:30.720 --> 00:18:31.019
 say,

00:18:31.579 --> 00:18:32.659
 yes,

00:18:33.319 --> 00:18:34.019
 I'm

00:18:34.019 --> 00:18:34.420
 willing to

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 suffer with

00:18:34.940 --> 00:18:35.159
 you,

00:18:35.240 --> 00:18:35.420
 Paul,

00:18:35.960 --> 00:18:37.019
 for the

00:18:37.019 --> 00:18:37.399
 sake of

00:18:37.399 --> 00:18:38.619
 Christ and

00:18:38.619 --> 00:18:39.139
 the gospel?

00:18:40.980 --> 00:18:41.639
 Or do

00:18:41.639 --> 00:18:42.079
 you say,

00:18:42.579 --> 00:18:43.960
 thanks for

00:18:43.960 --> 00:18:44.599
 the invitation,

00:18:45.319 --> 00:18:46.440
 but no

00:18:46.440 --> 00:18:46.839
 thanks.

00:18:48.279 --> 00:18:49.299
 The cost is

00:18:49.299 --> 00:18:49.799
 too great.

00:18:49.799 --> 00:18:54.440
 at this

00:18:54.440 --> 00:18:54.740
 point,

00:18:55.079 --> 00:18:55.559
 Paul takes

00:18:55.559 --> 00:18:55.879
 a minute

00:18:55.879 --> 00:18:56.559
 to remind

00:18:56.559 --> 00:18:57.059
 Timothy

00:18:57.059 --> 00:18:58.599
 of what

00:18:58.599 --> 00:18:59.180
 the gospel

00:18:59.180 --> 00:18:59.839
 is,

00:18:59.940 --> 00:19:00.240
 what the

00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:00.639
 good news

00:19:00.639 --> 00:19:01.240
 about Jesus

00:19:01.240 --> 00:19:01.759
 is,

00:19:01.919 --> 00:19:02.399
 and he

00:19:02.399 --> 00:19:02.879
 reminds

00:19:02.879 --> 00:19:03.359
 Timothy

00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:03.940
 that we

00:19:03.940 --> 00:19:04.259
 have a

00:19:04.259 --> 00:19:04.659
 gospel

00:19:04.659 --> 00:19:05.440
 that's

00:19:05.440 --> 00:19:05.779
 worth

00:19:05.779 --> 00:19:06.379
 suffering

00:19:06.379 --> 00:19:07.000
 for.

00:19:07.319 --> 00:19:07.700
 Let's

00:19:07.700 --> 00:19:08.039
 see this

00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:08.259
 in the

00:19:08.259 --> 00:19:08.680
 next couple

00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:09.039
 verses,

00:19:09.240 --> 00:19:09.680
 starting in

00:19:09.680 --> 00:19:10.240
 verse 9.

00:19:11.279 --> 00:19:11.839
 He has

00:19:11.839 --> 00:19:12.639
 saved us,

00:19:12.799 --> 00:19:13.379
 says Paul,

00:19:13.659 --> 00:19:14.419
 and called

00:19:14.419 --> 00:19:14.940
 us to a

00:19:14.940 --> 00:19:15.740
 holy life,

00:19:16.399 --> 00:19:17.339
 not because

00:19:17.339 --> 00:19:17.740
 of anything

00:19:17.740 --> 00:19:18.159
 we have

00:19:18.159 --> 00:19:18.359
 done,

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 but because

00:19:18.879 --> 00:19:19.200
 of his

00:19:19.200 --> 00:19:20.279
 own purpose

00:19:20.279 --> 00:19:21.120
 and grace,

00:19:22.180 --> 00:19:22.940
 this grace

00:19:22.940 --> 00:19:23.480
 was given

00:19:23.480 --> 00:19:24.519
 us in

00:19:24.519 --> 00:19:25.220
 Christ Jesus

00:19:25.220 --> 00:19:26.000
 before the

00:19:26.000 --> 00:19:26.539
 beginning of

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 time,

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 but it has

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 now been

00:19:28.799 --> 00:19:29.460
 revealed through

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 the appearing

00:19:29.940 --> 00:19:30.319
 of our

00:19:30.319 --> 00:19:30.680
 Savior,

00:19:31.539 --> 00:19:32.340
 Christ Jesus,

00:19:33.140 --> 00:19:33.680
 who has

00:19:33.680 --> 00:19:34.700
 destroyed death

00:19:34.700 --> 00:19:35.319
 and has

00:19:35.319 --> 00:19:36.140
 brought life

00:19:36.140 --> 00:19:37.160
 and immortality

00:19:37.160 --> 00:19:37.740
 to light

00:19:37.740 --> 00:19:39.160
 through the

00:19:39.160 --> 00:19:39.539
 gospel.

00:19:43.580 --> 00:19:44.460
 So not

00:19:44.460 --> 00:19:44.819
 only does

00:19:44.819 --> 00:19:45.580
 Paul remind

00:19:45.580 --> 00:19:46.140
 Timothy of

00:19:46.140 --> 00:19:46.680
 the gospel

00:19:46.680 --> 00:19:47.000
 here,

00:19:47.100 --> 00:19:47.480
 but his

00:19:47.480 --> 00:19:48.420
 underlying point

00:19:48.420 --> 00:19:49.140
 really is that

00:19:49.140 --> 00:19:49.700
 we have a

00:19:49.700 --> 00:19:50.440
 good news

00:19:50.440 --> 00:19:51.660
 about Jesus

00:19:51.660 --> 00:19:52.460
 that's worth

00:19:52.460 --> 00:19:53.320
 suffering for.

00:19:56.120 --> 00:19:56.840
 It's a

00:19:56.840 --> 00:19:57.300
 good news

00:19:57.300 --> 00:19:57.759
 about how

00:19:57.759 --> 00:19:59.200
 God has

00:19:59.200 --> 00:20:00.400
 saved us,

00:20:00.780 --> 00:20:02.340
 how he has

00:20:02.340 --> 00:20:03.220
 delivered us

00:20:03.220 --> 00:20:04.000
 from the

00:20:04.000 --> 00:20:04.700
 punishment that

00:20:04.700 --> 00:20:05.320
 we deserve

00:20:05.320 --> 00:20:05.860
 because of

00:20:05.860 --> 00:20:06.480
 our sins.

00:20:07.580 --> 00:20:08.280
 It's a

00:20:08.280 --> 00:20:08.680
 good news

00:20:08.680 --> 00:20:09.100
 about how

00:20:09.100 --> 00:20:09.640
 God has

00:20:09.640 --> 00:20:10.820
 called us

00:20:10.820 --> 00:20:12.620
 to a

00:20:12.620 --> 00:20:13.920
 holy life

00:20:13.920 --> 00:20:14.259
 or a

00:20:14.259 --> 00:20:14.960
 holy calling

00:20:14.960 --> 00:20:15.340
 as some

00:20:15.340 --> 00:20:16.180
 translations say.

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 God is a

00:20:16.820 --> 00:20:17.560
 holy God.

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 God is

00:20:18.399 --> 00:20:18.839
 like no

00:20:18.839 --> 00:20:19.919
 other and

00:20:19.919 --> 00:20:20.179
 he has

00:20:20.179 --> 00:20:20.899
 chosen us

00:20:20.899 --> 00:20:21.359
 specially.

00:20:21.539 --> 00:20:21.779
 He has

00:20:21.779 --> 00:20:22.500
 called us

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 specially for

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 a special

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 purpose to

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 belong to

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 him, to

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 be his

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 people, to

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 be his

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 children, his

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 treasured

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 possession and

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 to live lives

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 that are

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 holy now,

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 set apart from

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 the world in

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 its ways.

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 we have a

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 gospel that

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 is worth

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 suffering for

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 and it's

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 about a

00:20:42.340 --> 00:20:42.740
 God who

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 has saved

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 us and

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 specially

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 called us

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 and chosen

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 us to be

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 his holy

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 people and

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 to live

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 holy lives

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 and he

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 just keeps

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 going on.

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 It's a

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 good news

00:20:53.700 --> 00:20:54.180
 about how

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 God has

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 done this

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 for us,

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 not because

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 of anything

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 that we

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 have done.

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 This

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 salvation,

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 this holy

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 calling are

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 not dependent

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 on how we

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 have lived.

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 It's not

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 because we're

00:21:08.400 --> 00:21:09.020
 so good

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 that we're

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 saved.

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 It's not

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 because we

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 haven't sinned

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 so much

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 that we're

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 saved.

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 If we read

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 other places

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 in the Bible,

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 it's actually

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 despite how

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 much we've

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 sinned and

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 blown it.

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 Yet God

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 has saved

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 us.

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 He has

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 called us.

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 Why?

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 Because of

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 his own

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 purpose and

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 grace.

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 God is a

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 good,

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 gracious,

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 generous

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 God,

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 truly

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 benevolent,

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 and it's

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 out of that

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 goodness and

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 generosity and

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 giving nature

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 that he has,

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 that he has

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 purposed to

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 save us and

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 to call us

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 to himself.

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 Another way

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 to say it,

00:21:56.260 --> 00:21:56.760
 God has

00:21:56.760 --> 00:21:57.560
 decided to

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 save us and

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 to call us,

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 not because of

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 who we are,

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 but because of

00:22:02.899 --> 00:22:04.059
 who he is.

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 We are

00:22:06.379 --> 00:22:06.939
 unworthy

00:22:06.939 --> 00:22:08.099
 of God.

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 We're

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 unworthy to

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 be in a

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 favorable

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 relationship

00:22:11.459 --> 00:22:12.019
 with him

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 because of

00:22:13.859 --> 00:22:14.439
 our sins,

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 because of

00:22:16.219 --> 00:22:17.079
 our corruption.

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 But he is

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 the kind of

00:22:19.579 --> 00:22:19.980
 good and

00:22:19.980 --> 00:22:20.740
 gracious God

00:22:20.740 --> 00:22:21.599
 who has

00:22:21.599 --> 00:22:22.779
 real compassion

00:22:22.779 --> 00:22:24.359
 and mercy

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 even on

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 sinners like

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 you and

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 me.

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 And so

00:22:29.619 --> 00:22:30.759
 salvation is

00:22:30.759 --> 00:22:31.399
 his gift.

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 And it's a

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 free gift.

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 And that

00:22:35.059 --> 00:22:35.919
 is the

00:22:35.919 --> 00:22:36.539
 good news.

00:22:39.500 --> 00:22:40.259
 Paul goes

00:22:40.259 --> 00:22:40.579
 on.

00:22:43.339 --> 00:22:43.819
 Amazingly,

00:22:44.019 --> 00:22:44.539
 Paul says

00:22:44.539 --> 00:22:45.039
 that God

00:22:45.039 --> 00:22:45.639
 had this

00:22:45.639 --> 00:22:46.399
 gracious plan

00:22:46.399 --> 00:22:46.919
 to save

00:22:46.919 --> 00:22:48.619
 us through

00:22:48.619 --> 00:22:49.579
 sending Jesus

00:22:49.579 --> 00:22:51.399
 even before

00:22:51.399 --> 00:22:52.539
 our world

00:22:52.539 --> 00:22:53.000
 began.

00:22:53.000 --> 00:22:56.759
 he saved

00:22:56.759 --> 00:22:57.140
 us and

00:22:57.140 --> 00:22:57.759
 called us.

00:22:58.640 --> 00:22:59.240
 This grace

00:22:59.240 --> 00:22:59.779
 was given

00:22:59.779 --> 00:23:00.400
 us in

00:23:00.400 --> 00:23:01.079
 Christ Jesus

00:23:01.079 --> 00:23:01.779
 before the

00:23:01.779 --> 00:23:02.339
 beginning of

00:23:02.339 --> 00:23:02.819
 time,

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 but it has

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 now been

00:23:04.359 --> 00:23:04.940
 revealed through

00:23:04.940 --> 00:23:05.420
 the appearing

00:23:05.420 --> 00:23:05.799
 of our

00:23:05.799 --> 00:23:06.119
 Savior,

00:23:06.759 --> 00:23:07.480
 Christ Jesus.

00:23:08.299 --> 00:23:08.980
 Before the

00:23:08.980 --> 00:23:09.440
 beginning of

00:23:09.440 --> 00:23:10.019
 time is maybe

00:23:10.019 --> 00:23:10.700
 not the best

00:23:10.700 --> 00:23:11.420
 translation in

00:23:11.420 --> 00:23:11.980
 my opinion,

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 without getting

00:23:12.859 --> 00:23:13.640
 all philosophical

00:23:13.640 --> 00:23:14.359
 on us this

00:23:14.359 --> 00:23:14.660
 morning.

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 Some of the

00:23:15.700 --> 00:23:16.480
 other translations

00:23:16.480 --> 00:23:17.220
 capture this

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 well, I

00:23:17.680 --> 00:23:17.940
 think.

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 The idea is

00:23:19.099 --> 00:23:19.779
 before time

00:23:19.779 --> 00:23:20.460
 as we know

00:23:20.460 --> 00:23:21.480
 it began,

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 or as

00:23:23.400 --> 00:23:23.900
 some say,

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 before the

00:23:24.519 --> 00:23:25.700
 world began.

00:23:27.079 --> 00:23:27.559
 God is

00:23:27.559 --> 00:23:28.000
 amazing.

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 He knows

00:23:29.539 --> 00:23:30.220
 the future

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 with perfect

00:23:32.480 --> 00:23:32.940
 clarity.

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 He knew

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 that we

00:23:35.019 --> 00:23:35.680
 would disobey

00:23:35.680 --> 00:23:36.599
 him and

00:23:36.599 --> 00:23:37.339
 become rebels.

00:23:38.620 --> 00:23:39.579
 And even

00:23:39.579 --> 00:23:40.279
 before we'd

00:23:40.279 --> 00:23:40.640
 made the

00:23:40.640 --> 00:23:40.980
 choice,

00:23:41.120 --> 00:23:41.759
 even before

00:23:41.759 --> 00:23:42.380
 he'd made

00:23:42.380 --> 00:23:42.920
 the heavens

00:23:42.920 --> 00:23:43.279
 and the

00:23:43.279 --> 00:23:43.579
 earth,

00:23:44.019 --> 00:23:44.440
 he had

00:23:44.440 --> 00:23:45.019
 this gracious

00:23:45.019 --> 00:23:46.620
 plan and

00:23:46.620 --> 00:23:48.120
 intention to

00:23:48.120 --> 00:23:49.259
 rescue us and

00:23:49.259 --> 00:23:50.220
 to forgive us

00:23:50.220 --> 00:23:51.299
 and to

00:23:51.299 --> 00:23:52.299
 save us by

00:23:52.299 --> 00:23:53.160
 sending Jesus

00:23:53.160 --> 00:23:54.640
 Christ into

00:23:54.640 --> 00:23:55.140
 the world.

00:23:56.720 --> 00:23:57.259
 And this

00:23:57.259 --> 00:23:58.400
 saving grace,

00:23:58.559 --> 00:23:59.980
 this call of

00:23:59.980 --> 00:24:01.380
 God has now

00:24:01.380 --> 00:24:02.140
 been revealed,

00:24:02.319 --> 00:24:02.900
 says Paul,

00:24:03.720 --> 00:24:04.339
 through the

00:24:04.339 --> 00:24:04.860
 appearing of

00:24:04.860 --> 00:24:05.380
 our Savior,

00:24:05.519 --> 00:24:06.180
 Christ Jesus.

00:24:07.620 --> 00:24:08.660
 We have a

00:24:08.660 --> 00:24:09.960
 glorious good

00:24:09.960 --> 00:24:10.819
 news about

00:24:10.819 --> 00:24:11.539
 what God has

00:24:11.539 --> 00:24:12.259
 done to save

00:24:12.259 --> 00:24:12.779
 us and to

00:24:12.779 --> 00:24:13.519
 call us because

00:24:13.519 --> 00:24:14.279
 of his goodness

00:24:14.279 --> 00:24:15.299
 and grace and

00:24:15.299 --> 00:24:16.279
 at the center of

00:24:16.279 --> 00:24:17.019
 this salvation

00:24:17.019 --> 00:24:18.079
 plan of God's

00:24:18.079 --> 00:24:19.000
 is the man,

00:24:19.000 --> 00:24:19.920
 Christ Jesus

00:24:19.920 --> 00:24:20.579
 who has now

00:24:20.579 --> 00:24:21.059
 appeared,

00:24:21.819 --> 00:24:22.480
 says Paul.

00:24:23.819 --> 00:24:24.660
 And he keeps

00:24:24.660 --> 00:24:25.039
 going.

00:24:25.599 --> 00:24:26.099
 What has

00:24:26.099 --> 00:24:26.819
 Jesus done?

00:24:28.819 --> 00:24:29.720
 Our Savior,

00:24:29.880 --> 00:24:30.500
 Christ Jesus,

00:24:30.680 --> 00:24:31.119
 who has

00:24:31.119 --> 00:24:31.940
 destroyed

00:24:31.940 --> 00:24:32.859
 death,

00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:34.859
 says Paul,

00:24:35.680 --> 00:24:37.140
 and has

00:24:37.140 --> 00:24:38.299
 brought life

00:24:38.299 --> 00:24:39.420
 and immortality

00:24:39.420 --> 00:24:40.039
 to light

00:24:40.039 --> 00:24:41.420
 through the

00:24:41.420 --> 00:24:41.799
 gospel.

00:24:42.859 --> 00:24:43.599
 I love

00:24:43.599 --> 00:24:44.079
 these words.

00:24:44.220 --> 00:24:45.119
 Jesus has

00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:45.880
 destroyed

00:24:45.880 --> 00:24:47.059
 death.

00:24:49.000 --> 00:24:49.460
 Quite

00:24:49.460 --> 00:24:49.880
 literally,

00:24:50.039 --> 00:24:50.359
 he has

00:24:50.359 --> 00:24:51.019
 abolished

00:24:51.019 --> 00:24:51.240
 it.

00:24:51.640 --> 00:24:51.880
 He's

00:24:51.880 --> 00:24:52.220
 rendered

00:24:52.220 --> 00:24:52.440
 it

00:24:52.440 --> 00:24:52.940
 powerless.

00:24:54.019 --> 00:24:54.160
 That

00:24:54.160 --> 00:24:54.579
 great

00:24:54.579 --> 00:24:55.160
 inevitable

00:24:55.160 --> 00:24:56.599
 fate of

00:24:56.599 --> 00:24:57.259
 every single

00:24:57.259 --> 00:24:57.839
 person who

00:24:57.839 --> 00:24:58.279
 has ever

00:24:58.279 --> 00:24:58.880
 walked this

00:24:58.880 --> 00:24:59.240
 earth,

00:24:59.819 --> 00:25:00.319
 death,

00:25:00.619 --> 00:25:02.319
 that unbeatable

00:25:02.319 --> 00:25:03.380
 demise that

00:25:03.380 --> 00:25:04.279
 overtakes all

00:25:04.279 --> 00:25:04.599
 of us,

00:25:04.700 --> 00:25:05.240
 Jesus has

00:25:05.240 --> 00:25:06.000
 abolished it.

00:25:06.720 --> 00:25:07.740
 He's broken

00:25:07.740 --> 00:25:08.440
 its power.

00:25:10.380 --> 00:25:11.039
 And,

00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:11.579
 says Paul,

00:25:11.680 --> 00:25:12.160
 Jesus has

00:25:12.160 --> 00:25:12.700
 brought two

00:25:12.700 --> 00:25:13.799
 things to

00:25:13.799 --> 00:25:14.079
 light.

00:25:14.079 --> 00:25:14.119
 light.

00:25:16.399 --> 00:25:17.099
 This is

00:25:17.099 --> 00:25:17.740
 metaphorical

00:25:17.740 --> 00:25:18.419
 language here.

00:25:19.799 --> 00:25:20.139
 He has

00:25:20.139 --> 00:25:21.240
 brought life

00:25:21.240 --> 00:25:22.399
 and immortality

00:25:22.399 --> 00:25:23.259
 to light.

00:25:24.500 --> 00:25:25.279
 The sense

00:25:25.279 --> 00:25:25.740
 of this is

00:25:25.740 --> 00:25:26.059
 that there

00:25:26.059 --> 00:25:26.460
 were these

00:25:26.460 --> 00:25:27.119
 two things

00:25:27.119 --> 00:25:27.460
 that were

00:25:27.460 --> 00:25:28.179
 lost to

00:25:28.179 --> 00:25:28.919
 us in

00:25:28.919 --> 00:25:29.299
 darkness.

00:25:30.539 --> 00:25:31.059
 We

00:25:31.059 --> 00:25:31.279
 couldn't

00:25:31.279 --> 00:25:31.819
 find them.

00:25:33.220 --> 00:25:33.699
 Really,

00:25:33.819 --> 00:25:34.399
 when it boils

00:25:34.399 --> 00:25:34.980
 down to it,

00:25:35.059 --> 00:25:35.559
 both of these

00:25:35.559 --> 00:25:36.139
 things are the

00:25:36.139 --> 00:25:36.679
 same thing,

00:25:36.799 --> 00:25:37.799
 life and

00:25:37.799 --> 00:25:38.559
 immortality.

00:25:38.659 --> 00:25:38.879
 They were

00:25:38.879 --> 00:25:39.460
 lost to

00:25:39.460 --> 00:25:39.740
 us.

00:25:40.259 --> 00:25:40.579
 We would

00:25:40.579 --> 00:25:40.980
 live,

00:25:41.699 --> 00:25:42.419
 but only for

00:25:42.419 --> 00:25:42.659
 a little

00:25:42.659 --> 00:25:43.079
 while.

00:25:44.079 --> 00:25:45.279
 And then

00:25:45.279 --> 00:25:45.919
 death.

00:25:46.799 --> 00:25:47.599
 We couldn't

00:25:47.599 --> 00:25:48.539
 find that

00:25:48.539 --> 00:25:49.159
 life that

00:25:49.159 --> 00:25:49.599
 endures.

00:25:49.720 --> 00:25:50.099
 We couldn't

00:25:50.099 --> 00:25:51.779
 find immortality.

00:25:55.299 --> 00:25:56.059
 But now

00:25:56.059 --> 00:25:56.659
 Jesus has

00:25:56.659 --> 00:25:56.960
 come,

00:25:57.399 --> 00:25:58.059
 and he has

00:25:58.059 --> 00:25:59.179
 shone the

00:25:59.179 --> 00:26:00.919
 light on

00:26:00.919 --> 00:26:01.399
 life,

00:26:01.960 --> 00:26:03.519
 on immortality.

00:26:04.319 --> 00:26:05.059
 He has

00:26:05.059 --> 00:26:05.579
 helped us

00:26:05.579 --> 00:26:06.199
 find what

00:26:06.199 --> 00:26:06.720
 was lost

00:26:06.720 --> 00:26:07.099
 to us.

00:26:07.159 --> 00:26:07.500
 He's helped

00:26:07.500 --> 00:26:08.019
 us see that

00:26:08.019 --> 00:26:08.579
 there is a

00:26:08.579 --> 00:26:08.859
 way to

00:26:08.859 --> 00:26:09.819
 have life

00:26:09.819 --> 00:26:11.079
 and

00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:11.939
 immortality.

00:26:13.119 --> 00:26:13.759
 Or is

00:26:13.759 --> 00:26:14.579
 Jesus called

00:26:14.579 --> 00:26:15.500
 eternal

00:26:15.500 --> 00:26:16.319
 life.

00:26:19.839 --> 00:26:20.539
 And if

00:26:20.539 --> 00:26:20.940
 we listen

00:26:20.940 --> 00:26:21.259
 to the

00:26:21.259 --> 00:26:21.640
 testimony

00:26:21.640 --> 00:26:22.000
 about

00:26:22.000 --> 00:26:22.359
 Jesus,

00:26:22.539 --> 00:26:22.839
 the good

00:26:22.839 --> 00:26:23.220
 news of

00:26:23.220 --> 00:26:23.559
 Jesus,

00:26:23.819 --> 00:26:24.539
 we discover

00:26:24.539 --> 00:26:25.079
 that Jesus

00:26:25.079 --> 00:26:25.660
 is the

00:26:25.660 --> 00:26:26.200
 way to

00:26:26.200 --> 00:26:26.859
 that life,

00:26:27.119 --> 00:26:28.779
 even more,

00:26:28.920 --> 00:26:29.319
 that Jesus

00:26:29.319 --> 00:26:30.259
 himself is

00:26:30.259 --> 00:26:31.140
 that life.

00:26:31.579 --> 00:26:31.920
 And he

00:26:31.920 --> 00:26:32.779
 gives that

00:26:32.779 --> 00:26:34.539
 life to

00:26:34.539 --> 00:26:34.960
 those who

00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:35.779
 repent and

00:26:35.779 --> 00:26:36.200
 believe in

00:26:36.200 --> 00:26:36.599
 his name.

00:26:37.900 --> 00:26:38.720
 We have a

00:26:38.720 --> 00:26:39.099
 gospel,

00:26:39.440 --> 00:26:40.000
 we have a

00:26:40.000 --> 00:26:40.559
 good news,

00:26:40.559 --> 00:26:41.200
 that is

00:26:41.200 --> 00:26:41.960
 absolutely

00:26:41.960 --> 00:26:42.839
 worth

00:26:42.839 --> 00:26:43.539
 suffering

00:26:43.539 --> 00:26:43.919
 for,

00:26:44.220 --> 00:26:45.579
 about a

00:26:45.579 --> 00:26:46.440
 gracious and

00:26:46.440 --> 00:26:47.179
 loving God

00:26:47.179 --> 00:26:48.019
 who has

00:26:48.019 --> 00:26:48.720
 saved us

00:26:48.720 --> 00:26:49.519
 and called

00:26:49.519 --> 00:26:50.059
 us to be

00:26:50.059 --> 00:26:50.440
 his own

00:26:50.440 --> 00:26:51.359
 special people

00:26:51.359 --> 00:26:52.339
 and live

00:26:52.339 --> 00:26:52.819
 with him

00:26:52.819 --> 00:26:53.599
 forever.

00:26:56.879 --> 00:26:57.879
 Why is it

00:26:57.879 --> 00:26:58.339
 that Paul

00:26:58.339 --> 00:26:59.059
 places so

00:26:59.059 --> 00:26:59.759
 much emphasis

00:26:59.759 --> 00:27:00.980
 on this

00:27:00.980 --> 00:27:01.399
 little bit

00:27:01.399 --> 00:27:02.139
 about life

00:27:02.139 --> 00:27:03.159
 and immortality,

00:27:03.379 --> 00:27:04.000
 on this

00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:04.500
 part of the

00:27:04.500 --> 00:27:05.079
 good news?

00:27:06.339 --> 00:27:06.839
 He could

00:27:06.839 --> 00:27:07.339
 talk about

00:27:07.339 --> 00:27:07.799
 all kinds

00:27:07.799 --> 00:27:08.139
 of things,

00:27:08.279 --> 00:27:08.779
 atonement

00:27:08.779 --> 00:27:09.559
 for sins,

00:27:09.759 --> 00:27:10.319
 reconciliation

00:27:10.319 --> 00:27:11.319
 with God.

00:27:11.700 --> 00:27:12.539
 Why life

00:27:12.539 --> 00:27:13.379
 and immortality?

00:27:16.119 --> 00:27:16.980
 Because death

00:27:16.980 --> 00:27:17.500
 is the worst

00:27:17.500 --> 00:27:19.139
 thing that

00:27:19.139 --> 00:27:19.619
 can happen

00:27:19.619 --> 00:27:20.180
 to us

00:27:20.180 --> 00:27:20.700
 when we

00:27:20.700 --> 00:27:21.740
 suffer for

00:27:21.740 --> 00:27:22.119
 the sake

00:27:22.119 --> 00:27:22.619
 of Jesus.

00:27:24.919 --> 00:27:25.559
 What's the

00:27:25.559 --> 00:27:25.940
 thing that

00:27:25.940 --> 00:27:26.559
 Paul's facing

00:27:26.559 --> 00:27:27.139
 right now?

00:27:28.200 --> 00:27:28.720
 Death.

00:27:30.319 --> 00:27:31.159
 And that's

00:27:31.159 --> 00:27:31.599
 why he's

00:27:31.599 --> 00:27:31.980
 clinging

00:27:31.980 --> 00:27:34.619
 so tenaciously

00:27:34.619 --> 00:27:35.680
 to Jesus'

00:27:36.019 --> 00:27:36.579
 promise of

00:27:36.579 --> 00:27:37.220
 life as we

00:27:37.220 --> 00:27:37.720
 saw in the

00:27:37.720 --> 00:27:38.360
 first verse

00:27:38.360 --> 00:27:38.700
 of this

00:27:38.700 --> 00:27:38.980
 letter.

00:27:39.539 --> 00:27:39.920
 He's soon

00:27:39.920 --> 00:27:40.259
 to be

00:27:40.259 --> 00:27:40.779
 executed.

00:27:41.220 --> 00:27:41.779
 He's soon

00:27:41.779 --> 00:27:42.319
 to die.

00:27:43.100 --> 00:27:43.440
 And what

00:27:43.440 --> 00:27:43.900
 does he want

00:27:43.900 --> 00:27:44.460
 Timothy to

00:27:44.460 --> 00:27:44.880
 remember?

00:27:45.960 --> 00:27:46.440
 Timothy,

00:27:46.920 --> 00:27:47.980
 Jesus has

00:27:47.980 --> 00:27:48.460
 destroyed

00:27:48.460 --> 00:27:48.880
 death.

00:27:50.680 --> 00:27:51.700
 He's shone

00:27:51.700 --> 00:27:52.120
 the light

00:27:52.120 --> 00:27:53.600
 on immortality,

00:27:53.839 --> 00:27:54.519
 on life.

00:27:56.980 --> 00:27:57.660
 And if

00:27:57.660 --> 00:27:58.360
 Jesus has

00:27:58.360 --> 00:27:59.720
 nullified the

00:27:59.720 --> 00:28:00.339
 ultimate

00:28:00.339 --> 00:28:01.940
 devastation of

00:28:01.940 --> 00:28:02.400
 death for

00:28:02.400 --> 00:28:03.700
 us, then

00:28:03.700 --> 00:28:04.240
 we need not

00:28:04.240 --> 00:28:04.500
 fear.

00:28:05.799 --> 00:28:06.480
 You don't

00:28:06.480 --> 00:28:07.079
 need to fear

00:28:07.079 --> 00:28:07.559
 for me,

00:28:08.059 --> 00:28:08.399
 Timothy.

00:28:08.759 --> 00:28:09.119
 You don't

00:28:09.119 --> 00:28:09.439
 need to

00:28:09.439 --> 00:28:09.759
 fear for

00:28:09.759 --> 00:28:10.299
 yourself.

00:28:10.619 --> 00:28:11.059
 If you

00:28:11.059 --> 00:28:11.699
 keep using

00:28:11.699 --> 00:28:12.240
 your gift

00:28:12.240 --> 00:28:12.919
 and you

00:28:12.919 --> 00:28:14.599
 come to

00:28:14.599 --> 00:28:14.899
 suffer

00:28:14.899 --> 00:28:15.519
 yourself.

00:28:15.519 --> 00:28:15.579
 love.

00:28:19.900 --> 00:28:20.619
 And if we

00:28:20.619 --> 00:28:20.920
 have a

00:28:20.920 --> 00:28:21.680
 salvation so

00:28:21.680 --> 00:28:22.119
 great as

00:28:22.119 --> 00:28:22.700
 this, if

00:28:22.700 --> 00:28:23.119
 we have a

00:28:23.119 --> 00:28:23.779
 remedy to

00:28:23.779 --> 00:28:24.980
 death, a

00:28:24.980 --> 00:28:25.539
 promise of

00:28:25.539 --> 00:28:26.319
 life like

00:28:26.319 --> 00:28:27.779
 this, how

00:28:27.779 --> 00:28:28.200
 can we be

00:28:28.200 --> 00:28:28.700
 ashamed of

00:28:28.700 --> 00:28:28.879
 it?

00:28:31.160 --> 00:28:31.980
 How can we

00:28:31.980 --> 00:28:32.940
 let fear keep

00:28:32.940 --> 00:28:34.000
 us silent

00:28:34.000 --> 00:28:35.319
 about it?

00:28:36.779 --> 00:28:37.420
 Shouldn't we

00:28:37.420 --> 00:28:38.579
 be willing to

00:28:38.579 --> 00:28:39.779
 suffer for

00:28:39.779 --> 00:28:41.700
 this, to

00:28:41.700 --> 00:28:42.160
 make this

00:28:42.160 --> 00:28:43.019
 news, this

00:28:43.019 --> 00:28:43.819
 remedy known,

00:28:43.819 --> 00:28:43.879
 known?

00:28:44.679 --> 00:28:45.000
 This

00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:45.879
 Savior, Jesus,

00:28:46.399 --> 00:28:46.859
 known.

00:28:51.079 --> 00:28:51.740
 In these

00:28:51.740 --> 00:28:53.139
 last couple

00:28:53.139 --> 00:28:53.919
 verses here,

00:28:54.559 --> 00:28:55.299
 verse 11 and

00:28:55.299 --> 00:28:56.139
 12, Paul puts

00:28:56.139 --> 00:28:56.819
 himself forward

00:28:56.819 --> 00:28:57.539
 as an example

00:28:57.539 --> 00:28:59.000
 of the kind of

00:28:59.000 --> 00:28:59.919
 courage and

00:28:59.919 --> 00:29:00.639
 faith that he's

00:29:00.639 --> 00:29:01.460
 really urging

00:29:01.460 --> 00:29:02.359
 Timothy to have

00:29:02.359 --> 00:29:02.639
 here.

00:29:03.740 --> 00:29:04.379
 He says,

00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:04.899
 and of this

00:29:04.899 --> 00:29:06.139
 gospel, I was

00:29:06.139 --> 00:29:06.839
 appointed a

00:29:06.839 --> 00:29:08.019
 herald and an

00:29:08.019 --> 00:29:08.879
 apostle and a

00:29:08.879 --> 00:29:09.200
 teacher.

00:29:10.659 --> 00:29:11.859
 That is why I am

00:29:11.859 --> 00:29:12.599
 suffering as I

00:29:12.599 --> 00:29:12.839
 am.

00:29:13.819 --> 00:29:15.099
 Yet, this is

00:29:15.099 --> 00:29:15.879
 no cause for

00:29:15.879 --> 00:29:17.599
 shame, because I

00:29:17.599 --> 00:29:18.699
 know whom I have

00:29:18.699 --> 00:29:19.639
 believed, and I

00:29:19.639 --> 00:29:20.559
 am convinced that

00:29:20.559 --> 00:29:21.519
 he is able to

00:29:21.519 --> 00:29:22.199
 guard what I have

00:29:22.199 --> 00:29:23.179
 entrusted to him

00:29:23.179 --> 00:29:25.139
 until that day.

00:29:31.279 --> 00:29:32.139
 It's this

00:29:32.139 --> 00:29:33.119
 wonderful,

00:29:33.719 --> 00:29:34.319
 glorious,

00:29:34.659 --> 00:29:36.119
 good news of

00:29:36.119 --> 00:29:36.859
 God's gracious

00:29:36.859 --> 00:29:38.179
 salvation, his

00:29:38.179 --> 00:29:39.219
 promise of life,

00:29:39.899 --> 00:29:40.779
 that I'm suffering

00:29:40.779 --> 00:29:41.759
 for, Timothy.

00:29:43.700 --> 00:29:44.379
 I've been

00:29:44.379 --> 00:29:45.379
 heralding this

00:29:45.379 --> 00:29:46.160
 gospel, I've been

00:29:46.160 --> 00:29:47.000
 declaring it

00:29:47.000 --> 00:29:48.259
 loudly, proclaiming

00:29:48.259 --> 00:29:48.879
 it publicly,

00:29:49.119 --> 00:29:49.720
 teaching it,

00:29:50.559 --> 00:29:51.700
 speaking it on

00:29:51.700 --> 00:29:52.720
 behalf of God as

00:29:52.720 --> 00:29:54.420
 an apostle, and

00:29:54.420 --> 00:29:55.039
 that's what's

00:29:55.039 --> 00:29:56.579
 landed me here in

00:29:56.579 --> 00:29:57.759
 prison, says

00:29:57.759 --> 00:29:58.059
 Paul.

00:29:58.160 --> 00:29:59.240
 That's why I am

00:29:59.240 --> 00:30:00.039
 suffering as I

00:30:00.039 --> 00:30:00.299
 am.

00:30:01.759 --> 00:30:02.680
 But make no

00:30:02.680 --> 00:30:04.440
 mistake, this is

00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:05.720
 no cause for

00:30:05.720 --> 00:30:06.039
 shame.

00:30:07.279 --> 00:30:08.099
 And I love these

00:30:08.099 --> 00:30:08.399
 words.

00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:09.000
 Paul's words

00:30:09.000 --> 00:30:09.700
 just drip with

00:30:09.700 --> 00:30:10.420
 confidence.

00:30:11.360 --> 00:30:12.120
 They drip with

00:30:12.120 --> 00:30:13.560
 trust in Jesus.

00:30:14.940 --> 00:30:16.019
 This is a man on

00:30:16.019 --> 00:30:16.620
 death row.

00:30:18.240 --> 00:30:19.180
 And he says,

00:30:19.560 --> 00:30:20.360
 this is no cause

00:30:20.360 --> 00:30:21.000
 for shame, because

00:30:21.000 --> 00:30:22.480
 I know whom I

00:30:22.480 --> 00:30:23.180
 have believed.

00:30:24.380 --> 00:30:26.580
 And I know the

00:30:26.580 --> 00:30:27.220
 one that I've put

00:30:27.220 --> 00:30:28.040
 my trust in.

00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:30.360
 I am convinced

00:30:30.360 --> 00:30:31.540
 that he is able to

00:30:31.540 --> 00:30:32.140
 keep what I've

00:30:32.140 --> 00:30:33.100
 entrusted to him

00:30:33.100 --> 00:30:34.700
 until that day.

00:30:35.540 --> 00:30:36.380
 What has Paul

00:30:36.380 --> 00:30:37.800
 entrusted to Jesus?

00:30:37.799 --> 00:30:40.960
 to keep for that

00:30:40.960 --> 00:30:41.220
 day?

00:30:46.480 --> 00:30:49.119
 Himself, his life,

00:30:49.680 --> 00:30:50.220
 everything.

00:30:52.019 --> 00:30:52.740
 Everything's at

00:30:52.740 --> 00:30:53.299
 stake here.

00:30:54.759 --> 00:30:55.460
 And Paul says,

00:30:55.899 --> 00:30:57.359
 I'm absolutely

00:30:57.359 --> 00:30:58.019
 convinced.

00:30:58.879 --> 00:31:00.159
 My life is safe.

00:31:00.359 --> 00:31:01.480
 My life is secure

00:31:01.480 --> 00:31:03.079
 in his capable

00:31:03.079 --> 00:31:03.419
 hands.

00:31:03.500 --> 00:31:07.019
 He is able to

00:31:07.019 --> 00:31:07.619
 keep what I've

00:31:07.619 --> 00:31:08.539
 entrusted to him

00:31:08.539 --> 00:31:10.559
 until that

00:31:10.559 --> 00:31:11.339
 day.

00:31:12.559 --> 00:31:13.339
 What day?

00:31:19.619 --> 00:31:20.599
 Not the day of

00:31:20.599 --> 00:31:21.279
 his execution.

00:31:22.339 --> 00:31:23.440
 The day beyond

00:31:23.440 --> 00:31:23.799
 that.

00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:25.539
 The day that

00:31:25.539 --> 00:31:26.099
 is coming.

00:31:27.099 --> 00:31:27.740
 The day when

00:31:27.740 --> 00:31:28.500
 Jesus Christ

00:31:28.500 --> 00:31:29.440
 himself busts

00:31:29.440 --> 00:31:29.779
 through the

00:31:29.779 --> 00:31:30.759
 clouds and

00:31:30.759 --> 00:31:32.200
 returns as a

00:31:32.200 --> 00:31:33.359
 king to reign

00:31:33.359 --> 00:31:34.740
 and raises

00:31:34.740 --> 00:31:35.720
 Paul to life

00:31:35.720 --> 00:31:36.940
 an immortality.

00:31:37.319 --> 00:31:38.360
 Never to die

00:31:38.360 --> 00:31:38.740
 again.

00:31:39.100 --> 00:31:39.799
 Never to suffer

00:31:39.799 --> 00:31:40.220
 again.

00:31:43.160 --> 00:31:44.059
 So these are

00:31:44.059 --> 00:31:44.579
 the reasons.

00:31:45.100 --> 00:31:46.360
 I'm not ashamed,

00:31:46.799 --> 00:31:47.440
 says Paul.

00:31:48.839 --> 00:31:49.779
 And I think

00:31:49.779 --> 00:31:51.319
 his intention

00:31:51.319 --> 00:31:51.920
 is that

00:31:51.920 --> 00:31:53.000
 Timothy would

00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:53.600
 hear this

00:31:53.600 --> 00:31:54.720
 and that he

00:31:54.720 --> 00:31:55.100
 would take

00:31:55.100 --> 00:31:55.720
 these reasons

00:31:55.720 --> 00:31:56.500
 for himself

00:31:56.500 --> 00:31:57.480
 now as he

00:31:57.480 --> 00:31:58.019
 goes out

00:31:58.019 --> 00:31:59.319
 and uses

00:31:59.319 --> 00:31:59.860
 the gift.

00:31:59.859 --> 00:32:02.519
 Don't be

00:32:02.519 --> 00:32:02.899
 ashamed,

00:32:03.079 --> 00:32:03.359
 Timothy.

00:32:04.539 --> 00:32:05.240
 Don't give

00:32:05.240 --> 00:32:05.819
 in to fear.

00:32:06.919 --> 00:32:07.299
 Remember,

00:32:07.439 --> 00:32:07.919
 the spirit

00:32:07.919 --> 00:32:08.539
 of God

00:32:08.539 --> 00:32:10.139
 lives in

00:32:10.139 --> 00:32:10.819
 you.

00:32:11.399 --> 00:32:12.079
 Join with

00:32:12.079 --> 00:32:12.839
 me in

00:32:12.839 --> 00:32:14.039
 suffering for

00:32:14.039 --> 00:32:15.039
 Jesus and

00:32:15.039 --> 00:32:15.579
 this saving

00:32:15.579 --> 00:32:16.259
 truth about

00:32:16.259 --> 00:32:16.679
 Jesus.

00:32:17.139 --> 00:32:17.599
 What's the

00:32:17.599 --> 00:32:18.059
 worst thing

00:32:18.059 --> 00:32:18.339
 that can

00:32:18.339 --> 00:32:18.819
 happen to

00:32:18.819 --> 00:32:18.979
 you,

00:32:19.079 --> 00:32:19.339
 Timothy?

00:32:20.399 --> 00:32:20.979
 Death?

00:32:21.839 --> 00:32:22.639
 Jesus has

00:32:22.639 --> 00:32:23.139
 destroyed

00:32:23.139 --> 00:32:23.599
 death.

00:32:24.899 --> 00:32:25.679
 He has

00:32:25.679 --> 00:32:26.399
 brought life

00:32:26.399 --> 00:32:27.599
 and immortality.

00:32:27.799 --> 00:32:28.459
 Don't let a

00:32:28.459 --> 00:32:29.159
 fear of that

00:32:29.160 --> 00:32:29.860
 keep you

00:32:29.860 --> 00:32:30.779
 silent in

00:32:30.779 --> 00:32:31.400
 these difficult

00:32:31.400 --> 00:32:31.740
 days,

00:32:31.880 --> 00:32:32.160
 Timothy.

00:32:34.259 --> 00:32:34.920
 How does

00:32:34.920 --> 00:32:35.259
 all this

00:32:35.259 --> 00:32:35.700
 apply to

00:32:35.700 --> 00:32:36.620
 us 2,000

00:32:36.620 --> 00:32:37.240
 years later?

00:32:38.920 --> 00:32:39.440
 Well,

00:32:39.820 --> 00:32:41.000
 if you're

00:32:41.000 --> 00:32:41.300
 here and

00:32:41.300 --> 00:32:41.560
 you're a

00:32:41.560 --> 00:32:41.860
 Christian,

00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:42.279
 if you're

00:32:42.279 --> 00:32:42.560
 a true

00:32:42.560 --> 00:32:43.140
 believer in

00:32:43.140 --> 00:32:43.440
 Jesus,

00:32:43.940 --> 00:32:44.500
 I think

00:32:44.500 --> 00:32:45.040
 what Paul's

00:32:45.040 --> 00:32:45.540
 urging of

00:32:45.540 --> 00:32:45.880
 Timothy,

00:32:46.000 --> 00:32:46.220
 he would

00:32:46.220 --> 00:32:46.980
 basically just

00:32:46.980 --> 00:32:47.340
 say the

00:32:47.340 --> 00:32:47.900
 same thing

00:32:47.900 --> 00:32:48.500
 right to

00:32:48.500 --> 00:32:48.860
 us.

00:32:49.660 --> 00:32:50.180
 Pretty

00:32:50.180 --> 00:32:50.560
 close

00:32:50.560 --> 00:32:51.000
 anyways.

00:32:52.120 --> 00:32:52.759
 We may

00:32:52.759 --> 00:32:53.200
 not have

00:32:53.200 --> 00:32:53.600
 the same

00:32:53.600 --> 00:32:54.820
 gift of

00:32:54.820 --> 00:32:55.160
 God,

00:32:55.279 --> 00:32:55.660
 the same

00:32:55.660 --> 00:32:56.240
 spiritual

00:32:56.240 --> 00:32:56.920
 gift as

00:32:56.920 --> 00:32:57.279
 Timothy

00:32:57.279 --> 00:32:57.680
 had,

00:32:57.680 --> 00:32:59.480
 but we

00:32:59.480 --> 00:32:59.860
 all have

00:32:59.860 --> 00:33:00.279
 the same

00:33:00.279 --> 00:33:01.940
 spirit who

00:33:01.940 --> 00:33:02.440
 gifts us

00:33:02.440 --> 00:33:02.920
 each in

00:33:02.920 --> 00:33:03.680
 different ways

00:33:03.680 --> 00:33:05.279
 for the

00:33:05.279 --> 00:33:05.940
 unique work

00:33:05.940 --> 00:33:06.440
 that God

00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:07.000
 has called

00:33:07.000 --> 00:33:07.660
 us to

00:33:07.660 --> 00:33:07.900
 do.

00:33:09.160 --> 00:33:09.600
 Now,

00:33:09.660 --> 00:33:09.900
 we may

00:33:09.900 --> 00:33:10.220
 not be

00:33:10.220 --> 00:33:10.740
 experiencing

00:33:10.740 --> 00:33:11.180
 or seeing

00:33:11.180 --> 00:33:11.519
 the same

00:33:11.519 --> 00:33:11.840
 kind of

00:33:11.840 --> 00:33:12.420
 suffering or

00:33:12.420 --> 00:33:12.840
 persecution

00:33:12.840 --> 00:33:13.680
 that Timothy

00:33:13.680 --> 00:33:14.519
 and Paul

00:33:14.519 --> 00:33:15.259
 were in

00:33:15.259 --> 00:33:15.920
 those days,

00:33:16.080 --> 00:33:16.600
 at least

00:33:16.600 --> 00:33:17.019
 not the

00:33:17.019 --> 00:33:17.680
 same intensity

00:33:17.680 --> 00:33:18.140
 here in

00:33:18.140 --> 00:33:18.500
 Davidson,

00:33:19.060 --> 00:33:19.660
 here in

00:33:19.660 --> 00:33:20.039
 Canada.

00:33:22.039 --> 00:33:22.720
 And yet,

00:33:22.779 --> 00:33:23.180
 even without

00:33:23.180 --> 00:33:23.580
 that,

00:33:23.680 --> 00:33:24.519
 even with a

00:33:24.519 --> 00:33:25.299
 relative lack

00:33:25.299 --> 00:33:25.859
 of suffering

00:33:25.859 --> 00:33:26.579
 and persecution

00:33:26.579 --> 00:33:27.000
 in our

00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:27.419
 time and

00:33:27.419 --> 00:33:27.779
 place,

00:33:28.159 --> 00:33:29.680
 we're still

00:33:29.680 --> 00:33:30.220
 tempted to

00:33:30.220 --> 00:33:30.759
 be silent

00:33:30.759 --> 00:33:31.419
 at times,

00:33:31.879 --> 00:33:32.339
 aren't we?

00:33:34.480 --> 00:33:35.180
 We're still

00:33:35.180 --> 00:33:35.759
 tempted at

00:33:35.759 --> 00:33:36.200
 times to

00:33:36.200 --> 00:33:36.759
 keep quiet

00:33:36.759 --> 00:33:37.399
 about Jesus,

00:33:38.319 --> 00:33:39.700
 as Jesus

00:33:39.700 --> 00:33:40.039
 said,

00:33:40.139 --> 00:33:40.879
 to hide

00:33:40.879 --> 00:33:41.419
 our light

00:33:41.419 --> 00:33:42.319
 under a

00:33:42.319 --> 00:33:42.539
 bowl.

00:33:44.500 --> 00:33:45.220
 But that

00:33:45.220 --> 00:33:45.799
 temptation,

00:33:46.099 --> 00:33:46.839
 that fear

00:33:46.839 --> 00:33:47.200
 that we

00:33:47.200 --> 00:33:47.639
 feel,

00:33:48.319 --> 00:33:49.059
 is not

00:33:49.059 --> 00:33:49.579
 from God.

00:33:52.099 --> 00:33:52.619
 God's

00:33:52.619 --> 00:33:53.059
 spirit is

00:33:53.059 --> 00:33:53.559
 with you,

00:33:54.399 --> 00:33:54.740
 Christian.

00:33:55.299 --> 00:33:57.220
 he lives

00:33:57.220 --> 00:33:57.639
 in you.

00:33:58.180 --> 00:33:58.700
 He gives

00:33:58.700 --> 00:33:59.700
 you power

00:33:59.700 --> 00:34:01.139
 and love

00:34:01.139 --> 00:34:03.919
 and self-discipline

00:34:03.919 --> 00:34:05.019
 so that you

00:34:05.019 --> 00:34:05.539
 can be a

00:34:05.539 --> 00:34:05.759
 witness,

00:34:05.899 --> 00:34:06.319
 so that you

00:34:06.319 --> 00:34:07.059
 can use your

00:34:07.059 --> 00:34:08.019
 unique gift

00:34:08.019 --> 00:34:08.960
 in the cause

00:34:08.960 --> 00:34:09.219
 of the

00:34:09.219 --> 00:34:09.599
 gospel.

00:34:12.159 --> 00:34:13.000
 What happens

00:34:13.000 --> 00:34:13.300
 when you

00:34:13.300 --> 00:34:13.659
 hide a

00:34:13.659 --> 00:34:14.699
 candle that's

00:34:14.699 --> 00:34:15.519
 lit under

00:34:15.519 --> 00:34:15.900
 a bowl?

00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:19.159
 It goes

00:34:19.159 --> 00:34:19.519
 out.

00:34:19.759 --> 00:34:20.199
 The flame

00:34:20.199 --> 00:34:20.880
 dies out

00:34:20.880 --> 00:34:21.340
 for lack

00:34:21.340 --> 00:34:22.239
 of oxygen.

00:34:22.679 --> 00:34:23.219
 Don't let

00:34:23.219 --> 00:34:23.559
 it die

00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:23.840
 out.

00:34:24.159 --> 00:34:24.519
 Fan it

00:34:24.519 --> 00:34:25.179
 into flame.

00:34:25.300 --> 00:34:28.060
 Use whatever

00:34:28.060 --> 00:34:28.740
 gifts and

00:34:28.740 --> 00:34:29.240
 skills and

00:34:29.240 --> 00:34:30.000
 abilities God

00:34:30.000 --> 00:34:30.380
 has given

00:34:30.380 --> 00:34:30.840
 you for the

00:34:30.840 --> 00:34:31.340
 cause of

00:34:31.340 --> 00:34:32.120
 this gospel

00:34:32.120 --> 00:34:33.060
 because we

00:34:33.060 --> 00:34:33.320
 have a

00:34:33.320 --> 00:34:34.000
 gospel that's

00:34:34.000 --> 00:34:34.660
 worth suffering

00:34:34.660 --> 00:34:35.000
 for.

00:34:37.320 --> 00:34:38.039
 We have

00:34:38.039 --> 00:34:38.519
 the promise

00:34:38.519 --> 00:34:39.140
 of life

00:34:39.140 --> 00:34:40.140
 that Jesus

00:34:40.140 --> 00:34:40.700
 has given

00:34:40.700 --> 00:34:41.060
 us.

00:34:42.400 --> 00:34:43.100
 Don't be

00:34:43.100 --> 00:34:43.720
 ashamed of

00:34:43.720 --> 00:34:45.720
 Jesus or

00:34:45.720 --> 00:34:46.420
 his gospel.

00:34:47.080 --> 00:34:47.980
 Be willing

00:34:47.980 --> 00:34:48.519
 to suffer

00:34:48.519 --> 00:34:49.039
 scorn,

00:34:50.200 --> 00:34:50.800
 ridicule,

00:34:51.500 --> 00:34:51.960
 contempt,

00:34:52.240 --> 00:34:52.840
 insult for

00:34:52.840 --> 00:34:53.140
 Jesus'

00:34:53.140 --> 00:34:53.539
 sake.

00:34:53.539 --> 00:34:54.160
 We have

00:34:54.160 --> 00:34:54.700
 a gospel

00:34:54.700 --> 00:34:55.280
 that's worth

00:34:55.280 --> 00:34:56.039
 suffering for.

00:34:56.140 --> 00:34:56.480
 We have a

00:34:56.480 --> 00:34:57.079
 good news

00:34:57.079 --> 00:34:57.780
 which leads

00:34:57.780 --> 00:34:58.860
 us and

00:34:58.860 --> 00:35:00.600
 others to

00:35:00.600 --> 00:35:01.640
 immortality,

00:35:02.640 --> 00:35:05.600
 to victory

00:35:05.600 --> 00:35:06.340
 over death

00:35:06.340 --> 00:35:07.039
 itself.

00:35:09.920 --> 00:35:10.680
 And so I

00:35:10.680 --> 00:35:11.140
 want to urge

00:35:11.140 --> 00:35:11.460
 you this

00:35:11.460 --> 00:35:11.960
 morning from

00:35:11.960 --> 00:35:12.500
 these words

00:35:12.500 --> 00:35:13.220
 to follow the

00:35:13.220 --> 00:35:13.920
 example that

00:35:13.920 --> 00:35:14.519
 Paul left

00:35:14.519 --> 00:35:15.860
 and the

00:35:15.860 --> 00:35:16.360
 words that he

00:35:16.360 --> 00:35:16.800
 gave to

00:35:16.800 --> 00:35:17.200
 Timothy.

00:35:17.199 --> 00:35:19.460
 just as

00:35:19.460 --> 00:35:20.059
 Paul said,

00:35:20.980 --> 00:35:21.579
 our glorious

00:35:21.579 --> 00:35:22.179
 God and

00:35:22.179 --> 00:35:22.579
 his son

00:35:22.579 --> 00:35:23.159
 Jesus are

00:35:23.159 --> 00:35:23.960
 absolutely

00:35:23.960 --> 00:35:25.639
 worthy of

00:35:25.639 --> 00:35:26.319
 our trust

00:35:26.319 --> 00:35:27.239
 and our

00:35:27.239 --> 00:35:28.259
 confidence in

00:35:28.259 --> 00:35:29.419
 this, our

00:35:29.419 --> 00:35:30.359
 full confidence.

00:35:32.139 --> 00:35:32.579
 And so may

00:35:32.579 --> 00:35:33.139
 we serve

00:35:33.139 --> 00:35:33.659
 Christ

00:35:33.659 --> 00:35:35.179
 unashamedly,

00:35:36.199 --> 00:35:36.739
 fervently,

00:35:37.339 --> 00:35:38.439
 without fear,

00:35:38.779 --> 00:35:40.059
 by the power

00:35:40.059 --> 00:35:40.659
 of God's

00:35:40.659 --> 00:35:41.399
 spirit in

00:35:41.399 --> 00:35:42.759
 us, no

00:35:42.759 --> 00:35:43.339
 matter the

00:35:43.339 --> 00:35:43.759
 cost.

00:35:43.760 --> 00:35:46.980
 maybe you're

00:35:46.980 --> 00:35:47.400
 here this

00:35:47.400 --> 00:35:47.820
 morning and

00:35:47.820 --> 00:35:48.140
 you're not

00:35:48.140 --> 00:35:48.620
 a Christian.

00:35:51.300 --> 00:35:52.160
 If that's

00:35:52.160 --> 00:35:52.620
 you, let me

00:35:52.620 --> 00:35:53.100
 urge you to

00:35:53.100 --> 00:35:53.720
 consider this

00:35:53.720 --> 00:35:54.880
 good news of

00:35:54.880 --> 00:35:56.140
 Jesus, which

00:35:56.140 --> 00:35:56.680
 Paul was

00:35:56.680 --> 00:35:57.320
 willing to

00:35:57.320 --> 00:35:58.520
 suffer and

00:35:58.520 --> 00:35:59.160
 die for.

00:36:01.780 --> 00:36:02.600
 And this is

00:36:02.600 --> 00:36:03.300
 the good news.

00:36:04.160 --> 00:36:05.160
 Just sum it up

00:36:05.160 --> 00:36:05.480
 again.

00:36:05.700 --> 00:36:06.180
 God has

00:36:06.180 --> 00:36:08.100
 rescued, God

00:36:08.100 --> 00:36:08.700
 has offered

00:36:08.700 --> 00:36:09.840
 rescue to us.

00:36:11.020 --> 00:36:11.560
 He's offered

00:36:11.560 --> 00:36:12.120
 us a way to

00:36:12.120 --> 00:36:12.800
 be forgiven of

00:36:12.800 --> 00:36:13.460
 our sins and

00:36:13.460 --> 00:36:13.980
 completely

00:36:13.980 --> 00:36:14.820
 pardoned and

00:36:14.820 --> 00:36:15.480
 it's a free

00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:16.240
 gift of his

00:36:16.240 --> 00:36:17.699
 generosity and

00:36:17.699 --> 00:36:18.400
 grace, not

00:36:18.400 --> 00:36:18.920
 because of

00:36:18.920 --> 00:36:19.619
 anything that

00:36:19.619 --> 00:36:20.360
 we have done.

00:36:22.579 --> 00:36:23.360
 Even the

00:36:23.360 --> 00:36:24.000
 bad things we

00:36:24.000 --> 00:36:24.800
 have done can't

00:36:24.800 --> 00:36:25.740
 disqualify us

00:36:25.740 --> 00:36:26.599
 from this.

00:36:27.000 --> 00:36:27.579
 It's sheer

00:36:27.579 --> 00:36:28.639
 grace, it's

00:36:28.639 --> 00:36:29.139
 God's own

00:36:29.139 --> 00:36:30.460
 purpose, and

00:36:30.460 --> 00:36:31.000
 it's offered

00:36:31.000 --> 00:36:31.760
 freely as a

00:36:31.760 --> 00:36:31.960
 gift.

00:36:32.059 --> 00:36:32.380
 The gift

00:36:32.380 --> 00:36:33.460
 comes through

00:36:33.460 --> 00:36:34.599
 Christ Jesus,

00:36:34.960 --> 00:36:35.579
 the one who

00:36:35.579 --> 00:36:36.599
 appeared 2,000

00:36:36.599 --> 00:36:38.139
 years ago, and

00:36:38.139 --> 00:36:38.960
 Jesus offered

00:36:38.960 --> 00:36:40.500
 life and

00:36:40.500 --> 00:36:41.380
 immortality.

00:36:43.460 --> 00:36:44.380
 to all of

00:36:44.380 --> 00:36:44.960
 us who

00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:45.300
 die.

00:36:46.940 --> 00:36:47.699
 And then he

00:36:47.699 --> 00:36:48.179
 gave his

00:36:48.179 --> 00:36:48.840
 life and he

00:36:48.840 --> 00:36:49.380
 died on the

00:36:49.380 --> 00:36:49.860
 cross for

00:36:49.860 --> 00:36:50.199
 us.

00:36:51.139 --> 00:36:51.699
 And he was

00:36:51.699 --> 00:36:52.260
 raised to

00:36:52.260 --> 00:36:53.000
 life again by

00:36:53.000 --> 00:36:55.079
 God on the

00:36:55.079 --> 00:36:55.599
 third day,

00:36:56.519 --> 00:36:57.300
 destroying the

00:36:57.300 --> 00:36:57.800
 power of

00:36:57.800 --> 00:36:58.760
 death and

00:36:58.760 --> 00:36:59.440
 opening the

00:36:59.440 --> 00:37:01.480
 way to

00:37:01.480 --> 00:37:02.240
 eternal life.

00:37:03.659 --> 00:37:04.539
 Listen once

00:37:04.539 --> 00:37:05.139
 again to these

00:37:05.139 --> 00:37:05.940
 famous words of

00:37:05.940 --> 00:37:06.559
 Jesus, which

00:37:06.559 --> 00:37:07.460
 probably all of

00:37:07.460 --> 00:37:07.900
 us know.

00:37:07.900 --> 00:37:10.180
 John 3, 16,

00:37:10.400 --> 00:37:11.079
 for God so

00:37:11.079 --> 00:37:11.599
 loved the

00:37:11.599 --> 00:37:13.360
 world that he

00:37:13.360 --> 00:37:14.539
 gave his one

00:37:14.539 --> 00:37:15.519
 and only son,

00:37:16.599 --> 00:37:17.420
 that whoever

00:37:17.420 --> 00:37:18.360
 believes in

00:37:18.360 --> 00:37:20.420
 him shall not

00:37:20.420 --> 00:37:22.200
 perish, but

00:37:22.200 --> 00:37:23.900
 have eternal

00:37:23.900 --> 00:37:24.940
 life.

00:37:26.420 --> 00:37:26.880
 And so if

00:37:26.880 --> 00:37:27.360
 you're here this

00:37:27.360 --> 00:37:27.940
 morning and you

00:37:27.940 --> 00:37:28.860
 do not believe or

00:37:28.860 --> 00:37:29.519
 you have not

00:37:29.519 --> 00:37:31.260
 received this

00:37:31.260 --> 00:37:32.320
 gift of salvation

00:37:32.320 --> 00:37:33.119
 yet, I want to

00:37:33.119 --> 00:37:34.380
 urge you today,

00:37:35.619 --> 00:37:36.119
 do it.

00:37:36.119 --> 00:37:37.579
 believe in

00:37:37.579 --> 00:37:37.940
 Jesus.

00:37:40.159 --> 00:37:41.000
 Accept the

00:37:41.000 --> 00:37:41.880
 grace of God.

00:37:42.839 --> 00:37:43.480
 Receive this

00:37:43.480 --> 00:37:44.259
 awesome gift.

00:37:46.239 --> 00:37:47.099
 And if you need

00:37:47.099 --> 00:37:47.940
 help to do this or

00:37:47.940 --> 00:37:48.519
 you'd like someone

00:37:48.519 --> 00:37:49.219
 to pray with you,

00:37:49.319 --> 00:37:50.179
 feel free to just

00:37:50.179 --> 00:37:51.480
 talk to anyone

00:37:51.480 --> 00:37:52.599
 here in the room

00:37:52.599 --> 00:37:53.559
 who you know is a

00:37:53.559 --> 00:37:54.319
 believer in Jesus

00:37:54.319 --> 00:37:55.239
 and ask them for

00:37:55.239 --> 00:37:55.940
 help or you could

00:37:55.940 --> 00:37:56.619
 talk to me.

00:37:57.239 --> 00:37:58.159
 We'd be more than

00:37:58.159 --> 00:37:59.079
 happy to sit down

00:37:59.079 --> 00:37:59.960
 with you and just

00:37:59.960 --> 00:38:01.400
 hear your thoughts

00:38:01.400 --> 00:38:02.480
 and pray with you.

00:38:03.859 --> 00:38:04.699
 But make that

00:38:04.699 --> 00:38:05.119
 decision.

00:38:06.119 --> 00:38:07.139
 while God gives

00:38:07.139 --> 00:38:07.719
 us the time.

00:38:09.219 --> 00:38:09.900
 Let's pray.

00:38:15.659 --> 00:38:16.279
 Father in

00:38:16.279 --> 00:38:16.900
 heaven, we're so

00:38:16.900 --> 00:38:18.219
 grateful for what

00:38:18.219 --> 00:38:18.960
 you have done for

00:38:18.960 --> 00:38:19.960
 us through Jesus.

00:38:23.099 --> 00:38:23.980
 It's amazing.

00:38:25.739 --> 00:38:26.420
 It's so

00:38:26.420 --> 00:38:26.859
 wonderful.

00:38:29.000 --> 00:38:30.359
 We see the

00:38:30.359 --> 00:38:31.199
 fear in people's

00:38:31.199 --> 00:38:32.139
 eyes around us,

00:38:32.819 --> 00:38:33.619
 especially as they

00:38:33.619 --> 00:38:34.440
 think about death

00:38:34.440 --> 00:38:35.179
 and when tragedy

00:38:35.179 --> 00:38:35.720
 strikes.

00:38:38.200 --> 00:38:39.119
 But for us who

00:38:39.119 --> 00:38:39.639
 believe in your

00:38:39.639 --> 00:38:41.579
 name, we need

00:38:41.579 --> 00:38:42.700
 not fear death

00:38:42.700 --> 00:38:43.079
 at all.

00:38:44.200 --> 00:38:45.240
 We look forward

00:38:45.240 --> 00:38:46.380
 to the day that

00:38:46.380 --> 00:38:46.900
 you return,

00:38:47.039 --> 00:38:47.320
 Jesus.

00:38:47.880 --> 00:38:49.340
 Whether we live

00:38:49.340 --> 00:38:50.119
 till then or

00:38:50.119 --> 00:38:50.780
 whether we die

00:38:50.780 --> 00:38:52.139
 before then, we

00:38:52.139 --> 00:38:52.760
 know we will be

00:38:52.760 --> 00:38:54.740
 raised to life by

00:38:54.740 --> 00:38:55.700
 your words, by

00:38:55.700 --> 00:38:56.440
 your power on

00:38:56.440 --> 00:38:56.920
 that day.

00:38:56.920 --> 00:38:59.680
 that we will

00:38:59.680 --> 00:39:00.340
 live in your

00:39:00.340 --> 00:39:00.960
 kingdom and

00:39:00.960 --> 00:39:02.500
 enjoy you

00:39:02.500 --> 00:39:03.240
 forever.

00:39:03.740 --> 00:39:04.380
 That's where our

00:39:04.380 --> 00:39:05.000
 hope is set.

00:39:05.639 --> 00:39:06.380
 We thank you

00:39:06.380 --> 00:39:07.360
 that you have

00:39:07.360 --> 00:39:08.980
 given us this

00:39:08.980 --> 00:39:09.300
 gift.

00:39:11.619 --> 00:39:12.920
 We give you

00:39:12.920 --> 00:39:13.780
 praise and

00:39:13.780 --> 00:39:14.480
 thanks in Jesus'

00:39:14.700 --> 00:39:14.820
 name.

00:39:15.519 --> 00:39:15.780
 Amen.

00:39:15.780 --> 00:39:15.880
 Amen.

00:39:15.880 --> 00:39:15.920
 Amen.

00:39:15.920 --> 00:39:15.960
 Amen.

00:39:15.960 --> 00:39:16.000
 Amen.

00:39:16.000 --> 00:39:16.019
 Amen.

00:39:16.019 --> 00:39:16.960
 Amen.

00:39:16.960 --> 00:39:17.860
 Amen.

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