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 I want to begin my message this morning with a question.

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 If you knew how many days you had left to live,

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 and that number was about, let's say, six months,

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 how would you spend those days?

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 What would you do with those last six months of your life?

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 What would be most worth your time,

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 your attention, your effort?

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 This morning, as we look to the Word of God,

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 we've now come to the end of Paul's second letter to Timothy,

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 and we're about to see how Paul intends to spend the last months of his life.

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 And for Paul, his choices are somewhat limited,

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 because he's in a Roman prison.

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 So that really narrows the options down a lot for him.

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 But how will the Apostle use up what's left of his life?

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 Let me read the closing of this letter to you.

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 the last words that we have in our Bibles from the Apostle Paul

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 as he writes to Timothy saying,

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 this is chapter 4, verse 9.

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 He says,

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 Do your best to come to me quickly.

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 For Demas, because he loved this world,

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 has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica.

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 Crescens has gone to Galatia,

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 and Titus to Dalmatia.

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 Only Luke is with me.

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 Get Mark and bring him with you,

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 because he's helpful to me in my ministry.

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 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

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 When you come,

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 bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas,

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 and my scrolls, especially the parchments.

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 Alexander, the metal worker,

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 did me a great deal of harm.

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 The Lord will repay him for what he has done.

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 You too should be on your guard against him,

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 because he strongly opposed our message.

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 At my first defense,

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 no one came to my support,

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 but everyone deserted me.

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 May it not be held against them.

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 But the Lord stood at my side

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 and gave me strength,

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 so that through me,

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 the message might be fully proclaimed,

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 and all the Gentiles might hear it.

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 And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.

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 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack

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 and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom.

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 To him be glory forever and ever.

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 Amen.

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 Greet Priscilla and Aquila

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 and the household of Onesiphorus.

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 Erastus stayed in Corinth,

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 and I left Trophimus sick in Miletus.

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 Do your best to get here before winter.

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 Eubulus greets you,

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 and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia,

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 and all the brothers and sisters.

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 The Lord be with your spirit.

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 Grace be with you all.

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 The first thing that Paul does

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 as he closes his letter is this.

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 He urges Timothy to come to him quickly.

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 Paul knows that his days are numbered,

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 but he wants to see Timothy one more time.

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 And so he tells Timothy to make the journey

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 all the way to Rome,

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 where Paul is right now in jail,

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 and come quickly.

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 At the end of verse 21, Paul says,

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 do your best to get here before winter.

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 So think back over all that Paul

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 has charged Timothy to do in this letter

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 with the church, in the church, for the church.

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 And the first thing that he's to do, though,

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 before any of that is to pack his bag

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 and book passage on a ship to Rome

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 to meet with Paul.

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 Now, why does Paul want to see Timothy?

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 Is it just because he knows that he is soon to die

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 and wants to see a familiar face one last time?

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 Far from it.

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 As we're about to see,

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 Paul has a purpose in summoning Timothy.

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 He has a purpose that goes way beyond

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 his own comfort at the end of his life.

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 He says,

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 Do your best to come to me quickly,

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 for Demas, because he loved this world,

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 has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica.

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 Crescens has gone to Galatia

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 and Titus to Dalmatia.

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 Only Luke is with me.

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 Get Mark and bring him with you

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 because he's helpful to me in my ministry.

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 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

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 When you come,

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 bring the cloak that I left with Carpus

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 at Troas and my scrolls,

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 especially the parchments.

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 So why does Paul want Timothy to come?

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 For or because Demas has deserted him

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 and the rest of his co-workers

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 in the cause of the gospel

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 have been sent out to all these different places

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 so that the only person with Paul

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 at the moment right now is Luke.

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 What is Paul doing

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 as he sits in this jail cell?

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 As he awaits execution in Rome?

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 Amazingly, he's not sitting there

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 feeling sorry for himself

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 in a dejected stupor

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 just waiting to die.

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 Rather, he is actively coordinating

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 the spread of the gospel,

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 building up of the churches

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 all over the Mediterranean world

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 from his jail cell.

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 He is continuing to proclaim

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 the words of Jesus as an apostle.

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 He is continuing to shepherd

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 the churches all over the Gentile world

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 from his prison cell.

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 And how is he doing this?

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 He's doing this through other people

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 and through parchments.

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 Let's talk about these people.

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 The sense that we get here

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 is that people are going back and forth

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 to and from Paul

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 from all over the place

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 to the region of Galatia.

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 That's up here, central Turkey.

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 Crescens has gone there.

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 To the region of Dalmatia,

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 that's kind of over here

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 across the Adriatic Sea.

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 Titus has gone there.

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 Titus was previously stationed

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 on the island of Crete right here.

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 Paul says,

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 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus

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 over here.

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 And that's where he's also calling Timothy

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 to come from

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 to where he is in Rome.

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 Paul's also keeping track

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 of some of the men

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 that he left in different places

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 on the way to Rome.

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 He talks about

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 Trophimus in Miletus,

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 which is kind of around there.

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 And he also talks

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 a little down further

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 in verse 20

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 about how he left

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 Erastus

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 in Corinth,

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 which is on the Greek peninsula here.

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 So Paul is actively coordinating

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 the spread of the gospel.

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 He's actively working

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 to build up churches

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 all around the Mediterranean world

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 through other people,

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 through men such as these

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 who are listed here.

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 Who are some of these people?

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 We might wonder.

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 Who's Demas?

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 Demas is mentioned

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 in two of Paul's other letters.

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 One of them is

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 Colossians 4.14.

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 And Demas,

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 we see there,

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 was with Paul

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 when Paul wrote

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 the letter to the church

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 at Colossae.

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 And he's mentioned

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 right alongside Luke,

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 Luke,

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 the dear friend

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 and doctor Luke,

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 the guy who wrote

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 the gospel of Luke.

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 Demas is also mentioned

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 in Paul's letter

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 to Philemon.

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 And there he's mentioned

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 right alongside

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 a bunch of other guys.

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 Luke is there again

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 and Mark

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 as a co-laborer,

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 a co-worker

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 of Paul's.

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 So Demas has been

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 working at Paul's side

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 with him

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 in the cause of Christ,

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 spreading the gospel,

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 strengthening the churches.

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 But now,

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 what does Paul say

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 about Demas here?

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 Demas,

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 because he loved

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 this world,

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 has deserted me.

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 This must have been

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 painful for Paul.

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 A dear friend,

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 a co-worker

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 in the cause of Christ

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 has abandoned me.

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 And Paul says

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 the reason is

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 because he loved

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 this world.

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 Right now,

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 Paul's being looked at,

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 treated as a criminal.

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 He's suffering persecution

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 and it seems,

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 it would seem,

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 Demas is not willing

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 to suffer with Paul

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 and begins to distance

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 himself from Paul.

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 And Paul identifies

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 the problem here.

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 He says

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 that it's a heart issue.

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 He loves

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 this world.

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 And Paul doesn't really

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 flesh that out anymore,

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 but it seems clear

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 the way he says it,

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 that this is a bad thing.

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 This is perhaps

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 a misplaced love.

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 Perhaps it's a desire

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 to be approved

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 by the people around him.

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 A love for their approval.

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 Or perhaps it's a love

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 just for the life

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 that he could have

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 in the world

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 so long as he's not

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 locked up in a jail cell

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 with Paul.

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 Whatever the case,

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 it seems that it's a matter

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 of where his allegiance

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 and his loyalty lies.

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 Paul says,

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 he's abandoned me

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 because it lies

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 in the wrong place.

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 He has loved this world.

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 How painful it must have been

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 to just watch Demas

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 turn and walk away.

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 So Timothy,

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 come quickly,

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 for he has abandoned me.

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 I was counting on him,

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 this is maybe implied,

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 I was counting on Demas

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 for some important work

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 in this stuff

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 that we've got going

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 in the cause of Christ,

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 but since he's left

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 and no one else is with me

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 but Luke,

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 I need you to come.

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 Now we may wonder

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 at this point,

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 does this mean that Demas

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 has lost his salvation?

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 Or does this mean

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 that he was just a pretender

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 all along?

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 What's going to be

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 the end of the story

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 for Demas?

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 Is he a Christian

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 that just blew it here

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 and gave into fear?

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 Or is he one of those

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 who fall away

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 when persecution comes

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 because the gospel

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 never took root deeply

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 in his heart?

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 But it doesn't say here

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 or anywhere else

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 in the Bible

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 how Demas' story ends.

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 Is he like Judas

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 who walked with Jesus

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 three years

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 and then betrayed Jesus

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 at the moment

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 of greatest persecution?

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 Or is he like Peter

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 and the other eleven

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 who walked with Jesus

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 and then fled

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 in the garden

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 and in Peter's case

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 denied the Lord

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 when things got tough

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 but then

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 was later restored?

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 We don't know.

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 All we know

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 is that a dear friend

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 and co-worker of Paul's

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 has deserted him

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 and there's a deep

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 spiritual problem

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 of the heart

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 at the root.

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 But

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 all is not despair

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 and betrayal here.

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 Demas is one

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 who has deserted Paul

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 but there's another man

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 mentioned here

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 who stands in stark

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 contrast to Demas.

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 Mark.

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 Paul says

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 get Mark

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 and bring him

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 with you

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 because he is helpful

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 to me

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 in my ministry.

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 This is a beautiful

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 statement

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 because

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 who was Mark?

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 Mark was the guy

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 who years earlier

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 was one of Paul's

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 co-workers

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 on one of his

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 missionary journeys

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 but then deserted

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 Paul

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 and did not finish

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 the trip.

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 This is what we read

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 about Mark

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 in the book of Acts.

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 Chapter 15

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 verse 36

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 Paul said to Barnabas

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 let's go back

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 and visit the believers

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 in all the towns

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 where we preach

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 the word of the Lord

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 and see how they're doing.

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 Barnabas wanted

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 to take John

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 also called Mark

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 with them

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 but Paul

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 did not think

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 it wise to take him

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 because he had deserted

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 them in Pamphylia

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 and had not continued

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 with them

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 in the work.

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 They had such

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 a sharp disagreement

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 that they parted company.

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 Barnabas took Mark

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 and sailed for Cyprus

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 but Paul chose Silas

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 and left

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 commended

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 by the believers

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 to the grace

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 of the Lord.

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 This was back

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 years before

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 this letter

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 was written.

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 Mark

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 for whatever reason

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 it doesn't say

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 he just deserted Paul

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 just left

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 in the middle

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 of the trip

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 and because of that

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 Paul was unwilling

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 to take him

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 on another one.

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 Just no

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 not going to do it

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 and Barnabas

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 reasoned with him

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 but Paul would not

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 he wouldn't have it.

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 The trust

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 it seems

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 had been broken

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 and the disagreement

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 was so significant

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 that Paul and Barnabas

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 decided not even

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 to go together

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 on a trip

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 at this point

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 but to go their

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 separate ways.

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 But now

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 look at what Paul

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 says about Mark

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 here

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 at the end of

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 his life

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 years later.

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 Get Mark

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 bring him with you

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 because he is

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 helpful to me

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 in my ministry.

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 this is awesome.

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 Demas has deserted

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 yes

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 but Mark

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 who was once

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 a deserter

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 has since become

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 dependable

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 and helpful

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 working faithfully

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 in the cause

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 of Christ.

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 And so

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 Timothy

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 get him

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 bring him

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 with you

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 when you come

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 I've worked

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 for him

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 to do

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 too.

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 So it's not

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 all despair

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 and pain

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 and betrayal.

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 Mark

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 and others

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 listed here

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 are living

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 courageously

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 and are loving

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 Christ

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 more than

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 the world

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 more than

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 their own

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 lives

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 and they're

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 continuing

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 to serve him

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 all over the

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 place.

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 Men like

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 Crescens

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 and Titus

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 and Luke

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 and Tychicus

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 this is probably

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 an encouraging

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 reminder to

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 Timothy

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 that as hard

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 as it seems

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 right now

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 in Ephesus

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 he's not

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 alone.

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 Others

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 are risking

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 their lives

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 right now

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 in the cause

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 of the gospel.

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 Think about

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 Crescens

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 he's in Galatia

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 right now.

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 There's all

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 kinds of

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 stuff going

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 on there.

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 This is the

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 only place

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 Crescens

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 is even

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 mentioned

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 in the

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 Bible

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 but

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 it's an

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 honorable

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 mention.

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 Timothy

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 know that

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 Titus

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 he's in

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 Dalmatia

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 right now

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 he's serving

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 the Lord

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 there.

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 He was

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 on Crete

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 before

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 and that

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 was a

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 tough

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 assignment

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 there

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 we heard

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 about that

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 when we

00:15:59.620 --> 00:15:59.960
 went through

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 the book

00:16:00.580 --> 00:16:01.139
 of Titus

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 but now

00:16:01.799 --> 00:16:02.259
 he's in

00:16:02.259 --> 00:16:02.840
 Dalmatia.

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 Luke

00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:05.940
 is with

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 me

00:16:06.279 --> 00:16:07.220
 the guy

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 who wrote

00:16:07.620 --> 00:16:07.980
 the book

00:16:07.980 --> 00:16:08.920
 of Luke

00:16:08.920 --> 00:16:09.420
 the gospel

00:16:09.420 --> 00:16:09.800
 of Luke

00:16:09.800 --> 00:16:10.039
 and the

00:16:10.039 --> 00:16:10.340
 book of

00:16:10.340 --> 00:16:10.700
 Acts

00:16:10.700 --> 00:16:11.539
 Tychicus

00:16:11.539 --> 00:16:13.360
 and it

00:16:13.360 --> 00:16:13.800
 just goes

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 on.

00:16:14.180 --> 00:16:14.480
 All of

00:16:14.480 --> 00:16:14.720
 these

00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:15.240
 are

00:16:15.240 --> 00:16:15.680
 continuing

00:16:15.680 --> 00:16:16.300
 to serve

00:16:16.300 --> 00:16:16.800
 and proclaim

00:16:16.800 --> 00:16:17.220
 the name

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 of Jesus

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 Timothy

00:16:18.560 --> 00:16:20.500
 despite the

00:16:20.500 --> 00:16:20.960
 opposition

00:16:20.960 --> 00:16:21.759
 that's arising.

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 I love

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 this.

00:16:24.379 --> 00:16:24.600
 Paul

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 he just

00:16:25.039 --> 00:16:25.740
 goes right

00:16:25.740 --> 00:16:26.019
 on.

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 He's

00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:26.920
 actively

00:16:26.920 --> 00:16:27.980
 coordinating

00:16:27.980 --> 00:16:28.500
 the spread

00:16:28.500 --> 00:16:28.759
 of the

00:16:28.759 --> 00:16:29.139
 gospel.

00:16:29.340 --> 00:16:29.500
 He's

00:16:29.500 --> 00:16:30.220
 building up

00:16:30.220 --> 00:16:30.779
 the churches

00:16:30.779 --> 00:16:31.480
 all over

00:16:31.480 --> 00:16:32.120
 the Mediterranean

00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:32.740
 world

00:16:32.740 --> 00:16:33.920
 through

00:16:33.920 --> 00:16:34.700
 these other

00:16:34.700 --> 00:16:35.100
 people

00:16:35.100 --> 00:16:35.680
 and he

00:16:35.680 --> 00:16:36.080
 wants to

00:16:36.080 --> 00:16:36.519
 continue

00:16:36.519 --> 00:16:37.220
 doing this

00:16:37.220 --> 00:16:37.800
 good work

00:16:37.799 --> 00:16:38.399
 through

00:16:38.399 --> 00:16:38.919
 Timothy.

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 So

00:16:39.199 --> 00:16:39.559
 Timothy

00:16:39.559 --> 00:16:40.019
 come

00:16:40.019 --> 00:16:41.899
 come

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 I have

00:16:43.719 --> 00:16:44.139
 an assignment

00:16:44.139 --> 00:16:44.699
 for you.

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 Oh and

00:16:46.899 --> 00:16:47.240
 when you

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 come

00:16:47.559 --> 00:16:48.379
 bring the

00:16:48.379 --> 00:16:48.639
 cloak

00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:48.939
 that I

00:16:48.939 --> 00:16:49.319
 left with

00:16:49.319 --> 00:16:49.740
 Carpus

00:16:49.740 --> 00:16:50.279
 at Troas

00:16:50.279 --> 00:16:51.459
 and my

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 scrolls

00:16:52.659 --> 00:16:53.219
 especially

00:16:53.219 --> 00:16:54.199
 the

00:16:54.199 --> 00:16:54.740
 parchments.

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 I love

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 this.

00:16:57.839 --> 00:16:58.120
 It would be

00:16:58.120 --> 00:16:58.539
 nice to have

00:16:58.539 --> 00:16:59.120
 my cloak

00:16:59.120 --> 00:17:00.199
 here in

00:17:00.199 --> 00:17:00.459
 jail

00:17:00.459 --> 00:17:01.859
 but never

00:17:01.859 --> 00:17:02.399
 mind that

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 make sure

00:17:03.179 --> 00:17:03.559
 to bring

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 the parchments

00:17:04.220 --> 00:17:04.779
 especially

00:17:04.779 --> 00:17:05.720
 the parchments.

00:17:10.940 --> 00:17:11.899
 Even in

00:17:11.899 --> 00:17:12.220
 jail

00:17:12.220 --> 00:17:13.339
 Paul is

00:17:13.339 --> 00:17:13.940
 continuing

00:17:13.940 --> 00:17:14.680
 to work

00:17:14.680 --> 00:17:15.500
 he's

00:17:15.500 --> 00:17:15.960
 continuing

00:17:15.960 --> 00:17:16.740
 to study

00:17:16.740 --> 00:17:18.099
 and a

00:17:18.099 --> 00:17:18.579
 huge part

00:17:18.579 --> 00:17:18.859
 of his

00:17:18.859 --> 00:17:19.180
 work

00:17:19.180 --> 00:17:21.139
 is writing

00:17:21.139 --> 00:17:21.579
 letters

00:17:21.579 --> 00:17:22.920
 like this

00:17:22.920 --> 00:17:24.019
 to people

00:17:24.019 --> 00:17:24.720
 like Timothy

00:17:24.720 --> 00:17:25.619
 and to

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 churches

00:17:26.099 --> 00:17:28.579
 bring my

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 parchments

00:17:29.160 --> 00:17:29.859
 especially

00:17:29.859 --> 00:17:30.859
 the parchments.

00:17:35.059 --> 00:17:35.619
 In

00:17:35.619 --> 00:17:36.319
 verse 14

00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:36.919
 and 15

00:17:36.919 --> 00:17:37.740
 Paul warns

00:17:37.740 --> 00:17:38.039
 Timothy

00:17:38.039 --> 00:17:38.419
 about a

00:17:38.419 --> 00:17:38.679
 certain

00:17:38.679 --> 00:17:39.339
 Alexander

00:17:39.339 --> 00:17:39.579
 the

00:17:39.579 --> 00:17:39.839
 metal

00:17:39.839 --> 00:17:40.159
 worker.

00:17:42.039 --> 00:17:42.759
 It's not

00:17:42.759 --> 00:17:43.079
 certain

00:17:43.079 --> 00:17:43.599
 exactly

00:17:43.599 --> 00:17:43.899
 whether

00:17:43.899 --> 00:17:44.319
 this is

00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:44.740
 the same

00:17:44.740 --> 00:17:45.219
 Alexander

00:17:45.219 --> 00:17:45.699
 from the

00:17:45.699 --> 00:17:45.979
 riot

00:17:45.979 --> 00:17:46.439
 that took

00:17:46.439 --> 00:17:46.799
 place

00:17:46.799 --> 00:17:47.099
 in

00:17:47.099 --> 00:17:47.559
 Ephesus

00:17:47.559 --> 00:17:48.039
 that we

00:17:48.039 --> 00:17:48.439
 read about

00:17:48.439 --> 00:17:48.659
 in the

00:17:48.659 --> 00:17:48.979
 book of

00:17:48.979 --> 00:17:49.319
 Acts.

00:17:50.699 --> 00:17:51.259
 Probably

00:17:51.259 --> 00:17:51.899
 more likely

00:17:51.899 --> 00:17:52.319
 though it

00:17:52.319 --> 00:17:53.679
 is the

00:17:53.679 --> 00:17:53.979
 same

00:17:53.979 --> 00:17:54.459
 Alexander

00:17:54.459 --> 00:17:54.859
 that we

00:17:54.859 --> 00:17:55.279
 heard about

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 in Paul's

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 first letter

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 to Timothy.

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 Back in

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 that first

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 letter

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 1 Timothy

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 1 19

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 and 20

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 he referred

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 to a

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 man named

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 Alexander

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 who had

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 shipwrecked

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 his

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 faith

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 getting

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 into

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 false

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 teaching

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 and

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 blaspheming

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 Paul says

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 he did

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 me a

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 great deal

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 of harm.

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 He doesn't

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 say what

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 it was

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 just said

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 it was a

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 great deal

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 of it

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 and you

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 know we

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 almost might

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 expect the

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 next words

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 of Paul

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 to be

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 may the

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 Lord

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 repay him

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 for what

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 he has

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 done to

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 me.

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 But if we

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 read this

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 carefully we

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 notice that

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 this is not

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 a vindictive

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 statement.

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 This is not

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 a curse.

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 He's not

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 saying I

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 hope God

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 makes him

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 pay.

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 Rather it's

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 a statement

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 of the

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 sober

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 reality that

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 God will

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 deal with

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 Alexander.

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 The Lord

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 will repay

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 him for

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 what he

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 has done.

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 I think

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 it's a

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 tone of

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 sadness as

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 Paul remembers

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 the great

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 evil that

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 was done

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 to him

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 by this

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 man.

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 Paul says

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 watch out

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 for Alexander.

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 He strongly

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 opposed our

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 message.

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 He strongly

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 opposed the

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 message of

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 Christ Jesus.

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 Next

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 Paul tells

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 us a little

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 bit about

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 his situation.

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 We read in

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 verse 16.

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 He says

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 at my

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 first

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 defense no

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 one came

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 to my

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 support but

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 everyone deserted

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 me.

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 May it not

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 be held

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 against them.

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 So Paul has

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 already had

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 one trial,

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 one appearance

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 before the

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 court and

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 no one,

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 not a

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 single person

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 says Paul

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 came to

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 support me

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 or to

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 stand with

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 me.

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 We don't

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 know if

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 Luke was

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 in Rome

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 during his

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 first defense

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 or only

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 just arrived

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 now to

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 help him

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 write this

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 letter and

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 care for

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 his needs

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 but this

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 must have

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 felt so

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 hard for

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 Paul.

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 He knew

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 of believers

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 in the

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 area.

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 There was

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 a church

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 in Rome.

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 There were

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 dear friends

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 and brothers

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 and co-workers

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 all over

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 who were

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 keeping tabs

00:20:12.840 --> 00:20:13.400
 on Paul

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 and what was

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 happening with

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 him in Rome

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 but no one

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 came to

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 stand with

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 me at

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 my trial.

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 everyone

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 deserted

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 me.

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 It would

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 seem that

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 those claiming

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 the name of

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 Christ around

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 Paul and

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 the church

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 in Rome

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 abandoned

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 him in

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 this moment

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 but is

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 Paul bitter

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 about this?

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 Not in

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 the least.

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 He says

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 may it

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 not be

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 held against

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 them.

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 He

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 recognizes

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 the

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 weakness

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 and the

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 failure

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 that we

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 are all

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 prone to

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 and some

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 of them

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 may not

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 have been

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 true believers

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 in the

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 first place

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 and this

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 is just

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 exposing that

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 and others

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 of them

00:21:00.559 --> 00:21:01.960
 are but

00:21:01.960 --> 00:21:02.359
 have given

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 in to

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 fear and

00:21:04.139 --> 00:21:04.819
 cowardice

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 just like

00:21:05.799 --> 00:21:06.299
 Peter did

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 on the

00:21:06.539 --> 00:21:06.899
 night when

00:21:06.899 --> 00:21:07.460
 Jesus was

00:21:07.460 --> 00:21:07.859
 tried.

00:21:10.920 --> 00:21:11.539
 May it

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 not be

00:21:11.899 --> 00:21:12.460
 held against

00:21:12.460 --> 00:21:12.740
 them.

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 Sounds like

00:21:16.420 --> 00:21:17.059
 Jesus' words

00:21:17.059 --> 00:21:17.759
 on the cross.

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 Father,

00:21:19.099 --> 00:21:19.700
 forgive them.

00:21:20.539 --> 00:21:23.480
 yet

00:21:23.480 --> 00:21:24.440
 even though

00:21:24.440 --> 00:21:24.819
 no one

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 came

00:21:25.200 --> 00:21:26.399
 and everyone

00:21:26.399 --> 00:21:26.899
 deserted

00:21:26.899 --> 00:21:27.680
 him

00:21:27.680 --> 00:21:29.519
 Paul says

00:21:29.519 --> 00:21:30.619
 I was not

00:21:30.619 --> 00:21:31.000
 alone

00:21:31.000 --> 00:21:32.139
 at the

00:21:32.139 --> 00:21:32.480
 trial.

00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:34.539
 Look at

00:21:34.539 --> 00:21:35.200
 verse 17.

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 He says

00:21:35.680 --> 00:21:36.059
 but the

00:21:36.059 --> 00:21:36.940
 Lord stood

00:21:36.940 --> 00:21:37.299
 at my

00:21:37.299 --> 00:21:37.720
 side

00:21:37.720 --> 00:21:38.599
 and gave

00:21:38.599 --> 00:21:38.819
 me

00:21:38.819 --> 00:21:39.359
 strength

00:21:39.359 --> 00:21:40.200
 so that

00:21:40.200 --> 00:21:40.779
 through me

00:21:40.779 --> 00:21:41.359
 the message

00:21:41.359 --> 00:21:41.799
 might be

00:21:41.799 --> 00:21:42.099
 fully

00:21:42.099 --> 00:21:42.539
 proclaimed

00:21:42.539 --> 00:21:42.879
 and all

00:21:42.879 --> 00:21:43.079
 the

00:21:43.079 --> 00:21:43.720
 Gentiles

00:21:43.720 --> 00:21:44.599
 might hear

00:21:44.599 --> 00:21:44.779
 it.

00:21:45.180 --> 00:21:45.579
 I love

00:21:45.579 --> 00:21:45.920
 this.

00:21:46.859 --> 00:21:47.359
 Make no

00:21:47.359 --> 00:21:47.839
 mistake

00:21:47.839 --> 00:21:48.639
 I wasn't

00:21:48.639 --> 00:21:49.019
 alone

00:21:49.019 --> 00:21:49.700
 at my

00:21:49.700 --> 00:21:50.180
 defense

00:21:50.180 --> 00:21:51.240
 somebody

00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:51.759
 was there

00:21:51.759 --> 00:21:52.160
 somebody

00:21:52.160 --> 00:21:52.640
 stood

00:21:52.640 --> 00:21:53.200
 with me

00:21:53.200 --> 00:21:53.900
 the

00:21:53.900 --> 00:21:54.160
 Lord

00:21:54.160 --> 00:21:54.519
 Jesus

00:21:54.519 --> 00:21:55.100
 himself

00:21:55.100 --> 00:21:55.480
 stood

00:21:55.480 --> 00:21:55.820
 at my

00:21:55.820 --> 00:21:56.200
 side

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 he

00:21:56.840 --> 00:21:57.360
 supported

00:21:57.360 --> 00:21:57.680
 me

00:21:57.680 --> 00:21:58.900
 he

00:21:58.900 --> 00:21:59.200
 gave

00:21:59.200 --> 00:21:59.360
 me

00:21:59.360 --> 00:21:59.880
 strength

00:21:59.880 --> 00:22:02.180
 strength

00:22:02.180 --> 00:22:02.660
 to do

00:22:02.660 --> 00:22:03.279
 what

00:22:03.279 --> 00:22:05.600
 strength

00:22:05.600 --> 00:22:06.080
 to make

00:22:06.080 --> 00:22:06.620
 a clever

00:22:06.620 --> 00:22:07.140
 defense

00:22:07.140 --> 00:22:07.500
 so that

00:22:07.500 --> 00:22:07.820
 I could

00:22:07.820 --> 00:22:08.240
 win the

00:22:08.240 --> 00:22:08.600
 favor

00:22:08.600 --> 00:22:08.920
 of the

00:22:08.920 --> 00:22:09.259
 court

00:22:09.259 --> 00:22:10.039
 and get

00:22:10.039 --> 00:22:10.420
 off the

00:22:10.420 --> 00:22:10.660
 hook

00:22:10.660 --> 00:22:10.980
 and be

00:22:10.980 --> 00:22:11.420
 released

00:22:11.420 --> 00:22:11.640
 from

00:22:11.640 --> 00:22:12.000
 jail

00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:14.519
 no

00:22:14.519 --> 00:22:16.920
 he

00:22:16.920 --> 00:22:17.240
 gave

00:22:17.240 --> 00:22:17.420
 me

00:22:17.420 --> 00:22:17.960
 strength

00:22:17.960 --> 00:22:18.960
 so that

00:22:18.960 --> 00:22:19.379
 through

00:22:19.379 --> 00:22:19.859
 me

00:22:19.859 --> 00:22:20.339
 the

00:22:20.339 --> 00:22:20.879
 message

00:22:20.879 --> 00:22:21.160
 might

00:22:21.160 --> 00:22:21.359
 be

00:22:21.359 --> 00:22:21.839
 fully

00:22:21.839 --> 00:22:22.400
 proclaimed

00:22:22.400 --> 00:22:23.259
 and all

00:22:23.259 --> 00:22:23.460
 the

00:22:23.460 --> 00:22:24.039
 Gentiles

00:22:24.039 --> 00:22:24.920
 might hear

00:22:24.920 --> 00:22:25.200
 it

00:22:25.200 --> 00:22:27.019
 so that

00:22:27.019 --> 00:22:27.200
 the

00:22:27.200 --> 00:22:27.740
 proclamation

00:22:27.740 --> 00:22:28.400
 with

00:22:28.400 --> 00:22:29.039
 fullness

00:22:29.039 --> 00:22:29.619
 might be

00:22:29.619 --> 00:22:29.940
 heard

00:22:29.940 --> 00:22:30.420
 by all

00:22:30.420 --> 00:22:30.619
 the

00:22:30.619 --> 00:22:31.180
 Gentiles

00:22:31.180 --> 00:22:31.700
 what

00:22:31.700 --> 00:22:31.920
 was

00:22:31.920 --> 00:22:32.359
 Paul's

00:22:32.359 --> 00:22:32.660
 aim

00:22:32.660 --> 00:22:33.099
 at the

00:22:33.099 --> 00:22:33.519
 trial

00:22:33.519 --> 00:22:33.759
 that

00:22:33.759 --> 00:22:33.960
 could

00:22:33.960 --> 00:22:34.460
 decide

00:22:34.460 --> 00:22:35.420
 whether

00:22:35.420 --> 00:22:35.660
 he

00:22:35.660 --> 00:22:35.839
 would

00:22:35.839 --> 00:22:36.079
 live

00:22:36.079 --> 00:22:36.240
 or

00:22:36.240 --> 00:22:36.559
 die

00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:39.659
 his

00:22:39.659 --> 00:22:39.899
 aim

00:22:39.899 --> 00:22:40.079
 was

00:22:40.079 --> 00:22:40.240
 to

00:22:40.240 --> 00:22:40.720
 fully

00:22:40.720 --> 00:22:41.200
 proclaim

00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:41.460
 the

00:22:41.460 --> 00:22:41.960
 gospel

00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:42.599
 of

00:22:42.599 --> 00:22:42.960
 Christ

00:22:42.960 --> 00:22:43.359
 Jesus

00:22:43.359 --> 00:22:43.859
 so that

00:22:43.859 --> 00:22:44.079
 the

00:22:44.079 --> 00:22:44.539
 nations

00:22:44.539 --> 00:22:44.799
 would

00:22:44.799 --> 00:22:45.019
 hear

00:22:45.019 --> 00:22:45.240
 it

00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:46.919
 this

00:22:46.919 --> 00:22:47.079
 is

00:22:47.079 --> 00:22:47.579
 amazing

00:22:47.579 --> 00:22:49.299
 and

00:22:49.299 --> 00:22:49.480
 Paul

00:22:49.480 --> 00:22:49.759
 tells

00:22:49.759 --> 00:22:50.000
 of the

00:22:50.000 --> 00:22:50.279
 outcome

00:22:50.279 --> 00:22:50.619
 of this

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 first

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 trial

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 he

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 says

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 I

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 was

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 delivered

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 from

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 the

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 lion's

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 mouth

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 probably

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 an

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 allusion

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 to

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 the

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 prophet

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 Daniel

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 who

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 was

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 cast

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 into

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 the

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 lion's

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 den

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 centuries

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 earlier

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 Daniel

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 was

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 told

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 to

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 stop

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 praying

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 to

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 the

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 Lord

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 a

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 command

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 was

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 issued

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 a

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 decree

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 was

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 issued

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 that's

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 now

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 illegal

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 this

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 is

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 kind

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 of

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 a

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 similar

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 situation

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 Paul

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 is

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 being

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 told

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 all

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 over

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 the

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 place

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 stop

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 preaching

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 the

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 message

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 of

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 Jesus

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 and

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 he's

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 just

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 continuing

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 on

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 with

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 it

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 well

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 now

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 he's

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 in

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 the

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 thick

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 of

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 the

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 moment

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 in

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 the

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 lion's

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 den

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 and

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 this

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 first

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 trial

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 could

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 have

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 been

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 it

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 many

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 probably

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 thought

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 it

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 would

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 have

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 been

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 and

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 yet

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 he

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 says

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 I

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 was

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 delivered

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 from

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 the

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 lion's

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 mouth

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 God

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 saved

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 me

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 he

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 spared

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 me

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 he

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 rescued

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 me

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 from

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 almost

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 certain

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 death

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 yet

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 again

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 and

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 then

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 Paul

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 goes

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 on

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 to

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 declare

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 with

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 such

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 confidence

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 he

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 says

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 the

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 Lord

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 will

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 rescue

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 me

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 from

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 every

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 evil

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 attack

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 and

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 will

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 bring

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 me

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 safely

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 to

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 his

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 heavenly

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 kingdom

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 this

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 is

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 amazing

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 Paul's

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 basically

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 saying

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 no

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 matter

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 who

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 tries

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 to

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 hurt

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 me

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 no

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 matter

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 who

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 tries

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 to

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 get

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 me

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 killed

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 they

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 will

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 never

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 succeed

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 yeah

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 they

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 might

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 kill

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 me

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 yeah

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 they

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 might

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 hurt

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 me

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 but

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 in

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 the

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 end

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 this

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 is

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 what

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 I'm

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 looking

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 forward

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 to

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 I

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 will

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 die

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 at

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 some

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 point

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 yes

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 he's

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 already

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 said

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 that

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 in

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 the

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 letter

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 Paul

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 looks

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 that

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 certain

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 future

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 reality

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 in the

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 face

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 and he

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 says

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 this

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 the

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 Lord's

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 going

00:24:33.699 --> 00:24:33.799
 to

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 rescue

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 me

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 from

00:24:34.619 --> 00:24:35.579
 every

00:24:35.579 --> 00:24:36.119
 evil

00:24:36.119 --> 00:24:36.619
 attack

00:24:36.619 --> 00:24:37.919
 and

00:24:37.919 --> 00:24:38.119
 bring

00:24:38.119 --> 00:24:38.339
 me

00:24:38.339 --> 00:24:38.740
 safely

00:24:38.740 --> 00:24:39.159
 to

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 his

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 heavenly

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 kingdom

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 even

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 death

00:24:40.740 --> 00:24:41.119
 itself

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 he's

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 going

00:24:41.439 --> 00:24:41.559
 to

00:24:41.559 --> 00:24:41.859
 rescue

00:24:41.859 --> 00:24:42.079
 me

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 from

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 that

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 and

00:24:43.659 --> 00:24:43.959
 take

00:24:43.959 --> 00:24:44.240
 me

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 into

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 his

00:24:45.279 --> 00:24:45.679
 kingdom

00:24:45.679 --> 00:24:46.500
 his

00:24:46.500 --> 00:24:46.819
 heavenly

00:24:46.819 --> 00:24:47.279
 kingdom

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 I love

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 this

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 chал

00:24:58.019 --> 00:24:58.419
 amazing

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ican

00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:13.740
 kingdom

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 he is

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 the

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 steel

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 king

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 and

00:25:23.139 --> 00:25:23.399
wehr

00:25:23.400 --> 00:25:30.120
 side to his heavenly kingdom. I love this. I mean, this is so inspiring. This is so encouraging.

00:25:30.680 --> 00:25:38.420
 Here's a man on death row, his crime, proclaiming Jesus Christ and what happened with him and what

00:25:38.420 --> 00:25:45.860
 he said and did all over the world. He has traded every comfort, every pleasure, everything this

00:25:45.860 --> 00:25:51.860
 world has to offer in order to proclaim Jesus Christ. And he's ready to trade his life itself

00:25:51.859 --> 00:25:58.399
 for this because he is that sure that Jesus will deliver him from all of it and bring him safely

00:25:58.399 --> 00:26:02.599
 into the coming kingdom of heaven. Wow.

00:26:09.740 --> 00:26:15.319
 After calling for the Lord Jesus to be glorified forever and ever, Paul ends the letter in this way.

00:26:15.939 --> 00:26:21.839
 Greet Priscilla and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus. These were dear friends and

00:26:21.839 --> 00:26:27.119
 co-workers of Paul in the cause of the gospel and they're mentioned elsewhere and commended for

00:26:27.119 --> 00:26:34.019
 things done in the service of Christ. Erastus stayed in Corinth and I left Trophimus sick in Miletus.

00:26:35.720 --> 00:26:40.299
 You hear this? Paul just goes right on back to coordinating and keeping tabs on the men who

00:26:40.299 --> 00:26:46.359
 are out in the field serving Jesus. Do your best to get here before winter, Timothy.

00:26:46.359 --> 00:26:51.479
 Eubulus greets you and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.

00:26:53.979 --> 00:26:59.719
 None of these names are mentioned elsewhere in the Bible but the names seem to fit where Paul is.

00:26:59.799 --> 00:27:05.099
 They're Roman names. Even though no one came to Paul's defense, there is a church here in Rome who

00:27:05.099 --> 00:27:13.159
 Paul is connected with and perhaps has renewed their connection after the trial ended. Those people

00:27:13.160 --> 00:27:14.640
 say hi, Timothy.

00:27:17.740 --> 00:27:20.960
 And then he ends in this way. He says, the Lord be with your spirit.

00:27:22.279 --> 00:27:23.800
 Grace be with you all.

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 It might be tempting to just kind of skip over this final blessing. Wow, that sounds nice. That's good.

00:27:30.960 --> 00:27:35.820
 But consider what Paul has said in this letter up until now to Timothy.

00:27:35.819 --> 00:27:43.179
 Back in chapter 1, he urged Timothy not to give in to a spirit of fear,

00:27:44.679 --> 00:27:51.299
 but to allow the spirit of God inside of him to give him power and love and self-discipline.

00:27:52.379 --> 00:27:58.799
 Perhaps the greatest plea of this whole letter is for Timothy himself to be faithful and to serve Christ to the end,

00:27:58.799 --> 00:28:04.180
 no matter how difficult it gets, no matter who turns away or abandons him.

00:28:05.759 --> 00:28:10.480
 And then we just heard Paul tell the story of how at his first trial, no one showed up to stand with him,

00:28:11.220 --> 00:28:14.700
 but the Lord Jesus was with him.

00:28:15.440 --> 00:28:19.559
 And now he says to Timothy, may the Lord be with your spirit.

00:28:19.559 --> 00:28:21.559
 We can't do it.

00:28:21.559 --> 00:28:25.240
 We can't do this life for Jesus alone.

00:28:26.399 --> 00:28:29.740
 We can't do it in our own strength,

00:28:30.220 --> 00:28:31.919
 in our own resources.

00:28:33.079 --> 00:28:35.740
 But with the Lord Jesus in us

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 and with us,

00:28:38.299 --> 00:28:40.179
 with his spirit in us,

00:28:40.399 --> 00:28:41.779
 with our spirit,

00:28:42.259 --> 00:28:42.960
 we can.

00:28:43.419 --> 00:28:45.200
 We can fight the good fight.

00:28:46.000 --> 00:28:49.460
 We can get back up and keep running the race.

00:28:49.559 --> 00:28:50.960
 to the end.

00:28:51.179 --> 00:28:53.599
 We can hold on to the faith.

00:28:55.119 --> 00:28:58.919
 Even if everyone around us seems to be drifting or turning away.

00:29:00.519 --> 00:29:02.919
 The Lord be with your spirit, Timothy.

00:29:03.879 --> 00:29:06.279
 And grace be with you all.

00:29:07.720 --> 00:29:10.940
 In the background of this letter to Timothy is the church.

00:29:13.240 --> 00:29:17.079
 Are the Christians of the churches in Timothy's region,

00:29:17.079 --> 00:29:19.799
 and it's Christians plural,

00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:20.599
 you all.

00:29:22.259 --> 00:29:24.839
 We all need God's generous favor

00:29:24.839 --> 00:29:27.639
 to live in this world

00:29:27.639 --> 00:29:29.759
 as followers of Jesus.

00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:32.799
 May the Lord Jesus supply

00:29:32.799 --> 00:29:34.119
 what all of you need

00:29:34.119 --> 00:29:35.419
 from him.

00:29:35.420 --> 00:29:38.700
 What an end to this letter.

00:29:40.380 --> 00:29:42.580
 What an end to Paul's earthly life.

00:29:43.539 --> 00:29:44.380
 What would you do

00:29:44.380 --> 00:29:47.420
 with the last, say, six months of your life?

00:29:47.480 --> 00:29:49.100
 That was the question I asked at the beginning.

00:29:50.380 --> 00:29:51.620
 We know what Paul did.

00:29:52.820 --> 00:29:54.259
 Even from his jail cell,

00:29:54.360 --> 00:29:57.120
 he kept serving Jesus with everything he had.

00:29:57.680 --> 00:29:59.360
 He kept calling men to come

00:29:59.360 --> 00:30:00.720
 and sending them out.

00:30:00.720 --> 00:30:03.039
 And he kept proclaiming the gospel.

00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:05.720
 He kept seeking to shepherd the churches.

00:30:06.420 --> 00:30:08.620
 He kept writing letters like this one

00:30:08.620 --> 00:30:10.160
 to people like Timothy

00:30:10.160 --> 00:30:12.600
 and to churches wherever he could.

00:30:13.700 --> 00:30:14.759
 Even at his trial,

00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:16.480
 he took it as an opportunity

00:30:16.480 --> 00:30:18.640
 to proclaim Jesus Christ,

00:30:18.900 --> 00:30:21.440
 to go on record to the whole empire.

00:30:21.920 --> 00:30:23.160
 This is who Jesus is.

00:30:23.279 --> 00:30:24.799
 This is why I'm on trial.

00:30:25.120 --> 00:30:27.480
 I want all the nations to know about him.

00:30:27.480 --> 00:30:29.420
 He cared more about that

00:30:29.420 --> 00:30:31.579
 than whether his trial would seal his death.

00:30:34.740 --> 00:30:36.420
 It's a breathtaking example

00:30:36.420 --> 00:30:37.299
 of what it looks like

00:30:37.299 --> 00:30:40.700
 to run the race of life for Jesus well,

00:30:40.960 --> 00:30:42.680
 all the way to the end.

00:30:43.880 --> 00:30:45.880
 To be faithful to the end.

00:30:48.240 --> 00:30:50.980
 And so we should let Paul encourage us

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 with these words to do the same.

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 That's why he's writing this letter to Timothy.

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 It's about encouraging Timothy

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 and the Christians around him

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 to follow his example

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 and fight the good fight

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 and run the race to the end

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 and keep the faith no matter what.

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 We too have a heavenly kingdom

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 to look forward to,

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 the kingdom of Jesus.

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 We too have the crown of righteousness

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 to look forward to,

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 which the Lord will award

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 to all who have loved his appearing,

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 to all who are longing for him to return.

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 So let's fight.

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 Let's run this race.

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 Let's keep the faith right to the end.

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 In just a little while,

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 he who is coming will come

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 and will not delay.

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 Let's pray.

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 Let's pray.

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 Father in heaven,

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 thank you for the deep encouragement

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 of these words,

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 and I pray that they would sink

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 right into our souls.

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 Lord, you know all the tough stuff

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 that we face day in and day out,

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 week after week,

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 and I pray that all of the feeling

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 of overwhelm and anxiety

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 or fear or whatever

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 would just melt away

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 because you will carry us through.

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 You give us,

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 you are with us.

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 You are with us,

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 deep inside of us,

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 leading us.

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 And I pray that we would bring

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 great glory to your name,

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 each one of us individually

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 and as a church together

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 in this community.

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 May we bring glory to your name

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 for how we lived,

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 for how we fought and ran

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 and held on

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 to this precious hope and truth

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 that you have revealed to us.

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 Thank you for Jesus.

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 We look forward to your kingdom.

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 In his name we pray.

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 Amen.