WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.399 All right, well this morning we are beginning a new sermon series. 00:00:04.360 --> 00:00:07.799 We've been working our way through some of the letters of the Apostle Paul. 00:00:09.019 --> 00:00:11.620 Last fall we did Paul's first letter to Timothy. 00:00:12.460 --> 00:00:17.339 Then since January we've been working our way through Titus, Paul's letter to Titus. 00:00:17.420 --> 00:00:21.940 And now as we head toward the summer months, we're looking at Paul's second letter to Timothy. 00:00:22.820 --> 00:00:28.080 And I am so looking forward to journeying with you through this portion of God's Word. 00:00:28.079 --> 00:00:30.159 This is a very powerful letter. 00:00:30.899 --> 00:00:33.679 It's an encouraging word from God. 00:00:34.320 --> 00:00:40.219 And I'm trusting that it's just what our church needs in the weeks ahead to grow spiritually. 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:42.899 So what's this letter all about? 00:00:43.679 --> 00:00:46.799 Well I know that we have a variety of people here this morning. 00:00:47.239 --> 00:00:50.200 Some of you have been followers of Jesus for decades. 00:00:51.140 --> 00:00:53.700 Others for just a short while. 00:00:54.259 --> 00:00:57.719 Some of you were here for our first letter to Timothy as we looked at in the fall. 00:00:57.719 --> 00:00:59.179 And some of you missed that. 00:00:59.259 --> 00:01:05.739 So I want to take a few minutes just to explain what the letter of 2 Timothy is. 00:01:05.840 --> 00:01:06.859 Who wrote this letter? 00:01:07.700 --> 00:01:09.539 What kind of writing is this? 00:01:09.780 --> 00:01:12.980 And where does it fit into the bigger story of the Bible? 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:19.180 So last week we heard about how Jesus died and rose again. 00:01:19.180 --> 00:01:24.140 We heard about how he appeared to his followers over a period of 40 days. 00:01:24.940 --> 00:01:26.900 And then was taken up into heaven. 00:01:27.660 --> 00:01:33.540 We heard last Sunday about how Jesus poured out the Holy Spirit upon his apostles. 00:01:34.100 --> 00:01:36.400 Enabling them to speak on his behalf. 00:01:36.400 --> 00:01:48.900 And we heard about how the apostle Peter proclaimed his very first sermon to a crowd in Jerusalem with about 3,000 people putting their trust in Jesus and being baptized. 00:01:49.520 --> 00:01:53.400 We usually speak about that day as the day the church was born. 00:01:53.400 --> 00:02:01.520 And Peter and the other apostles from that day on they kept proclaiming Jesus to the people more and more. 00:02:02.440 --> 00:02:03.600 People came to repent. 00:02:04.360 --> 00:02:05.500 People came to believe. 00:02:06.520 --> 00:02:09.060 And the Jewish leaders they didn't like this. 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:13.879 And so they began persecuting the followers of Jesus and going after them. 00:02:14.140 --> 00:02:16.140 And many of the followers of Jesus scattered. 00:02:16.139 --> 00:02:21.659 And wherever they went they began telling people about Jesus. 00:02:22.039 --> 00:02:26.619 And suddenly churches began springing up in all the surrounding nations and peoples. 00:02:27.699 --> 00:02:30.500 And then in the midst of all this there was a man named Saul. 00:02:31.719 --> 00:02:33.599 Saul was one of the Pharisees. 00:02:34.219 --> 00:02:36.659 He was one of those religious leader types. 00:02:37.619 --> 00:02:41.339 And he himself was a persecutor of the church of Jesus. 00:02:41.340 --> 00:02:50.520 And Luke tells us in the book of Acts about how Jesus himself from heaven stopped Paul in his tracks on the road to Damascus. 00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:54.680 And Jesus revealed himself to Saul. 00:02:55.420 --> 00:02:57.620 And Saul himself became a believer. 00:02:57.819 --> 00:03:02.159 And even more Jesus chose Saul to be one of his apostles. 00:03:02.379 --> 00:03:03.759 One of his spokesmen. 00:03:04.480 --> 00:03:08.460 And Jesus gave Saul who after that point on he went by Paul. 00:03:09.039 --> 00:03:11.039 Jesus gave Paul a task. 00:03:11.340 --> 00:03:18.420 And that task was to go to all of the non-Jewish nations around the Mediterranean Sea. 00:03:18.420 --> 00:03:20.480 Was kind of the area that he operated in. 00:03:20.640 --> 00:03:22.080 And to tell them about Jesus. 00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:24.159 And the salvation that he offers. 00:03:25.319 --> 00:03:26.439 And so Paul did this. 00:03:27.039 --> 00:03:30.039 He went on three what we call missionary journeys. 00:03:31.199 --> 00:03:32.560 Traveling from city to city. 00:03:32.980 --> 00:03:34.439 Proclaiming the good news of Jesus. 00:03:35.520 --> 00:03:39.659 And Luke tells us in Acts that some people in each of these towns and cities. 00:03:39.659 --> 00:03:41.919 Came to believe in Jesus. 00:03:41.919 --> 00:03:43.859 And local churches were born. 00:03:44.359 --> 00:03:46.319 All around the Mediterranean Sea. 00:03:47.740 --> 00:03:49.900 Well in one of these cities Paul came to. 00:03:51.379 --> 00:03:54.139 He came to a place where there was a young man named Timothy. 00:03:55.159 --> 00:03:57.000 And Timothy's mother was a Jew. 00:03:57.639 --> 00:03:59.780 And his father was a Greek. 00:03:59.780 --> 00:04:03.860 But his mother raised him. 00:04:04.199 --> 00:04:06.360 Teaching him about the Lord. 00:04:07.120 --> 00:04:10.520 And so when Paul and Barnabas came to Timothy's city. 00:04:10.520 --> 00:04:12.620 On his first missionary journey. 00:04:13.920 --> 00:04:15.039 Timothy believed. 00:04:15.400 --> 00:04:17.000 And accepted the good news of Jesus. 00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:19.060 And according to Luke. 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:20.699 Timothy grew in his faith. 00:04:20.759 --> 00:04:21.660 And he matured. 00:04:21.660 --> 00:04:25.640 To the point that the other Christians in that little church regarded him very highly. 00:04:26.700 --> 00:04:30.700 And so Paul actually took Timothy on as his co-worker. 00:04:31.360 --> 00:04:33.160 And they traveled together. 00:04:33.580 --> 00:04:35.280 From place to place to place. 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:37.580 Proclaiming the news of Jesus. 00:04:37.579 --> 00:04:43.560 One of these cities. 00:04:44.839 --> 00:04:47.819 Where a church began was the ancient city of Ephesus. 00:04:49.019 --> 00:04:54.959 And Ephesus was the capital city of a Roman province called Asia at the time. 00:04:55.519 --> 00:04:58.500 It's along what is today the western coast of Turkey. 00:04:59.439 --> 00:05:01.240 And Paul stationed Timothy there. 00:05:01.240 --> 00:05:02.939 In Ephesus. 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:05.939 To work with the church that had been established there. 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:07.000 And to help it grow. 00:05:08.780 --> 00:05:10.259 As we heard last fall. 00:05:10.879 --> 00:05:14.160 Paul wrote his first letter to Timothy while he was there in Ephesus. 00:05:14.439 --> 00:05:17.860 Probably around 55 to 60 AD. 00:05:18.420 --> 00:05:22.120 So we're talking like 25 to 30 years after Jesus ascended to heaven. 00:05:23.019 --> 00:05:25.720 And for those of you who missed this past fall. 00:05:26.360 --> 00:05:29.540 Paul's first letter to Timothy was filled with encouragement. 00:05:29.540 --> 00:05:32.040 And it was filled with instruction. 00:05:33.220 --> 00:05:36.700 There were false teachers in the church that needed to be dealt with. 00:05:37.400 --> 00:05:39.200 There was division. 00:05:40.340 --> 00:05:43.920 People were getting caught up in all kinds of controversial trivialities. 00:05:45.460 --> 00:05:48.560 And so Paul gave encouragement and instructions in that first letter. 00:05:48.640 --> 00:05:52.120 About how Timothy should deal with all of that in Ephesus. 00:05:52.939 --> 00:05:55.640 And then there was also some more general instruction. 00:05:55.879 --> 00:05:56.960 Just for the people of the church. 00:05:56.959 --> 00:06:00.699 About how the people in the church should live and function together. 00:06:00.699 --> 00:06:03.459 As a local family of believers. 00:06:04.199 --> 00:06:07.839 Well now Paul is writing a second letter to Timothy. 00:06:08.000 --> 00:06:09.199 Some time has passed. 00:06:09.919 --> 00:06:12.039 And we're going to start right into it here. 00:06:12.120 --> 00:06:13.479 By reading the first few verses. 00:06:14.539 --> 00:06:15.859 Let me read it for you. 00:06:17.139 --> 00:06:18.000 Paul writes. 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:19.480 Paul. 00:06:19.480 --> 00:06:19.519 Paul. 00:06:20.160 --> 00:06:22.420 An apostle of Christ Jesus. 00:06:22.920 --> 00:06:24.240 By the will of God. 00:06:24.939 --> 00:06:27.100 In keeping with the promise of life. 00:06:27.639 --> 00:06:29.519 That is in Christ Jesus. 00:06:30.220 --> 00:06:31.360 To Timothy. 00:06:32.019 --> 00:06:33.199 My dear son. 00:06:34.600 --> 00:06:35.060 Grace. 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:36.379 Mercy. 00:06:36.860 --> 00:06:37.720 And peace. 00:06:38.319 --> 00:06:39.360 From God the Father. 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:41.420 And Christ Jesus. 00:06:41.600 --> 00:06:42.100 Our Lord. 00:06:42.100 --> 00:06:45.280 I thank God. 00:06:45.280 --> 00:06:47.800 Whom I serve as my ancestors did. 00:06:48.180 --> 00:06:49.620 With a clear conscience. 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:50.960 As night and day. 00:06:51.379 --> 00:06:53.320 I constantly remember you. 00:06:54.020 --> 00:06:55.000 In my prayers. 00:06:57.200 --> 00:06:58.640 Recalling your tears. 00:06:59.580 --> 00:07:01.379 I long to see you. 00:07:02.260 --> 00:07:03.820 So that I may be filled with joy. 00:07:03.819 --> 00:07:08.300 I am reminded of your sincere faith. 00:07:09.079 --> 00:07:11.639 Which first lived in your grandmother Lois. 00:07:12.019 --> 00:07:13.300 And in your mother Eunice. 00:07:13.959 --> 00:07:15.500 And I am persuaded. 00:07:16.180 --> 00:07:17.060 Now lives. 00:07:17.540 --> 00:07:18.420 In you also. 00:07:20.480 --> 00:07:22.680 This is as far as we're going to work through today. 00:07:24.199 --> 00:07:27.639 So Paul introduces himself as an apostle of Christ Jesus. 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:30.219 He reminds Timothy of his unique. 00:07:30.560 --> 00:07:31.719 God given role. 00:07:31.839 --> 00:07:33.740 To speak on behalf of Jesus Christ. 00:07:33.819 --> 00:07:37.779 And he reminds Timothy. 00:07:37.779 --> 00:07:39.779 That he became an apostle. 00:07:40.159 --> 00:07:41.219 By the will of God. 00:07:41.300 --> 00:07:42.560 This was God's decision. 00:07:43.079 --> 00:07:44.819 God chose Paul specially. 00:07:44.819 --> 00:07:45.899 To have this role. 00:07:46.980 --> 00:07:48.779 Very few were chosen to be apostles. 00:07:50.860 --> 00:07:52.839 And there's a curious detail here. 00:07:52.980 --> 00:07:54.399 That Paul puts in. 00:07:54.579 --> 00:07:55.939 An apostle of Christ Jesus. 00:07:55.939 --> 00:07:57.019 By the will of God. 00:07:57.180 --> 00:08:00.199 In keeping with the promise of life. 00:08:01.039 --> 00:08:02.699 That is in Christ Jesus. 00:08:03.819 --> 00:08:06.480 Now the precise meaning of the preposition here. 00:08:06.480 --> 00:08:07.480 Is a little unclear. 00:08:08.079 --> 00:08:08.959 Some translations say. 00:08:09.159 --> 00:08:10.779 According to the promise of life. 00:08:11.159 --> 00:08:13.599 Some say for the sake of the promise of life. 00:08:13.680 --> 00:08:14.219 This one says. 00:08:14.300 --> 00:08:16.519 In keeping with the promise of life. 00:08:17.459 --> 00:08:18.879 It's a flexible word. 00:08:19.279 --> 00:08:20.279 Probably his meaning. 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:21.680 Is that he is an apostle. 00:08:21.779 --> 00:08:23.680 Whose purpose. 00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:24.500 Or role. 00:08:24.500 --> 00:08:25.639 Is to proclaim. 00:08:25.639 --> 00:08:27.720 The promise of life. 00:08:27.939 --> 00:08:29.340 The promise of life. 00:08:29.439 --> 00:08:30.180 That comes in. 00:08:30.500 --> 00:08:31.199 And through. 00:08:31.199 --> 00:08:32.500 Jesus Christ. 00:08:34.139 --> 00:08:35.779 Why does Paul. 00:08:36.019 --> 00:08:37.519 Right here in the beginning. 00:08:38.840 --> 00:08:40.980 Highlight this particular aspect. 00:08:40.980 --> 00:08:41.860 Of the gospel. 00:08:42.519 --> 00:08:43.600 That Jesus. 00:08:44.019 --> 00:08:44.980 Has made. 00:08:45.519 --> 00:08:46.240 A promise. 00:08:46.899 --> 00:08:47.539 Of life. 00:08:48.419 --> 00:08:50.159 Would you start a letter like this? 00:08:50.159 --> 00:08:52.199 Byron. 00:08:53.819 --> 00:08:54.719 A mechanic. 00:08:54.719 --> 00:08:55.360 In Davidson. 00:08:56.419 --> 00:08:58.439 In keeping with the promise of life. 00:08:59.819 --> 00:09:00.759 He hasn't even. 00:09:00.879 --> 00:09:02.459 Said who he's writing it to yet. 00:09:03.159 --> 00:09:04.319 Why does he highlight. 00:09:04.319 --> 00:09:05.579 This particular aspect. 00:09:05.579 --> 00:09:06.399 Of the gospel. 00:09:06.819 --> 00:09:07.639 That Jesus. 00:09:07.879 --> 00:09:09.219 Has made a promise of life. 00:09:10.000 --> 00:09:11.419 Right here at the top. 00:09:11.899 --> 00:09:12.559 In verse one. 00:09:13.500 --> 00:09:14.679 I'm going to leave you hanging. 00:09:15.159 --> 00:09:15.919 We're going to. 00:09:16.220 --> 00:09:16.699 Get to this. 00:09:16.819 --> 00:09:17.720 At the very end. 00:09:17.980 --> 00:09:19.059 And answer this question. 00:09:19.059 --> 00:09:20.979 Next. 00:09:21.099 --> 00:09:22.799 Let's notice how Paul addresses Timothy. 00:09:22.939 --> 00:09:23.799 He says to Timothy. 00:09:24.039 --> 00:09:25.439 My dear son. 00:09:26.099 --> 00:09:27.099 Now that word dear. 00:09:27.379 --> 00:09:28.719 Could also be translated. 00:09:28.919 --> 00:09:29.379 Beloved. 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:31.379 Or dearly loved. 00:09:32.279 --> 00:09:32.679 Son. 00:09:33.500 --> 00:09:34.459 So right out of the gate. 00:09:34.519 --> 00:09:35.679 Paul's letting Timothy know. 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:37.239 Just how much he means to him. 00:09:38.279 --> 00:09:38.679 Timothy. 00:09:39.439 --> 00:09:40.539 I dearly. 00:09:40.779 --> 00:09:41.299 Love you. 00:09:42.139 --> 00:09:42.859 You are to me. 00:09:42.939 --> 00:09:43.500 As a son. 00:09:45.139 --> 00:09:46.079 Paul and Timothy. 00:09:46.079 --> 00:09:47.559 Had a very close relationship. 00:09:47.559 --> 00:09:50.179 Because of their work together. 00:09:50.179 --> 00:09:51.439 In the gospel cause. 00:09:52.299 --> 00:09:53.979 Because of their common faith. 00:09:53.979 --> 00:09:54.519 In Jesus. 00:09:54.519 --> 00:09:55.339 Which we heard about. 00:09:55.500 --> 00:09:56.519 In the first letter. 00:09:57.339 --> 00:09:58.119 But perhaps. 00:09:58.259 --> 00:09:59.139 There's a little more here. 00:09:59.239 --> 00:09:59.959 Than last time. 00:10:01.059 --> 00:10:01.719 These words. 00:10:01.719 --> 00:10:02.639 Have a warmness. 00:10:02.879 --> 00:10:03.759 And a deep affection. 00:10:04.539 --> 00:10:04.839 In them. 00:10:06.799 --> 00:10:07.679 Paul gives. 00:10:07.799 --> 00:10:08.819 The customary blessing. 00:10:08.819 --> 00:10:09.399 That you'll see. 00:10:09.479 --> 00:10:10.239 In a lot of his letters. 00:10:10.379 --> 00:10:10.739 He says. 00:10:10.879 --> 00:10:11.259 Grace. 00:10:11.639 --> 00:10:11.919 Mercy. 00:10:12.019 --> 00:10:12.500 And peace. 00:10:12.599 --> 00:10:13.559 From God the Father. 00:10:13.879 --> 00:10:14.819 And Christ Jesus. 00:10:14.819 --> 00:10:15.299 Our Lord. 00:10:15.299 --> 00:10:16.539 This is kind of like a prayer. 00:10:16.979 --> 00:10:17.879 At the beginning. 00:10:19.359 --> 00:10:20.139 May God the Father. 00:10:20.259 --> 00:10:21.179 And may Christ Jesus. 00:10:21.179 --> 00:10:21.759 Our Lord. 00:10:21.979 --> 00:10:23.079 May he give you grace. 00:10:23.179 --> 00:10:23.579 Timothy. 00:10:24.219 --> 00:10:25.099 And mercy. 00:10:26.019 --> 00:10:26.719 And peace. 00:10:27.979 --> 00:10:29.639 And then Paul moves into this. 00:10:29.859 --> 00:10:31.120 Expression of thanksgiving. 00:10:31.799 --> 00:10:33.219 In verses three to five. 00:10:34.039 --> 00:10:34.719 And it. 00:10:34.719 --> 00:10:35.299 It kind of. 00:10:35.399 --> 00:10:36.579 Was in those days. 00:10:36.719 --> 00:10:37.199 Customary. 00:10:37.279 --> 00:10:38.979 To put an expression of thanksgiving. 00:10:38.979 --> 00:10:39.959 In a personal letter. 00:10:40.059 --> 00:10:41.179 Something you're thankful for. 00:10:41.240 --> 00:10:41.979 About the person. 00:10:41.980 --> 00:10:43.180 That doesn't. 00:10:43.460 --> 00:10:44.800 Make this formulaic. 00:10:44.980 --> 00:10:46.180 Or take away from. 00:10:46.740 --> 00:10:48.159 The sincerity of this. 00:10:48.480 --> 00:10:49.700 But maybe it just helps us. 00:10:49.800 --> 00:10:50.659 Understand a little bit. 00:10:50.740 --> 00:10:52.259 Why Paul goes straight into this. 00:10:52.560 --> 00:10:54.200 Before he gets on to other things. 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:56.879 And this is Paul's statement of thanksgiving. 00:10:57.019 --> 00:10:57.320 He says. 00:10:57.320 --> 00:10:58.700 I thank God. 00:10:59.200 --> 00:11:01.480 Whom I serve as my ancestors did. 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:02.899 With a clear conscience. 00:11:03.580 --> 00:11:04.740 As night and day. 00:11:04.899 --> 00:11:06.420 I constantly remember you. 00:11:06.820 --> 00:11:07.779 In my prayers. 00:11:09.139 --> 00:11:10.320 Recalling your tears. 00:11:10.320 --> 00:11:11.040 Tears. 00:11:11.920 --> 00:11:13.440 I long to see you. 00:11:14.060 --> 00:11:15.860 So that I may be filled with joy. 00:11:17.240 --> 00:11:19.500 I'm reminded of your sincere faith. 00:11:19.740 --> 00:11:22.220 Which first lived in your grandmother Lois. 00:11:22.340 --> 00:11:23.879 And in your mother Eunice. 00:11:24.480 --> 00:11:25.760 And I am persuaded. 00:11:26.420 --> 00:11:27.540 Now lives in you. 00:11:28.180 --> 00:11:28.600 Also. 00:11:30.420 --> 00:11:31.360 Believe it or not. 00:11:31.440 --> 00:11:32.200 These three verses. 00:11:32.580 --> 00:11:33.840 Are one big sentence. 00:11:34.880 --> 00:11:37.680 And tying everything in these words together. 00:11:37.680 --> 00:11:38.940 Is this simple statement. 00:11:38.940 --> 00:11:41.240 I put some ellipses in. 00:11:41.340 --> 00:11:42.660 So you can kind of just see it. 00:11:43.160 --> 00:11:44.160 Basically he's saying. 00:11:44.280 --> 00:11:45.140 I thank God. 00:11:45.280 --> 00:11:46.720 As I remember you. 00:11:47.140 --> 00:11:47.660 Timothy. 00:11:48.280 --> 00:11:49.360 In my prayers. 00:11:50.160 --> 00:11:51.780 This is Paul's main thought. 00:11:52.340 --> 00:11:53.400 Everything else here. 00:11:53.540 --> 00:11:55.380 Just fleshes this one statement out more. 00:11:56.760 --> 00:11:58.760 What does Paul want Timothy to know. 00:11:58.820 --> 00:11:59.720 Right out of the get go. 00:12:00.500 --> 00:12:01.780 He wants him to know. 00:12:02.420 --> 00:12:04.300 That he's thankful for Timothy. 00:12:04.299 --> 00:12:04.379 Timothy. 00:12:06.699 --> 00:12:09.399 And he's been expressing that thanks to God. 00:12:10.519 --> 00:12:11.519 In his prayers. 00:12:12.259 --> 00:12:13.139 That's the whole thing. 00:12:13.359 --> 00:12:13.939 The whole point. 00:12:14.019 --> 00:12:15.099 Of verses three to five. 00:12:15.559 --> 00:12:17.519 I've been thinking of you Timothy. 00:12:17.719 --> 00:12:19.579 I've been thanking God for you Timothy. 00:12:20.699 --> 00:12:21.919 And everything else here. 00:12:22.019 --> 00:12:22.939 Is kind of the how. 00:12:23.079 --> 00:12:23.979 Of his thanksgiving. 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:25.559 And the why. 00:12:26.139 --> 00:12:27.240 Of his thanksgiving. 00:12:27.240 --> 00:12:27.879 For Timothy. 00:12:28.519 --> 00:12:29.979 And we're going to look at both of those. 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:31.220 Let's start by looking at. 00:12:31.539 --> 00:12:32.320 The how. 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:34.420 How does Paul. 00:12:34.580 --> 00:12:35.680 Thank God for Timothy. 00:12:36.340 --> 00:12:36.639 He says. 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:37.519 I thank God. 00:12:38.019 --> 00:12:38.800 Whom I serve. 00:12:38.860 --> 00:12:40.039 As my ancestors did. 00:12:40.159 --> 00:12:41.639 With a clear conscience. 00:12:42.960 --> 00:12:43.720 As night and day. 00:12:43.899 --> 00:12:45.000 I remember you. 00:12:45.060 --> 00:12:45.720 In my prayers. 00:12:47.560 --> 00:12:48.740 A clear conscience. 00:12:48.920 --> 00:12:50.139 That's a funny thing to say. 00:12:50.580 --> 00:12:51.700 At the start of a statement. 00:12:51.700 --> 00:12:52.460 Of thanksgiving. 00:12:53.740 --> 00:12:55.039 Why a clear conscience. 00:12:56.399 --> 00:12:57.580 We're going to come back to that. 00:12:57.659 --> 00:12:58.100 In a moment. 00:12:58.100 --> 00:13:00.440 The next thing we notice. 00:13:00.580 --> 00:13:00.899 Probably. 00:13:01.259 --> 00:13:02.420 The first thing we notice. 00:13:02.560 --> 00:13:03.180 Many of us. 00:13:04.620 --> 00:13:05.259 He says. 00:13:05.360 --> 00:13:05.820 I thank. 00:13:06.740 --> 00:13:07.259 God. 00:13:08.120 --> 00:13:09.759 As night and day. 00:13:10.180 --> 00:13:11.420 I constantly. 00:13:12.560 --> 00:13:13.080 Remember. 00:13:13.500 --> 00:13:13.720 You. 00:13:14.620 --> 00:13:15.480 In my prayers. 00:13:16.940 --> 00:13:18.220 So Paul is thanking God. 00:13:18.659 --> 00:13:19.259 Constantly. 00:13:19.600 --> 00:13:20.200 For Timothy. 00:13:20.200 --> 00:13:21.700 He's been doing a lot of it. 00:13:22.060 --> 00:13:22.420 Lately. 00:13:23.160 --> 00:13:23.940 Night and day. 00:13:24.060 --> 00:13:24.500 He says. 00:13:25.259 --> 00:13:26.240 Like round the clock. 00:13:29.100 --> 00:13:29.680 I mean. 00:13:29.740 --> 00:13:30.420 Think about this. 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:30.840 He's saying. 00:13:30.960 --> 00:13:32.180 I've been thinking about you. 00:13:32.240 --> 00:13:32.840 A lot. 00:13:33.100 --> 00:13:33.500 Timothy. 00:13:35.700 --> 00:13:36.940 I've been thanking God. 00:13:37.019 --> 00:13:37.639 For you a lot. 00:13:37.779 --> 00:13:38.759 Not just here and there. 00:13:38.820 --> 00:13:39.580 When I occasionally. 00:13:39.580 --> 00:13:40.500 Remember you. 00:13:40.680 --> 00:13:41.279 But like. 00:13:41.379 --> 00:13:42.480 Every single day. 00:13:43.159 --> 00:13:44.379 And all throughout. 00:13:44.600 --> 00:13:45.159 Each day. 00:13:45.980 --> 00:13:47.620 And even in my waking hours. 00:13:47.620 --> 00:13:48.120 Of the night. 00:13:48.220 --> 00:13:49.300 I've been thinking of you. 00:13:49.360 --> 00:13:50.580 And I've been thanking God. 00:13:50.840 --> 00:13:51.460 For you. 00:13:52.960 --> 00:13:53.399 Wow. 00:13:53.399 --> 00:13:55.779 Why? 00:13:57.860 --> 00:13:58.959 Why is Paul. 00:13:59.299 --> 00:14:00.720 Thinking about Timothy. 00:14:00.840 --> 00:14:01.639 And thanking God. 00:14:01.740 --> 00:14:02.220 For Timothy. 00:14:02.220 --> 00:14:03.079 So much. 00:14:04.199 --> 00:14:04.679 Well. 00:14:04.740 --> 00:14:05.919 We've probably already heard. 00:14:06.079 --> 00:14:06.519 One reason. 00:14:06.679 --> 00:14:07.480 It's partly because. 00:14:07.480 --> 00:14:08.220 Of how dearly. 00:14:08.299 --> 00:14:08.899 He loves him. 00:14:10.519 --> 00:14:12.000 We saw that just above. 00:14:12.539 --> 00:14:12.819 Timothy. 00:14:12.819 --> 00:14:14.179 Is like his best friend. 00:14:15.360 --> 00:14:17.120 And even more than that. 00:14:17.799 --> 00:14:18.100 Timothy. 00:14:18.100 --> 00:14:18.759 Has been his. 00:14:19.399 --> 00:14:19.799 Comrade. 00:14:19.899 --> 00:14:20.439 In the trenches. 00:14:20.440 --> 00:14:23.920 His fellow soldier. 00:14:23.920 --> 00:14:25.000 In the good fight. 00:14:26.020 --> 00:14:27.480 His close companion. 00:14:27.480 --> 00:14:28.500 In their travels. 00:14:28.820 --> 00:14:29.660 His co-worker. 00:14:29.660 --> 00:14:30.900 In all their labors. 00:14:30.900 --> 00:14:32.020 And projects together. 00:14:32.900 --> 00:14:33.860 And even more. 00:14:33.920 --> 00:14:34.460 As Paul said. 00:14:34.520 --> 00:14:35.260 Just a moment ago. 00:14:35.360 --> 00:14:36.520 His beloved son. 00:14:37.540 --> 00:14:38.160 So Timothy. 00:14:38.160 --> 00:14:39.040 Is as precious. 00:14:39.540 --> 00:14:40.560 And dear to Paul. 00:14:40.560 --> 00:14:41.280 As a son. 00:14:42.440 --> 00:14:43.460 So that's at least. 00:14:43.460 --> 00:14:44.020 One reason. 00:14:44.020 --> 00:14:45.020 To be thinking. 00:14:45.020 --> 00:14:45.740 About Timothy. 00:14:45.740 --> 00:14:46.420 So much. 00:14:47.380 --> 00:14:48.800 But there's another reason. 00:14:49.380 --> 00:14:50.180 A big reason. 00:14:50.179 --> 00:14:50.899 And it's kind of. 00:14:51.339 --> 00:14:52.379 It's kind of hiding. 00:14:52.379 --> 00:14:53.219 Beneath the surface. 00:14:53.359 --> 00:14:54.120 We're going to get to that. 00:14:54.159 --> 00:14:54.599 In a minute. 00:14:55.779 --> 00:14:56.620 Before we do. 00:14:56.739 --> 00:14:57.620 Let's look at what else. 00:14:57.620 --> 00:14:58.779 Paul has to say here. 00:15:00.079 --> 00:15:00.799 In this. 00:15:01.259 --> 00:15:01.699 First. 00:15:02.299 --> 00:15:02.939 Couple verses. 00:15:05.639 --> 00:15:06.539 What has Paul. 00:15:06.639 --> 00:15:07.500 Been thinking about. 00:15:07.579 --> 00:15:07.879 As he. 00:15:08.120 --> 00:15:09.239 Offers his thanks. 00:15:09.359 --> 00:15:09.779 To God. 00:15:09.879 --> 00:15:10.399 For Timothy. 00:15:11.620 --> 00:15:12.359 There's one. 00:15:12.359 --> 00:15:13.359 Particular moment. 00:15:14.319 --> 00:15:15.000 That's been. 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:16.359 Replaying itself. 00:15:16.500 --> 00:15:17.159 In Paul's. 00:15:17.419 --> 00:15:17.740 Mind. 00:15:17.740 --> 00:15:20.500 He seems to be. 00:15:20.500 --> 00:15:21.240 Remembering it. 00:15:21.299 --> 00:15:21.720 Again. 00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:22.440 And again. 00:15:23.399 --> 00:15:24.120 He says. 00:15:24.340 --> 00:15:24.720 Recalling. 00:15:24.720 --> 00:15:25.919 Your tears. 00:15:27.299 --> 00:15:28.840 I long to see you. 00:15:29.560 --> 00:15:30.440 So that I may be. 00:15:30.440 --> 00:15:31.279 Filled with joy. 00:15:32.279 --> 00:15:33.200 What is this all about? 00:15:34.340 --> 00:15:35.320 What tears? 00:15:36.580 --> 00:15:37.039 Well. 00:15:37.080 --> 00:15:37.419 We actually. 00:15:37.419 --> 00:15:37.980 Don't know. 00:15:37.980 --> 00:15:38.580 Exactly. 00:15:38.580 --> 00:15:39.820 What the story is. 00:15:40.019 --> 00:15:41.279 Behind these tears. 00:15:41.279 --> 00:15:43.319 But it's probably. 00:15:43.319 --> 00:15:43.939 A reference. 00:15:43.939 --> 00:15:44.980 To the last time. 00:15:44.980 --> 00:15:45.519 That Paul. 00:15:46.100 --> 00:15:46.799 Saw Timothy. 00:15:47.539 --> 00:15:48.299 Face to face. 00:15:49.879 --> 00:15:50.720 It's possible. 00:15:50.720 --> 00:15:51.639 That this is a reference. 00:15:51.639 --> 00:15:52.799 To what Luke describes. 00:15:52.799 --> 00:15:54.000 In Acts chapter 20. 00:15:54.539 --> 00:15:55.500 When Paul meets. 00:15:55.500 --> 00:15:56.199 With the leaders. 00:15:56.579 --> 00:15:57.839 From the church of Ephesus. 00:15:57.839 --> 00:15:58.679 On his way. 00:15:58.919 --> 00:15:59.799 Back to Jerusalem. 00:16:00.679 --> 00:16:01.860 If you know the story. 00:16:02.019 --> 00:16:03.139 Paul told all of those. 00:16:03.199 --> 00:16:03.799 Leaders there. 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:04.519 From Ephesus. 00:16:04.659 --> 00:16:05.399 Of which Timothy. 00:16:05.399 --> 00:16:05.899 Could be. 00:16:06.019 --> 00:16:06.740 Have been one of them. 00:16:06.959 --> 00:16:07.559 He told them. 00:16:07.620 --> 00:16:08.179 That they would never. 00:16:08.179 --> 00:16:09.139 See his face again. 00:16:09.139 --> 00:16:10.899 And it says. 00:16:10.980 --> 00:16:11.600 They wept. 00:16:12.360 --> 00:16:13.259 They cried. 00:16:14.679 --> 00:16:15.639 It's like Paul was saying. 00:16:15.720 --> 00:16:16.399 This is goodbye. 00:16:16.919 --> 00:16:17.559 I don't think. 00:16:17.600 --> 00:16:18.299 I'm ever going to see. 00:16:18.299 --> 00:16:18.980 You guys again. 00:16:20.439 --> 00:16:21.720 So that's possibly. 00:16:21.720 --> 00:16:23.679 What Paul is referring to here. 00:16:24.779 --> 00:16:25.620 Timothy's tears. 00:16:26.580 --> 00:16:27.980 But it's also possible. 00:16:27.980 --> 00:16:28.980 That these tears. 00:16:28.980 --> 00:16:30.559 Refer to another occasion. 00:16:30.779 --> 00:16:31.720 Later on. 00:16:32.360 --> 00:16:33.279 Perhaps another. 00:16:33.480 --> 00:16:34.360 Emotional parting. 00:16:35.500 --> 00:16:36.179 Or perhaps. 00:16:36.379 --> 00:16:37.159 Even Paul's. 00:16:37.299 --> 00:16:37.580 Own. 00:16:37.899 --> 00:16:39.059 Troublesome situation. 00:16:39.139 --> 00:16:40.819 Has something to do. 00:16:41.299 --> 00:16:42.759 With Timothy's tears. 00:16:43.139 --> 00:16:44.379 At their last meeting. 00:16:45.199 --> 00:16:45.799 So let's. 00:16:46.100 --> 00:16:47.240 Let the cat out of the bag. 00:16:47.399 --> 00:16:48.879 Where is Paul right now? 00:16:50.319 --> 00:16:51.539 What's going on with him. 00:16:51.559 --> 00:16:52.480 As he writes this letter. 00:16:53.360 --> 00:16:54.399 Why is he remembering. 00:16:54.539 --> 00:16:55.620 The tears of Timothy. 00:16:56.120 --> 00:16:57.500 Why does he so long. 00:16:57.600 --> 00:16:58.179 To see. 00:16:58.699 --> 00:16:59.100 Timothy. 00:17:00.100 --> 00:17:00.860 What is he. 00:17:01.279 --> 00:17:02.439 Thinking about Timothy. 00:17:02.620 --> 00:17:03.419 So constantly. 00:17:03.819 --> 00:17:04.079 For. 00:17:05.319 --> 00:17:06.579 Why does Paul say. 00:17:06.660 --> 00:17:07.559 At the start of all this. 00:17:07.559 --> 00:17:08.619 That he serves God. 00:17:08.839 --> 00:17:09.659 With a clear. 00:17:09.980 --> 00:17:10.460 Conscience. 00:17:11.779 --> 00:17:12.599 It's because. 00:17:13.099 --> 00:17:13.899 Of Paul's. 00:17:14.720 --> 00:17:15.159 Troublesome. 00:17:15.619 --> 00:17:16.019 Situation. 00:17:16.740 --> 00:17:17.679 And to see this. 00:17:17.779 --> 00:17:18.599 We have to look ahead. 00:17:18.659 --> 00:17:19.139 A little bit. 00:17:19.299 --> 00:17:20.259 To some of the things. 00:17:20.359 --> 00:17:20.879 Paul says. 00:17:20.940 --> 00:17:21.359 In this letter. 00:17:21.399 --> 00:17:22.319 We're just going to skim through. 00:17:22.399 --> 00:17:23.119 A couple passages. 00:17:23.119 --> 00:17:24.099 Really quickly here. 00:17:24.299 --> 00:17:25.139 A couple verses. 00:17:25.299 --> 00:17:25.579 In this. 00:17:25.740 --> 00:17:26.579 In the same letter. 00:17:27.000 --> 00:17:28.099 So we just look down. 00:17:28.179 --> 00:17:29.000 The page a little bit. 00:17:29.059 --> 00:17:29.819 To verse 8. 00:17:29.819 --> 00:17:31.279 Paul says. 00:17:32.279 --> 00:17:33.559 Do not be ashamed. 00:17:33.559 --> 00:17:34.299 Of the testimony. 00:17:34.299 --> 00:17:35.159 About our Lord. 00:17:35.279 --> 00:17:35.919 Or of me. 00:17:36.099 --> 00:17:37.000 His prisoner. 00:17:37.919 --> 00:17:39.259 Rather join with me. 00:17:39.299 --> 00:17:39.879 In suffering. 00:17:40.019 --> 00:17:40.720 For the gospel. 00:17:42.099 --> 00:17:43.619 So by Paul's own words. 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:44.379 He's suffering. 00:17:44.879 --> 00:17:45.720 Right now. 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:47.500 And he is a prisoner. 00:17:48.579 --> 00:17:49.819 Just a little bit down. 00:17:49.899 --> 00:17:50.539 In verse 11. 00:17:52.079 --> 00:17:53.279 We read this. 00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:55.920 Of this gospel. 00:17:56.099 --> 00:17:57.119 I was appointed a herald. 00:17:57.240 --> 00:17:57.779 And an apostle. 00:17:57.940 --> 00:17:58.379 And a teacher. 00:17:58.839 --> 00:18:00.399 That is why I am suffering. 00:18:01.240 --> 00:18:02.099 As I am. 00:18:03.359 --> 00:18:04.940 So Paul has been imprisoned. 00:18:04.940 --> 00:18:06.420 Because of his teaching. 00:18:06.700 --> 00:18:07.500 And preaching. 00:18:07.799 --> 00:18:08.619 About Jesus. 00:18:10.000 --> 00:18:11.599 We go down a little bit further. 00:18:11.740 --> 00:18:12.720 Into verse 15. 00:18:13.200 --> 00:18:14.039 Paul writes this. 00:18:14.079 --> 00:18:14.460 He says. 00:18:14.799 --> 00:18:15.119 Timothy. 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:16.220 You know that everyone. 00:18:16.399 --> 00:18:17.279 In the province of Asia. 00:18:17.480 --> 00:18:18.319 Has deserted me. 00:18:18.960 --> 00:18:19.980 Including Phagellus. 00:18:20.059 --> 00:18:20.879 And Hermogenes. 00:18:21.680 --> 00:18:23.079 May the Lord show mercy. 00:18:23.079 --> 00:18:23.779 To the household. 00:18:23.859 --> 00:18:24.599 Of Onesephorus. 00:18:24.679 --> 00:18:25.559 Because he often. 00:18:25.559 --> 00:18:26.299 Refreshed me. 00:18:26.379 --> 00:18:27.059 And was not. 00:18:27.339 --> 00:18:27.899 Ashamed. 00:18:28.899 --> 00:18:29.859 Of my chains. 00:18:31.879 --> 00:18:33.159 So Paul is. 00:18:33.639 --> 00:18:34.419 In Rome. 00:18:35.199 --> 00:18:36.259 But he is. 00:18:36.439 --> 00:18:36.879 Alone. 00:18:38.000 --> 00:18:39.139 He's been deserted. 00:18:39.299 --> 00:18:39.799 By some. 00:18:40.339 --> 00:18:41.319 It seems that many. 00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:42.519 Are ashamed. 00:18:43.179 --> 00:18:44.079 Of his chains. 00:18:44.819 --> 00:18:45.619 So not only. 00:18:45.720 --> 00:18:46.319 Is he a prisoner. 00:18:46.539 --> 00:18:46.639 But. 00:18:46.919 --> 00:18:47.419 But many. 00:18:47.539 --> 00:18:48.199 Of the believers. 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:49.019 Have now been. 00:18:49.339 --> 00:18:50.240 Distancing themselves. 00:18:50.240 --> 00:18:51.159 From Paul. 00:18:51.279 --> 00:18:52.439 Because he's in jail. 00:18:53.079 --> 00:18:54.179 Because. 00:18:54.179 --> 00:18:55.599 In the eyes of many. 00:18:55.759 --> 00:18:56.899 He's a convicted criminal. 00:18:59.139 --> 00:19:00.359 Down a little bit further. 00:19:00.480 --> 00:19:01.259 Into chapter 2. 00:19:01.319 --> 00:19:01.819 Verse 8. 00:19:02.679 --> 00:19:03.699 Paul writes this. 00:19:03.779 --> 00:19:04.079 He says. 00:19:04.179 --> 00:19:05.519 Remember Jesus Christ. 00:19:06.159 --> 00:19:07.220 Raised from the dead. 00:19:07.779 --> 00:19:08.839 Descended from David. 00:19:09.779 --> 00:19:10.980 This is my gospel. 00:19:11.099 --> 00:19:12.240 For which I am suffering. 00:19:12.939 --> 00:19:14.039 Even to the point. 00:19:14.099 --> 00:19:15.079 Of being chained. 00:19:15.779 --> 00:19:16.759 Like a criminal. 00:19:16.759 --> 00:19:20.819 So Paul is not. 00:19:20.819 --> 00:19:21.819 Enjoying the freedom. 00:19:21.819 --> 00:19:22.920 To teach and preach. 00:19:24.180 --> 00:19:25.000 Like he had. 00:19:25.079 --> 00:19:25.619 The first time. 00:19:25.759 --> 00:19:26.359 That he was under. 00:19:26.539 --> 00:19:27.200 House arrest. 00:19:27.200 --> 00:19:27.700 In Rome. 00:19:27.819 --> 00:19:28.819 In Acts 28. 00:19:33.220 --> 00:19:34.259 When he was awaiting. 00:19:34.259 --> 00:19:34.640 His. 00:19:34.980 --> 00:19:35.700 His opportunity. 00:19:35.700 --> 00:19:36.839 To stand before. 00:19:37.220 --> 00:19:37.640 Caesar. 00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:38.259 This time. 00:19:38.379 --> 00:19:39.299 He's in chains. 00:19:40.819 --> 00:19:42.079 He's under guard. 00:19:42.460 --> 00:19:43.619 And it feels. 00:19:43.859 --> 00:19:44.240 Like. 00:19:44.539 --> 00:19:44.940 Suffering. 00:19:44.940 --> 00:19:48.019 Now let's look. 00:19:48.019 --> 00:19:48.580 Towards the end. 00:19:48.600 --> 00:19:49.039 Of the letter. 00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:50.360 Chapter 4. 00:19:51.420 --> 00:19:52.279 Verse 6. 00:19:53.900 --> 00:19:54.660 Paul says. 00:19:54.799 --> 00:19:55.500 I am already. 00:19:55.500 --> 00:19:56.360 Being poured out. 00:19:56.519 --> 00:19:57.279 Like a drink offering. 00:19:57.380 --> 00:19:57.860 And the time. 00:19:57.960 --> 00:19:58.740 For my departure. 00:19:59.240 --> 00:19:59.820 Is near. 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:01.680 I have fought. 00:20:01.759 --> 00:20:02.400 The good fight. 00:20:02.880 --> 00:20:03.700 I have finished. 00:20:03.700 --> 00:20:04.220 The race. 00:20:04.600 --> 00:20:05.500 I have kept. 00:20:05.500 --> 00:20:06.059 The faith. 00:20:06.220 --> 00:20:06.940 Now there is. 00:20:07.059 --> 00:20:07.720 In store for me. 00:20:07.799 --> 00:20:08.799 The crown of righteousness. 00:20:09.140 --> 00:20:10.039 Which the Lord. 00:20:10.259 --> 00:20:11.279 The righteous judge. 00:20:11.279 --> 00:20:12.160 Will award to me. 00:20:12.200 --> 00:20:12.820 On that day. 00:20:14.940 --> 00:20:16.680 Sounds like Paul knows. 00:20:17.019 --> 00:20:17.799 That his days. 00:20:18.140 --> 00:20:18.900 Are numbered. 00:20:19.799 --> 00:20:21.100 That he's near the end. 00:20:21.519 --> 00:20:23.059 That it's just a matter of time. 00:20:24.059 --> 00:20:24.500 Finally. 00:20:24.580 --> 00:20:25.500 We look to the very end. 00:20:25.519 --> 00:20:25.960 Of the letter. 00:20:26.539 --> 00:20:27.220 Chapter 4. 00:20:27.259 --> 00:20:27.920 Verse 16. 00:20:28.320 --> 00:20:29.059 Paul writes this. 00:20:29.120 --> 00:20:29.580 To Timothy. 00:20:29.720 --> 00:20:29.900 He says. 00:20:29.960 --> 00:20:30.980 At my first defense. 00:20:31.740 --> 00:20:32.380 No one. 00:20:32.759 --> 00:20:33.740 Came to my support. 00:20:34.539 --> 00:20:35.360 But everyone. 00:20:35.519 --> 00:20:36.200 Deserted me. 00:20:37.500 --> 00:20:38.680 May it not be held. 00:20:38.720 --> 00:20:39.340 Against them. 00:20:40.620 --> 00:20:41.440 But the Lord. 00:20:41.559 --> 00:20:42.360 Stood at my side. 00:20:42.440 --> 00:20:43.400 And gave me strength. 00:20:43.400 --> 00:20:46.040 So Paul. 00:20:46.120 --> 00:20:46.400 It seems. 00:20:46.480 --> 00:20:47.140 Has already had. 00:20:47.360 --> 00:20:47.780 One hearing. 00:20:47.980 --> 00:20:48.860 One trial. 00:20:49.519 --> 00:20:50.440 And all the believers. 00:20:50.440 --> 00:20:51.140 Who were with him. 00:20:51.240 --> 00:20:52.040 They deserted him. 00:20:52.360 --> 00:20:53.080 They were afraid. 00:20:53.080 --> 00:20:54.019 Of the consequences. 00:20:54.019 --> 00:20:55.380 Of standing with Paul. 00:20:56.440 --> 00:20:57.380 Perhaps they didn't even. 00:20:57.440 --> 00:20:58.140 Go to the trial. 00:20:59.280 --> 00:20:59.800 And so Paul. 00:20:59.960 --> 00:21:00.519 Stood alone. 00:21:02.080 --> 00:21:02.519 Except. 00:21:02.940 --> 00:21:03.380 Jesus. 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:04.280 Who stood with him. 00:21:04.340 --> 00:21:04.860 Says Paul. 00:21:05.000 --> 00:21:05.980 And gave him strength. 00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:07.960 Suddenly. 00:21:08.180 --> 00:21:08.880 This first part. 00:21:08.880 --> 00:21:09.320 Of the letter. 00:21:09.440 --> 00:21:10.720 Makes a whole lot more sense. 00:21:10.920 --> 00:21:11.380 Doesn't it? 00:21:11.380 --> 00:21:13.440 Why does Paul say. 00:21:13.620 --> 00:21:14.500 That he serves God. 00:21:14.580 --> 00:21:15.200 With a clear. 00:21:15.740 --> 00:21:16.220 Conscience. 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:17.900 Well. 00:21:17.980 --> 00:21:18.960 It's because right now. 00:21:19.120 --> 00:21:19.840 He's being treated. 00:21:19.960 --> 00:21:20.460 As a criminal. 00:21:21.700 --> 00:21:22.840 As if he's guilty. 00:21:23.680 --> 00:21:24.940 And it's not just Rome. 00:21:25.040 --> 00:21:26.160 But it's other believers. 00:21:26.740 --> 00:21:27.160 Believers. 00:21:27.360 --> 00:21:28.440 Who have deserted him. 00:21:29.120 --> 00:21:30.080 And are ashamed. 00:21:30.160 --> 00:21:30.840 Of his chains. 00:21:31.060 --> 00:21:31.520 Paul's saying. 00:21:31.940 --> 00:21:32.800 I know. 00:21:32.940 --> 00:21:34.160 That I've done nothing wrong. 00:21:35.200 --> 00:21:36.040 I've done nothing. 00:21:36.040 --> 00:21:36.960 To deserve all this. 00:21:37.020 --> 00:21:37.980 I've been serving God. 00:21:37.980 --> 00:21:39.240 My conscience is clear. 00:21:39.240 --> 00:21:43.319 And why is he remembering. 00:21:43.319 --> 00:21:44.059 The tears. 00:21:44.299 --> 00:21:45.019 Of Timothy. 00:21:45.819 --> 00:21:47.259 Why does he so long. 00:21:47.359 --> 00:21:47.940 To see. 00:21:48.539 --> 00:21:48.960 Timothy. 00:21:49.620 --> 00:21:50.700 Why is he thinking. 00:21:50.700 --> 00:21:51.339 About Timothy. 00:21:51.480 --> 00:21:52.220 So constantly. 00:21:52.220 --> 00:21:52.740 Day. 00:21:52.960 --> 00:21:53.559 And night. 00:21:53.799 --> 00:21:54.259 Well. 00:21:54.339 --> 00:21:54.819 Right now. 00:21:55.319 --> 00:21:55.880 He's. 00:21:56.220 --> 00:21:56.700 Alone. 00:21:57.799 --> 00:21:58.740 He's chained up. 00:21:58.779 --> 00:21:59.579 In a jail cell. 00:21:59.720 --> 00:22:00.240 Abandoned. 00:22:00.259 --> 00:22:00.900 By the believers. 00:22:00.900 --> 00:22:01.700 Who were with him. 00:22:02.220 --> 00:22:03.039 He's got nothing. 00:22:03.039 --> 00:22:03.500 To do. 00:22:03.579 --> 00:22:04.519 Except sit there. 00:22:05.079 --> 00:22:05.759 And think. 00:22:05.960 --> 00:22:06.440 And pray. 00:22:06.440 --> 00:22:08.259 And he's probably. 00:22:08.259 --> 00:22:09.400 Not sleeping too well. 00:22:09.519 --> 00:22:10.759 Chained up in his jail cell. 00:22:11.220 --> 00:22:12.180 And so probably. 00:22:12.340 --> 00:22:13.080 Paul wasn't kidding. 00:22:13.140 --> 00:22:13.500 When he said. 00:22:13.600 --> 00:22:14.640 Day and night. 00:22:15.559 --> 00:22:16.440 I've been thinking. 00:22:16.440 --> 00:22:16.960 About you. 00:22:17.000 --> 00:22:17.299 Timothy. 00:22:17.299 --> 00:22:17.980 I've been thanking. 00:22:17.980 --> 00:22:18.779 God for you. 00:22:20.539 --> 00:22:21.640 And if Paul knows. 00:22:21.759 --> 00:22:22.140 That his death. 00:22:22.180 --> 00:22:22.960 Is coming soon. 00:22:23.840 --> 00:22:24.660 And his days. 00:22:24.660 --> 00:22:25.160 Are numbered. 00:22:25.660 --> 00:22:26.799 Now it makes sense. 00:22:26.840 --> 00:22:27.900 Why he so longs. 00:22:27.900 --> 00:22:28.720 To see Timothy. 00:22:29.759 --> 00:22:30.940 His dearly loved. 00:22:31.539 --> 00:22:31.940 Son. 00:22:32.580 --> 00:22:33.240 In the faith. 00:22:33.240 --> 00:22:36.039 Would you want to see. 00:22:36.039 --> 00:22:36.720 Your own children. 00:22:36.720 --> 00:22:37.519 One last time. 00:22:37.559 --> 00:22:38.220 Before you die. 00:22:40.460 --> 00:22:41.319 Would you want to see. 00:22:41.319 --> 00:22:42.079 Those you love. 00:22:42.400 --> 00:22:43.000 The most. 00:22:43.180 --> 00:22:44.079 One last time. 00:22:45.680 --> 00:22:46.180 Paul says. 00:22:46.279 --> 00:22:47.259 I long to see you. 00:22:48.039 --> 00:22:49.099 So that I may be. 00:22:49.240 --> 00:22:49.880 Filled with joy. 00:22:50.880 --> 00:22:51.839 My last memory. 00:22:51.839 --> 00:22:52.259 Of you. 00:22:52.380 --> 00:22:52.720 Timothy. 00:22:52.720 --> 00:22:53.099 Was. 00:22:53.960 --> 00:22:54.700 Your tears. 00:22:55.579 --> 00:22:56.259 That day. 00:22:56.339 --> 00:22:56.480 We. 00:22:56.480 --> 00:22:57.759 We parted ways. 00:22:59.960 --> 00:23:00.559 But now. 00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:01.099 Remember. 00:23:01.380 --> 00:23:02.500 Paul's main point here. 00:23:04.160 --> 00:23:05.200 Not just that he's. 00:23:05.299 --> 00:23:06.079 Remembering Timothy. 00:23:06.240 --> 00:23:06.859 But that he's been. 00:23:07.059 --> 00:23:07.900 Thanking God. 00:23:08.519 --> 00:23:09.180 For Timothy. 00:23:09.880 --> 00:23:10.759 And there's something. 00:23:10.920 --> 00:23:11.900 Very specific here. 00:23:12.140 --> 00:23:13.240 That Paul is thankful. 00:23:13.240 --> 00:23:14.160 To God for. 00:23:14.559 --> 00:23:15.420 About Timothy. 00:23:15.539 --> 00:23:16.019 We see it. 00:23:16.319 --> 00:23:16.839 In verse. 00:23:17.180 --> 00:23:17.539 Five. 00:23:17.620 --> 00:23:17.859 He says. 00:23:17.859 --> 00:23:19.019 I thank my God. 00:23:19.680 --> 00:23:21.019 As I constantly. 00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:21.839 Remember you. 00:23:21.920 --> 00:23:22.519 In my prayers. 00:23:22.759 --> 00:23:23.779 I'm reminded. 00:23:24.259 --> 00:23:25.380 Of your sincere. 00:23:25.980 --> 00:23:26.299 Faith. 00:23:29.220 --> 00:23:30.339 I'm persuaded. 00:23:30.779 --> 00:23:31.740 That that faith. 00:23:32.120 --> 00:23:32.880 That first lived. 00:23:32.880 --> 00:23:33.580 In your grandmother. 00:23:33.580 --> 00:23:34.200 And your mother. 00:23:34.680 --> 00:23:35.440 Now lives. 00:23:35.640 --> 00:23:36.140 In you. 00:23:36.720 --> 00:23:37.160 Also. 00:23:39.560 --> 00:23:40.600 This is what Paul. 00:23:40.780 --> 00:23:41.680 Has been thanking God. 00:23:41.800 --> 00:23:42.700 For about Timothy. 00:23:44.840 --> 00:23:45.660 I'm thankful. 00:23:45.660 --> 00:23:46.520 For your faith. 00:23:46.800 --> 00:23:47.200 Timothy. 00:23:47.740 --> 00:23:48.260 And notice. 00:23:48.360 --> 00:23:49.100 What kind of faith. 00:23:51.160 --> 00:23:52.240 Your sincere. 00:23:52.600 --> 00:23:52.920 Faith. 00:23:53.960 --> 00:23:54.920 Why that word? 00:23:56.280 --> 00:23:56.980 Could it be. 00:23:57.100 --> 00:23:58.120 That in all this time. 00:23:58.580 --> 00:23:59.460 As it's becoming. 00:23:59.460 --> 00:24:00.700 Less and less popular. 00:24:01.340 --> 00:24:01.539 To. 00:24:01.740 --> 00:24:02.880 To be associated. 00:24:02.880 --> 00:24:03.519 With Paul. 00:24:03.880 --> 00:24:04.880 And the gospel. 00:24:06.420 --> 00:24:07.200 And people. 00:24:07.360 --> 00:24:08.059 Are deserting. 00:24:08.860 --> 00:24:09.259 Paul. 00:24:09.779 --> 00:24:10.779 And it's becoming. 00:24:10.960 --> 00:24:11.559 Dangerous. 00:24:11.559 --> 00:24:12.039 Even to. 00:24:12.160 --> 00:24:12.380 To. 00:24:13.100 --> 00:24:13.380 Proclaim. 00:24:13.480 --> 00:24:14.279 The name of Jesus. 00:24:16.220 --> 00:24:16.880 Could it be. 00:24:16.980 --> 00:24:17.420 That the faith. 00:24:17.460 --> 00:24:17.860 Of many. 00:24:18.059 --> 00:24:19.140 Is being revealed. 00:24:19.200 --> 00:24:20.019 As insincere. 00:24:21.440 --> 00:24:21.920 Superficial. 00:24:22.559 --> 00:24:22.960 Shallow. 00:24:23.039 --> 00:24:23.900 They're falling away. 00:24:23.900 --> 00:24:26.900 But Paul says. 00:24:27.040 --> 00:24:27.320 I know. 00:24:27.480 --> 00:24:27.980 That the faith. 00:24:28.100 --> 00:24:28.740 That you have. 00:24:28.860 --> 00:24:29.240 Timothy. 00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:31.300 Is the real deal. 00:24:32.440 --> 00:24:33.460 It's genuine. 00:24:34.800 --> 00:24:35.780 Just like it was. 00:24:35.860 --> 00:24:36.560 In your grandmother. 00:24:37.080 --> 00:24:38.080 And in your mother. 00:24:39.220 --> 00:24:40.259 I'm persuaded. 00:24:40.640 --> 00:24:41.980 That that same faith. 00:24:42.380 --> 00:24:42.820 Lives. 00:24:43.259 --> 00:24:43.740 In you. 00:24:43.840 --> 00:24:44.180 Timothy. 00:24:44.320 --> 00:24:44.660 And so. 00:24:44.800 --> 00:24:45.860 I'm thanking God. 00:24:46.259 --> 00:24:46.820 For you. 00:24:48.980 --> 00:24:49.960 This is how Paul. 00:24:50.019 --> 00:24:50.860 Begins this letter. 00:24:51.140 --> 00:24:51.900 To Timothy. 00:24:51.900 --> 00:24:52.019 Timothy. 00:24:52.380 --> 00:24:53.200 And as we'll see. 00:24:53.280 --> 00:24:53.900 In the weeks ahead. 00:24:54.000 --> 00:24:54.440 This letter. 00:24:54.600 --> 00:24:55.240 Is wonderful. 00:24:55.960 --> 00:24:56.560 Not only. 00:24:56.640 --> 00:24:57.140 Do we get to. 00:24:57.300 --> 00:24:58.160 Take to ourselves. 00:24:58.160 --> 00:24:59.280 All of the encouragement. 00:24:59.280 --> 00:25:00.259 That Paul gives. 00:25:00.700 --> 00:25:01.460 To Timothy. 00:25:02.300 --> 00:25:03.100 But we also. 00:25:03.100 --> 00:25:03.660 Get to read. 00:25:03.720 --> 00:25:04.019 And hear. 00:25:04.140 --> 00:25:05.000 Some of Paul's. 00:25:05.340 --> 00:25:06.120 Last words. 00:25:07.259 --> 00:25:08.280 The things that he said. 00:25:08.340 --> 00:25:08.960 At the very end. 00:25:08.980 --> 00:25:09.500 Of his life. 00:25:09.560 --> 00:25:10.120 We get to hear. 00:25:10.120 --> 00:25:10.640 About how. 00:25:10.860 --> 00:25:11.220 Paul. 00:25:11.340 --> 00:25:12.400 This beloved apostle. 00:25:13.000 --> 00:25:13.440 Approaches. 00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:14.420 His own death. 00:25:16.640 --> 00:25:17.780 And I want to tell you. 00:25:18.019 --> 00:25:18.740 It's utterly. 00:25:19.620 --> 00:25:20.060 Inspiring. 00:25:20.059 --> 00:25:22.220 It's so encouraging. 00:25:23.119 --> 00:25:24.460 So that's what's coming. 00:25:24.779 --> 00:25:25.559 Not next Sunday. 00:25:25.679 --> 00:25:26.859 But the following Sundays. 00:25:26.980 --> 00:25:27.960 We got the mission Sunday. 00:25:28.019 --> 00:25:28.559 Next Sunday. 00:25:29.099 --> 00:25:30.299 We're going to move now. 00:25:30.359 --> 00:25:31.319 Into the Lord's table. 00:25:32.279 --> 00:25:33.619 And as promised. 00:25:33.740 --> 00:25:34.599 Let's look back up. 00:25:34.639 --> 00:25:35.119 To the way. 00:25:35.579 --> 00:25:37.139 That Paul started this letter. 00:25:38.419 --> 00:25:39.799 Let's answer that question. 00:25:39.879 --> 00:25:41.000 We asked right at the beginning. 00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:42.720 Paul introduced himself there. 00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:43.559 As an apostle. 00:25:43.940 --> 00:25:45.200 Of Christ Jesus. 00:25:46.019 --> 00:25:47.200 By the will of God. 00:25:47.200 --> 00:25:49.640 In keeping with the promise. 00:25:49.960 --> 00:25:50.920 Of life. 00:25:51.559 --> 00:25:52.920 That is in Christ. 00:25:53.380 --> 00:25:53.720 Jesus. 00:25:56.120 --> 00:25:58.519 Why highlight this particular aspect. 00:25:58.519 --> 00:25:59.400 Of the gospel. 00:26:01.000 --> 00:26:02.600 That Jesus has made. 00:26:03.100 --> 00:26:03.799 A promise. 00:26:04.059 --> 00:26:04.640 Of life. 00:26:06.259 --> 00:26:07.720 I think the answer is. 00:26:07.840 --> 00:26:09.580 Because Paul is staring his own death. 00:26:09.980 --> 00:26:10.740 In the face. 00:26:12.120 --> 00:26:13.460 He knows it's coming. 00:26:14.140 --> 00:26:15.140 His days are numbered. 00:26:15.140 --> 00:26:17.620 And so what is Paul holding on to. 00:26:17.900 --> 00:26:19.320 In his jail cell. 00:26:19.580 --> 00:26:20.300 Where he sits. 00:26:20.420 --> 00:26:21.259 Chained as a prisoner. 00:26:21.440 --> 00:26:22.800 Waiting for that final hearing. 00:26:23.880 --> 00:26:26.280 That final sentence of death. 00:26:26.620 --> 00:26:27.860 He's holding on to this. 00:26:27.960 --> 00:26:29.640 That there is in Jesus. 00:26:30.460 --> 00:26:31.220 A promise. 00:26:32.020 --> 00:26:32.640 Of life. 00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:35.580 And not just any life. 00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:37.580 But life after death. 00:26:38.240 --> 00:26:39.700 Life despite death. 00:26:39.800 --> 00:26:41.280 We're talking eternal life. 00:26:41.279 --> 00:26:43.579 That's what Jesus promised. 00:26:44.039 --> 00:26:45.680 To those who believed in him. 00:26:46.559 --> 00:26:48.599 And that's what Paul's been proclaiming. 00:26:48.819 --> 00:26:49.839 All over the world. 00:26:51.339 --> 00:26:53.720 And that's what Paul's been thinking about a lot. 00:26:54.599 --> 00:26:56.200 As his time draws near. 00:26:57.059 --> 00:26:59.519 Jesus' promise of life. 00:26:59.519 --> 00:27:03.980 Do you know. 00:27:04.980 --> 00:27:06.400 That just like for Paul. 00:27:07.579 --> 00:27:09.279 Eventually your time will come too. 00:27:11.359 --> 00:27:12.980 Death comes to all of us. 00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:16.059 As it says in Hebrews. 00:27:16.319 --> 00:27:17.039 Chapter 9. 00:27:17.099 --> 00:27:17.859 Verse 27. 00:27:19.059 --> 00:27:20.220 People are destined. 00:27:20.480 --> 00:27:21.319 To die once. 00:27:22.059 --> 00:27:23.160 And after that. 00:27:23.799 --> 00:27:24.799 To face judgment. 00:27:24.799 --> 00:27:28.539 And no one but God knows when. 00:27:29.200 --> 00:27:29.960 Or how. 00:27:30.919 --> 00:27:31.859 Your time will come. 00:27:34.859 --> 00:27:36.180 Are you ready to meet him? 00:27:38.779 --> 00:27:40.980 Are you ready to stand before the Lord? 00:27:43.819 --> 00:27:46.559 The Bible says that all of us have sinned against God. 00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:50.379 All of us have the status of guilty before him. 00:27:50.380 --> 00:27:54.820 But because God is merciful. 00:27:55.820 --> 00:27:56.740 And loving. 00:27:57.400 --> 00:27:59.860 He has made a way. 00:28:00.300 --> 00:28:01.380 For us to be saved. 00:28:01.720 --> 00:28:03.660 From the punishment that we deserve. 00:28:05.400 --> 00:28:07.700 And because God is merciful and loving. 00:28:07.880 --> 00:28:09.360 He sent that way. 00:28:09.520 --> 00:28:10.900 His son Jesus. 00:28:11.160 --> 00:28:11.820 Into our world. 00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:12.800 And through Jesus. 00:28:12.980 --> 00:28:14.180 He offers to us. 00:28:14.320 --> 00:28:15.340 The promise. 00:28:15.560 --> 00:28:16.520 Of life. 00:28:16.519 --> 00:28:20.660 As we come to the Lord's table. 00:28:20.900 --> 00:28:21.720 We're reminded. 00:28:22.359 --> 00:28:23.299 That our salvation. 00:28:24.539 --> 00:28:25.480 Has a cost. 00:28:26.759 --> 00:28:28.519 Our forgiveness has a cost. 00:28:30.180 --> 00:28:31.940 It was offered freely. 00:28:32.079 --> 00:28:33.680 It is offered freely to us. 00:28:35.440 --> 00:28:37.559 But it came at the cost of the suffering. 00:28:38.019 --> 00:28:38.639 And death. 00:28:39.200 --> 00:28:40.180 Of God's own son. 00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:43.039 And so we have on the table here. 00:28:43.160 --> 00:28:43.559 We have bread. 00:28:44.680 --> 00:28:45.639 And we have the cup. 00:28:46.519 --> 00:28:48.299 And these things are symbols. 00:28:49.599 --> 00:28:51.319 They represent Jesus. 00:28:52.900 --> 00:28:53.379 Body. 00:28:53.960 --> 00:28:54.379 And blood. 00:28:57.900 --> 00:29:00.099 Ultimately they both point to his death. 00:29:01.119 --> 00:29:03.000 That night before Jesus died. 00:29:03.099 --> 00:29:03.819 He broke the bread. 00:29:03.879 --> 00:29:04.740 And he passed it out. 00:29:04.839 --> 00:29:06.539 He gave it to his disciples. 00:29:07.539 --> 00:29:10.000 He told them to each take a piece and eat. 00:29:10.960 --> 00:29:12.579 And he passed around his cup. 00:29:12.660 --> 00:29:14.519 And he told them to drink of it. 00:29:14.519 --> 00:29:15.220 All of them. 00:29:16.519 --> 00:29:19.480 And to do that in remembrance of him. 00:29:20.379 --> 00:29:22.859 And then the next day his body was broken. 00:29:23.680 --> 00:29:25.220 And his blood was poured out. 00:29:26.139 --> 00:29:27.559 When he died on the cross. 00:29:29.099 --> 00:29:31.299 He did that to atone for our sins. 00:29:32.180 --> 00:29:33.660 So that we could be forgiven. 00:29:33.660 --> 00:29:35.500 And reconciled to God. 00:29:35.500 --> 00:29:39.779 The promise of life required this. 00:29:41.359 --> 00:29:44.160 It required that our sins be dealt with. 00:29:45.700 --> 00:29:49.619 It required that we be restored in our relationship to God. 00:29:49.619 --> 00:29:57.119 Only then could we have this gift of life forever with God. 00:29:57.639 --> 00:29:59.539 Eternal life that Jesus promised. 00:30:01.919 --> 00:30:03.599 And so I want to ask you this morning. 00:30:03.719 --> 00:30:07.219 Have you trusted in Jesus' promise of life? 00:30:07.220 --> 00:30:10.900 Have you repented of your sins? 00:30:13.140 --> 00:30:14.860 Have you confessed them to God? 00:30:17.180 --> 00:30:18.880 Have you asked for his forgiveness? 00:30:21.259 --> 00:30:27.259 Have you believed in his atoning sacrifice on the cross for you? 00:30:27.259 --> 00:30:30.160 If so. 00:30:31.119 --> 00:30:32.799 This table is for you. 00:30:33.759 --> 00:30:34.940 And we're going to partake of it. 00:30:35.359 --> 00:30:36.879 And remember together. 00:30:39.240 --> 00:30:43.279 This is a table that speaks of God's love for us. 00:30:43.279 --> 00:30:48.980 We're going to take a few moments now just to reflect. 00:30:49.299 --> 00:30:50.279 And to pray quietly. 00:30:51.299 --> 00:30:53.819 I want to encourage you in these moments to talk to God. 00:30:53.920 --> 00:30:55.099 In the quiet of your heart. 00:30:56.839 --> 00:30:57.940 After a few minutes. 00:30:58.960 --> 00:30:59.759 We'll have. 00:31:02.559 --> 00:31:04.779 Rod and Dave. 00:31:05.019 --> 00:31:07.079 Come forward and pass out the bread and the cup. 00:31:09.000 --> 00:31:11.399 If you have not surrendered your heart to Jesus. 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:14.360 Then please abstain from partaking. 00:31:14.500 --> 00:31:16.200 You can just indicate with your hand. 00:31:16.680 --> 00:31:18.080 And the servers will pass you by. 00:31:19.320 --> 00:31:22.420 We'll wait until everybody who wishes to partake has been served. 00:31:22.980 --> 00:31:23.800 And then I'll pray. 00:31:24.440 --> 00:31:26.440 And we'll eat and drink together. 00:31:26.900 --> 00:31:27.680 In unison. 00:31:41.400 --> 00:31:42.740 Bye. 00:31:42.740 --> 00:31:52.600 Bye. 00:31:59.320 --> 00:31:59.660 Bye. 00:32:00.360 --> 00:32:00.440 Bye. 00:32:00.440 --> 00:32:30.420 Thank you. 00:32:30.440 --> 00:33:00.420 Thank you. 00:33:00.440 --> 00:33:30.420 Thank you. 00:33:30.440 --> 00:34:00.420 Thank you. 00:34:00.440 --> 00:34:30.420 Thank you. 00:34:30.440 --> 00:35:00.420 Thank you. 00:35:00.800 --> 00:35:04.240 Let's hear the promise one more time from Jesus' own words. 00:35:05.039 --> 00:35:14.139 Very truly, I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life 00:35:14.139 --> 00:35:16.579 and will not be judged 00:35:16.579 --> 00:35:18.359 but has crossed over 00:35:18.359 --> 00:35:19.619 from death 00:35:19.619 --> 00:35:21.420 to life. 00:35:22.739 --> 00:35:24.379 Very truly I tell you 00:35:24.379 --> 00:35:26.239 a time is coming 00:35:26.239 --> 00:35:28.420 and has now come 00:35:28.420 --> 00:35:30.539 when the dead will hear the voice 00:35:30.539 --> 00:35:31.539 of the Son of God 00:35:31.539 --> 00:35:33.980 and those who hear 00:35:33.980 --> 00:35:35.980 will live. 00:35:40.359 --> 00:35:42.000 Lord Jesus, thank you 00:35:42.000 --> 00:35:43.319 for your promise of life. 00:35:45.139 --> 00:35:46.779 Thank you that you came down 00:35:46.779 --> 00:35:47.299 from heaven 00:35:47.299 --> 00:35:52.659 and that you died on that cross 00:35:52.659 --> 00:35:54.019 to save us 00:35:54.019 --> 00:35:56.119 and to open up the way for us 00:35:56.119 --> 00:35:57.539 to the Father. 00:36:00.219 --> 00:36:01.599 Thank you for your love. 00:36:04.400 --> 00:36:06.319 I pray that our hearts would know it 00:36:06.319 --> 00:36:07.119 deeply 00:36:07.119 --> 00:36:10.539 as we remember you. 00:36:11.859 --> 00:36:13.299 To your name be the glory. 00:36:14.279 --> 00:36:14.699 Amen. 00:36:15.139 --> 00:36:15.659 Amen. 00:36:15.719 --> 00:36:17.900 I pray that we are 00:36:17.900 --> 00:36:18.099 all for you. 00:36:22.679 --> 00:36:22.739 Amen.