Titus – Week 1(a) – Titus 1 (An Introduction)
To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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2 Timothy 4:9-22 – A Farewell
The laborers in the vineyard are seldom remembered, but their work continues to bear fruit after they have gone.
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2 Timothy 4:1-8 – Keep Calm and Carry On
Like Timothy, there are those times in life when we just don’t feel like it and Paul is saying continue on anyway.
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2 Timothy 3:10-17 – Inspired Scriptural
For Paul, the Scriptures aren’t merely God’s dictation to the respective author or editor, but are alive with truly inspired – being filled with the very spirit and breath of God that we first meet hovering over the waters at Creation (Gen 1:2).
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2 Timothy 3:1-9 – The Last Days
These verses should compel us to only speak of such godless people in the first person singular.
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2 Timothy 2:8-26 – Correction of False Teachers
Ultimately, Paul instructs Timothy to correct these false teachers with kindness and with gentleness.
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2 Timothy 2:1-7 – Christian Service
The three analogies of Christian service – solider, athlete, sharecropper.
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2 Timothy 1:8-18 – The Suffering Apostle
Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God.
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2 Timothy 1:1-7 – An Introduction
From our perspective, 1 Timothy is written to a vestry member or any church leader. 2 Timothy is written to someone whose faith has lagged, who is burned out on church and God, and who is spiritually tired. 2 Timothy is written for most every one of us.
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1 Timothy 6:3-21 – Christian Wealth
Like slavery in Roman society, the very basis of our economic system is wealth accumulation. Although no other economic system has brought more people out of poverty, how do we reconcile our American capitalist system with the teachings of Scripture?
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