Proclaim (2 Timothy 3:10-4:22)
The closing of 2 Timothy brings us in on some of Paul’s final words before he’s put to death for his Christian faith. In this final speech, he wants to make sure that his spiritual son Timothy has everything he needs to stand firm in the gospel. Similarly, Christians today live in a hostile culture, […]
Life in the Last Days (2 Timothy 2:14-3:9)
As we begin a new year together it’s worth exploring how we can make this year count. That is, how we might be useful to God and be used by him to help our friends escape the trap of the devil. In 2 Timothy 2-3 we see that the crisis Timothy is facing is actually […]
Persevere (2 Timothy 2:1-13)
Timothy might be the last man standing for the gospel in his day and sometimes we can feel the same way today. In this talk, we are given four images for how we can keep following Jesus and how we can encourage our friends to do the same.
Faith Family Tree (2 Timothy 1)
Why is it so difficult to talk to our friends about Jesus? It turns out the issue isn’t so different now as it was for Timothy: it’s because of the fear of shame. Yet the gospel is always only ever one generation from extinction. So if we want to keep our “faith family tree” growing […]