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February 28 - 2 Timothy 4 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends. It's shown here and it is a
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  Tuesday. It is the 28th of February.
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  The very last day of the second month of the year.
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  How did we get here already? Haha.
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  I must be getting old. Did you remember when you were
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  younger, all those old people said, I Time goes so fast.
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  When you're my age and here we are, I'm going so fast.
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  And if you're younger, and you think time doesn't go fast.
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  Well, I guess I'm just one of them old fogies, who talks about
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  done like that time goes fast. Time goes fast as well.
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  Did Paul know as he wrote this letter to Timothy, and he felt
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  like his time was running out and wanted to share a final
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  message. And a final greeting with his
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  friend, the young Pastor Timothy her. he had trained and was
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  doing such wonderful work for this church in these early days,
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  so join me as we finish off this second book 2 Timothy reading
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  together, second Timothy chapter 4,
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  I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and Christ,
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  Jesus, who will someday judge, the living, and the Dead.
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  When he comes to set up his kingdom, preach the word of God
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  be prepared. Whether the time is favorable or
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  not. Patiently.
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  Correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.
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  For a time is coming. When people will no longer
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  Listen to Sound and wholesome teaching they will follow there.
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  Our own desires and will look for teachers, who will tell them
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  whatever their itching ears want to hear.
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  They will reject the truth and chase after myths.
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  But you should keep a clear mind in every situation.
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  Don't be afraid of suffering for the Lord work at telling others.
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  The good news and fully carry out the ministry.
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  God has given you As for me, my life has already been poured out
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  as an offering to God, the time of my death is near.
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  I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race and I
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  have remained faithful. And now, the prize awaits me,
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  the crown of righteousness, which the Lord.
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  The righteous judge will give me on the day of his return.
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  And the prize is not just for me, but for all who eagerly look
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  forward to his, Appearing. Timothy.
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  Please come. As soon as you can demos has
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  deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone
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  to thessalonica. Crescens has gone to galatia and
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  Titus has gone to Dalmatia, only Luke is with me, bring Mark with
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  you. When you come for, he will be
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  helpful to me in my Ministry. I send tychicus to Ephesus when
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  you come, be sure to bring the coat.
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  I left with carpus a trellis also bring my books and
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  especially my papers. Alexander the coppersmith, did
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  me much harm but the Lord will judge him for what he has done.
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  Be careful of him for he fought against everything.
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  We said. The first time I was brought
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  before the judge, no one came with me.
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  Everyone abandoned me, May it not be counted against them but
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  the Lord, stood with me and gave me strength so that I might
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  preach the good news in its entirety for all the Gentiles to
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  hear when he rescued me from certain death.
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  Yes the Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and will
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  bring me safely into his Heavenly Kingdom.
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  All glory to God forever and ever, amen.
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  Give my greetings to Priscilla, and Aquila, and those living in
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  the household of unnecessary for us.
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  Erastus stayed at Corinth. And I left trophimus sick at my
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  latest. Do your best to get here before
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  winter. You below, sends you greetings
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  and soda, Putin's, Linus klaudia, and all the brothers
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  and sisters. May the Lord be with your
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  spirit, and may his grace be with all of you.
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  Jesus, as we read these words, that Paul wrote all those years
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  ago, he couldn't ring truer. We hear Echoes of our own world
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  where we hear of people who follow their desire to look for
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  teachers, who would tell them whatever their itching ears want
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  to hear. Lord we are in a world where the
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  information we received is controlled by algorithms that
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  give us what we want to hear and what we agree with.
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  Lord help us hear your truths. Help us engage in conversations
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  and find information that would broaden our hearts and our minds
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  to the reality of what's going on around us.
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  And I pray that you and your spirit would give us your wisdom
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  and the lens to see your world in the way that you would have a
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  see it that we wouldn't just live cushioned in our own little
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  bubbles. we would engage with the hard things of this world,
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  so that we can Shine Your Love, Your Light, and your grace, into
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  those, dark Corners that we could just so easily choose, not
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  to engage with, Give us your Carriage annual wisdom, but most
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  importantly Your Love. We pray all of this in your name
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  of love and inclusion, Jesus. Amen.
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  Amen.