Strong Grace, Hard Work, Good Memories
The Lord's Day Morning March 20, 2005 II Timothy 2:1-9 “Strong Grace, Hard Work, Good Memories” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III We have been working through the pastoral letters of Paul, I Timothy and Titus and II Timothy, and for the last month or so we have been in II Timothy, looking at the first chapter. Last week we said that Paul was giving Timothy and the Ephesian Christians, and us, marching orders for how to live and minister not only in a fallen world, but also in an imperfect church. We noted that beautiful section in which Paul speaks about the fact that so many of the Christians in Asia Minor that he had ministered to himself…he had drawn, been the instrument of God to draw to saving faith in Jesus Christ…had abandoned him. And yet he was encouraged by the…