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Fit For Use

2 Timothy 2:20-22

August 12, 2017 • Philip De Courcy • 2 Timothy 2:20–22

There are no more tragic words than a useless Christian. Because think about the implication of that phrase... a useless Christian. It speaks of a life purchased by the blood of Jesus Christ, beloved of God, and yet living for a purpose other than God's glory and kingdom usefulness. What a tragedy. What a travesty. What a transgression. In this passage we will see the picture, the purge and the pursuit. We will see the distinction between honorable or dishonorable instrument and vessel, the good leader and the bad leader, and the faithful teacher and false teacher. Your holiness is required above everything else. Are you serious about your sin? That's what Paul is basically saying. Get serious about cleansing yourself of indwelling sin and pockets of disobedience and resistance in your life. Don’t play with it. Don’t toy with it. No matter how long we're in Christ and how down the path of discipleship we have traveled, here's a new call, to be more than you are so that you might be more than you've been. We must be in hot pursuit of righteousness, faith, love, and peace, which speaks of a right behavior, a right perspective, a right attitude, and right relationships with others.

What Matters Most

June 24, 2018 • Philip De Courcy • 2 Timothy 4:9–22

Death has a way of reprioritizing life. When we look at death, it causes us to look at life and the time that is allotted us. So then how do we use our days wisely and how do we know what matters most? Friendship, faithfulness, forgiveness, faith, and forever matters most. Let's focus us on what is truly valuable.

Finishing Well

May 12, 2018 • Philip De Courcy • 2 Timothy 4:6–8

We want to be ready when God calls or death comes. Pastor Philip reminds us as we go through 2 Timothy, that death should be our final statement of faith, our final act of worship, and our final act of evangelism and witness. Follow along as we look at the resolve, the review, the reward, and the response.

Stay on Message - Part 2

April 14, 2018 • Philip De Courcy • 2 Timothy 4:1–5

Orders remain unchanged: just preach the Word. The preachers of the Gospel need to be men ready for action, and given the opportunity, preach the Word precisely, plainly and passionately. They must be faithful in faithless times, and step into the ranks of faithful men who across time have expanded God's Word without fear. It's time to pick up the baton and run the race.