Our Next Series: "Stay the Course"

We're finishing up our "I AM" series this morning.  It's been a good series.  

For the next four weeks, we'll be working out way through 2 Timothy.  It's possibly Paul's last letter in the Bible and in it is a great encouragement to Timothy to embrace his calling and then fulfill his calling.  There are a number of encouragements to Timothy, many of them are about persevering in light of challenges, holding on to the gospel, and proclaiming the gospel.   Some of those challenges were even coming from inside the faith-family, both for Paul in Rome and Timothy in Ephesus.  (It's one thing to get your teeth kicked in from the far-from-Jesus world around you, but it's a different thing altogether when it comes from inside the faith-family. . . the home team.)  Paul understood this and he encouraged Timothy.  And Paul expresses the significance of knowing, living, and proclaiming the gospel.  

It's a good epistle and a good encouragement in challenging times.  I'd like to encourage you to take some time to read it a couple times this week. It's short; it won't take long.  And start praying that God will use our next 4-week series, "Stay the Course" to encourage and equip you and our church.  

For the Kingdom!
Pastor Bryan 

P.S.> For you over achievers, we'll be in a series in Ezra from September until Christmas and then we'll be in a long series in the Gospel of Mark.  Start reading through these books and please be praying for me as I prepare for these upcoming journeys into God's Word.