{"id":3868,"date":"2018-05-13T15:28:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T19:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=3868"},"modified":"2018-05-13T15:30:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T19:30:37","slug":"making-timothy-into-timothy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=3868","title":{"rendered":"MAKING TIMOTHY INTO TIMOTHY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sermon by Rev. Richard Jones<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Makin<\/u><\/i><\/b>g Timothy Into Timothy<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n

2 Timothy 1:3-5<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2 Timothy 1:3-5 (ESV) <\/b>
\n3 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.
\n4 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.
\n5 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

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WON IN A PAGAN LAND<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Acts 14:8-20 (ESV) <\/b>
\n8 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked.
\n9 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well,
\n10 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0said in a loud voice, \u201cStand upright on your feet.\u201d And he sprang up and began walking.
\n11 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, \u201cThe gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!\u201d
\n12 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
\n13 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.
\n14 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,
\n15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cMen, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
\n16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
\n17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.\u201d
\n18 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
\n19 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
\n20 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. <\/span><\/p>\n

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JOINED AS A JEW<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Acts 16:1-3 (ESV) <\/b>
\n1 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
\n2 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium.
\n3 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. <\/span><\/p>\n

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PROVEN AS A MINISTER<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Philippians 2:19-24 (ESV) <\/b>
\n19 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you.
\n20 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.
\n21 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
\n22 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But you know Timothy\u201d\u2122s proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.
\n23 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me,
\n24 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also. <\/span><\/p>\n

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MOLDED IN FAITH<\/strong><\/h3>\n

2 Timothy 1:3-5 (ESV) <\/b>
\n3 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.
\n4 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.
\n5 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

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TAUGHT WITH TRUTH<\/strong><\/h3>\n

2 Timothy 3:14-17 (ESV) <\/b>
\n14 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it
\n15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
\n16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
\n17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.<\/p>\n

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