May 13, 2018
Unafraid: Fear of Failure
2 Timothy 1:3-14
3 I give thanks to God, whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did. I thank him as I remember you always in my prayers night and day. 4 I remember your tears, and I want to see you very much, so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I remember the sincere faith you have, the kind of faith that your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice also had. I am sure that you have it also. 6 For this reason I remind you to keep alive the gift that God gave you when I laid my hands on you. 7 For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid; instead, his Spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control.
8 Do
not be ashamed, then, of witnessing for our Lord; neither be ashamed of
me, a prisoner for Christ's sake. Instead, take your part in suffering
for the Good News, as God gives you the strength for it. 9 He
saved us and called us to be his own people, not because of what we
have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. He gave us this
grace by means of Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but
now it has been revealed to us through the coming of our Savior, Christ
Jesus. He has ended the power of death and through the gospel has
revealed immortal life.
11 God has appointed me as an apostle and teacher to proclaim the Good News, 12 and
it is for this reason that I suffer these things. But I am still full
of confidence, because I know whom I have trusted, and I am sure that he
is able to keep safe until that Day what he has entrusted to me. 13 Hold
firmly to the true words that I taught you, as the example for you to
follow, and remain in the faith and love that are ours in union with
Christ Jesus. 14 Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, keep the good things that have been entrusted to you.
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