I AM NOT ASHAMED

2 Timothy 1:12 – For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day. Paul, more than most, knew the sufferings of Christ. Jesus had...

I WAS APPOINTED A PREACHER

2 Timothy 1:11-12 – I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher. Paul is instructing a young minister named Timothy. Previously Paul had taught Timothy to not be ashamed of his testimony of Christ or of Paul who was totally dedicated to Christ through his...

HE WAS RECEIVED UP INTO HEAVEN

Mark 16:19 – When the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere. Jesus prepared His disciples for three and a half years. He gave them some final instructions and then...

HIS LORDSHIP, THE CENTER OF OUR AUTHORITY

Matthew 16:18 – I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church. Jesus came to build His church. He did not come to start a church, but to build a church. Building requires a sure footing on which a foundation can be laid. Once the...

THE COMING KINGDOM

Matthew 6:10 – Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. For the believer in Christ, there should be no question about the ultimate fulfillment of God’s government. E. Stanly Jones said, “Every man is built for the Kingdom. Even the most...