Gospel Coalition live blog 7: Bryan Chapell, president of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mo.
Text: 2 Timothy 3:10-4:5
More than a decade ago, the Rodney King trial verdict came out. In the results of the verdict, south-central Los Angeles exploded. In one instance, men pulled an innocent man from a truck. A pastor named Benny [...]
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The Bible is the voice of God; the Bible is Jesus
Difficulties in the last days, but God will win
Gospel Coalition live blog 6: K. Edward Copeland, senior pastor of New Zion Baptist Church in Rockford, Ill.
Text: 2 Timothy 3:1-9
Copeland said he would give his sermon knowing that his next stop was a hospital bed, where a pastor of more than 50 years lay. This pastor is about to die. Copeland previously went to [...]
Shepherd the neutrals by being a positive
Gospel Coalition live blog 5: Mark Driscoll
Text: 2 Timothy 2:14-26
Paul writes this letter as a father to his son. Paul packs this letter believing that Timothy would read this letter over and over and over as a postscript to his life. And we should read this book over and over and over.
There are three types [...]
A call to faithfulness because of God’s faithfulness
Gospel Coalition live blog 4: Phil Ryken, senior pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Penn.
Text: 2 Timothy 1:13-2:13
Sometimes we are keenly aware of God’s grace at work in our lives. We can see the Holy Spirit clearly at work.
But there are other times when God seems very distant. In those times we get letters [...]
Fanning the white-hot flame
Gospel Coalition live blog 3: John Piper, pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minn.
Text: 2 Timothy 1:1-12
Main point of this passage (not most important point, but main point: the point from which the rest of the argument flows): Paul to Timothy — keep feeding the white hot flame of God’s [...]