Podcast appearances and mentions of timothy paul

In this weeks episode of Inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Kyle, Blake, and Doug discuss the following:1. AER - Kyle, The Timothy (Paul) quote is that God has NOT given us the spirit of fear…2. In Romans 14 Paul talks about each person finding their own level of conviction about whether or not they eat meat or drink wine. Saying in verse 14 ‘if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean'. What does this mean? Are there applications for this idea outside of just eating or drinking? Should we be approaching all sin with this kind of thinking? 3. I have a question about crime investigation shows and movies or shows that have violence. I enjoy watching these kinds of movie but wondering if it is bad to find enjoyment in these shows? Like the crime investigation shows. They tend to have drug cases, murder or sexual violence. For these shows are we enjoying the sinfulness that might be part of the show or just the crime fighting and good versus evil portion of the show?4. “After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,”‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Can you please elaborate on who these imprisoned spirits are? And, is it safe to assume that God still does this today?Do you have a question you've been wanting answered? Head on over to our website www.invertedorthodoxy.com to submit a question. You can find us on Wednesdays on Youtube, or wherever you subscribe to podcasts. To learn more about our church, you can visit www.livingspringsairdrie.com

In this weeks episode of Inverted Orthodoxy, Pastors Kyle, Blake, and Doug discuss the following:1. AER - Kyle, The Timothy (Paul) quote is that God has NOT given us the spirit of fear…2. In Romans 14 Paul talks about each person finding their own level of conviction about whether or not they eat meat or drink wine. Saying in verse 14 ‘if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean'. What does this mean? Are there applications for this idea outside of just eating or drinking? Should we be approaching all sin with this kind of thinking? 3. I have a question about crime investigation shows and movies or shows that have violence. I enjoy watching these kinds of movie but wondering if it is bad to find enjoyment in these shows? Like the crime investigation shows. They tend to have drug cases, murder or sexual violence. For these shows are we enjoying the sinfulness that might be part of the show or just the crime fighting and good versus evil portion of the show?4. “After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,”‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Can you please elaborate on who these imprisoned spirits are? And, is it safe to assume that God still does this today?Do you have a question you've been wanting answered? Head on over to our website www.invertedorthodoxy.com to submit a question. You can find us on Wednesdays on Youtube, or wherever you subscribe to podcasts. To learn more about our church, you can visit www.livingspringsairdrie.com

Renowned Sculptor Timothy Schmalz joins LAB the Podcast for a conversation on beauty, faith and the powerful role of public art. The Portico, in downtown Tampa, is home to Timothy's moving “Homeless Jesus.” Join us for the conversation and if you are in Tampa, find your way to the Portico to encounter Timothy's work. Timothy Paul Schmalz Learn more about VU VI VO: https://vuvivo.com/Support the work of V3: https://vuvivo.com/supportSupport the show

In the second chapter of Timothy Paul begins to address specific roles that God gives us. These roles are not based on value or even competency but on God's own will. Our calling is to embrace the roles God gives us and to glorify Him in each role.

Bo Noonan kicks off our new series, Joyful Endurance, which will be a walkthrough of the 2 Timothy - Paul's letter to his faithful apprentice, Timothy. In this overview of the letter, we find out that Timothy is in the city of Ephesus doing his best to equip the church, lead himself, and point people to Jesus. It has been a hard go for Timothy...and for Paul, who is in prison has he writes this letter. As we work through each verse of this letter we will find Paul encouraging Timothy to do four things: guard the good news of Jesus, share in Paul's sufferings, continue in the good news of Jesus, and engage in preaching the good news of Jesus. As a church, we need this encouragement too, and will dig into it through this series.

Are we really investing in the next generation or just hoping they'll turn out OK? Let's talk about what it means to fan the flame in their lives. Join Kent this Sunday! EASY TO GIVE at Harmony, text any amount to (859) 459-0316 to get started (or give online @ my.harmonychurch.cc/give). Get the fill in the blank bulletins my.harmonychurch.cc/bulletins. OPENING ILLUSTRATION: I have a bad habit of trying to start a camp fire with as little kindling as possible. I'm the guy that is down there blowing on the tiniest spark possible trying to get it to take - I'll baby a fire for hours trying to get it to ignite. A few years back I was at an event where I was trying to get the fire going - the wood had been a little wet and I had tried my normal of lighting a little cardboard, working it to try and build it up and ignite a full log. I was sitting there getting super frustrated that nothing was igniting and really starting when this older guy came over and said, “what ya doing?” I was mad and told him I was trying to get a fire going. He asked me if he could help. I let him, but internally was fuming. I didn't need any help. He started teaching me about fire, and to be honest, I didn't want to hear anything he was saying. He started talking about how I was never going to get the log lit doing what I was doing. I was like, “Oh yeah, what do you know” in my mind…. :). He started talking about how you have to build a bed of coals first and take it slow and start small to build up to the bigger fire. You ever tried to help a teenager with something they are sure they know how to do already? Lol, that was me with this guy. I was rolling my eyes inside my head as he talked. I'd built so many fires… As he was talking he was breaking off little pieces of wood and trying to get sticks to catch, and slowly adding more little pieces of kindling and getting those to catch and in about 15 minutes he had a full fledged fire going and I was on fire on the inside. Because I realized something about myself. I'm wired for instant gratification… aren't you? -If I have a thought, I instantly look up the answer -If I want to eat, I get food -If I want to buy something, I buy it If I want a fire now, I just want it to work… The problem is, some things still take time and diligence. b I wanted a return with no investment.. I wanted growth with no sacrifice… We've been talking now for a month about “For the Next Generation”… We've been looking at what it takes for us to set up the next generation for success… But can I tell you a secret, Investing in a generation takes, well, investment… I want to show you an example of this in a passage that most of us would probably not spend much time on… Listen to it… This comes at the end of Paul's life. He is in prison and facing death. As far as we know, this was Paul's last letter and he died sometime after this. It is an intimate letter written to Timothy who had traveled with Paul and who Paul left in charge of the church. This is what Paul says to Timothy… Paul is remembering Timothy - he tells him he's in his prayers night and day and that he remember's Timothy's tears - we don't know why there were tears, but Paul and Timmy had the kind of relationship that was intimate and important - it was weighty… Listen to what he says about him… 2 Tim 1:5-7 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. ILLUSTRATION: When my dad passed away, we only had 2 of our 4 kids, one of the saddest things to me is that my kids will never really know my dad. They know him through videos and stories, but that's it. But that's not really true, they know my dad because they know me. I have his sense of humor and his laugh, I actually see lots of my dad even in my kids who didn't know him. Why is that? It's because what was in him is now in me… Paul says of Timothy that his sincere faith lived first in his grandmother Lois and mother Eunice… b Timothy's faith was not just a product of his own intellect or desire to follow God, he was a product of people making weighty investments in his life. You might not know this, but Timothy didn't have all the cards stacked in his favor. Timothy's father was not a believer (as far as we can tell) what we are told about him in Acts 16 is that he is a Greek or gentile. We do know that Timothy wasn't circumcised even though his mom was a Jewish woman. In Judaism lineage follows the mother - that means by all rights - for Timothy's mother Eunice - she would have considered Timothy as Jewish. And yet she did not perform the ceremony that would initiate the covenant upon him - it is Paul who does this. Paul also calls Timothy his son in several places. We can only make conjecture about this, but I think there its a reasonable conclusion to say that Timothy's father was at the very least not supportive of the faith he had and the faith of his mother. Timothy needed these three relationships to become the young man of God he was - he needed his grandma, his mother, and Paul (an outside influence). b I keep asking myself, who will be the 3 in the lives of each of the kids in our church? -who will be the ones encouraging them when they are struggling -who will be the ones who have invested in weighty relationships? -who will be the ones who have cared and listened and encouraged? b Who was it for you? Who was the person or persons that you look back on and can see how they made a difference in your faith? The reason Paul can say the next thing to Timothy is because he's earned the right through investing in him… listen: 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. Paul can call Timothy to blow on the fire of his faith and giftedness because he had been a part of it… What would it look like for us to invest in the next generation so that we could one day call them to blow on the coal and set the world ablaze for Jesus? b How do we do that? CLOSING ILLUSTRATION: Years ago when I was a youth pastor I was struggling because our youth group would grow and then it would inevitably shrink back down to a certain size no matter what I did. I couldn't figure it out. I took some of my interns and started having them do an informal survey across lots of churches of different sizes. They called these churches and asked them about the size of their church and the size of their youth group. What I found was in general a church's youth group - teenagers was about 15% of the size of the congregation. The bigger the church the smaller the percentage… that's when it hit me… If I wanted to reach more teenagers, I had to reach more adults. I needed to change families, not just kids…. Here's my secret. I never left youth ministry. My goal is to make you all youth ministers. For you to start to see the value of investing in the next generation. How do we do it? We give them our time We treat them like they matter We ask hard questions and call them to more (fan the flame) Who are you investing in? -it's ok if it's your kids or leading a small group or whatever There is a coal underneath all this wood of our church - it's time we start to blow on it and set the world ablaze…

Some relationships run much deeper than blood. The bond between a spiritual father and his children is forged in Christ and lasts forever.

For Father's Day, Devin has his mother, Jana, over for dinner with Sarah and Tim. After dinner, Jana, Sarah, and Devin, sit down at their kitchen table to begin the podcastJana speaks on behalf of her late son, Troy, and does her best to answer the questions Devin and Sarah ask. Jana discusses the origins of his name, the reason behind his pre-mature birth, and the experiences she and her husband, Tim, had during the 11 days that Troy was alive. She discusses the cause of his death, and the grief that they felt at his passing.Devin shares a song that his father, Tim, wrote for his and Jana's first child - troy. And they discuss some of the thoughts that came to their minds as they listened to the lyrics. Devin then shares a special recording he found of Grandpa Andersen giving a brief message to Tim and Jana at their baby's funeral.Sarah then tells of her and Devin's experience with their first pregnancy, and the similarities between Timothy Troy (Jana's son), and Timothy Paul (Sarah's son). Devin then shares a song the he had also written for their son, Timothy Paul, when Sarah was pregnant with him, called “Miracle.”Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/my-99-cousins/donations

Episode 270 –Bible: Cornerstone and Context 2 – Infinite Salvation Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. 11 Timothy, Chapter 2, verses 5 and 6, New International Version ******** VK: Hello! Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. I’m Victoria K. We’re so happy to have you with us today on Anchored by Truth as we continue with the series that we began in our last episode. We’re calling this series “The Bible: Cornerstone and Context.” Our goal on Anchored by Truth is to help people understand that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. And one powerful way for people to come to that awareness is for them to realize that the Bible is a pre-eminently reasonable book. Some people may come to the Bible and think that the various books and stories contained in the Bible were just sort of randomly assembled. But nothing could be further from the truth. The Bible is a unified revelation. To help us continue this invaluable discovery, today in the studio we have RD Fierro, an author and the founder of Crystal Sea Books. RD, why did you decide to do a series you call “Cornerstone and Context?” RD: Well, I’d also like to welcome everyone joining us here today as we continue our new series. We’ve talked often on Anchored by Truth that in our day and age there is widespread Biblical ignorance in our culture. And surprisingly that Biblical ignorance extends even into our churches. If you talk to the average person sitting in a pew on Sunday morning and ask them whether they believe the Bible is the word of God the vast majority will say yes. But when you ask them to explain to you why they believe that you get a lot of blank stares. It’s not that they are not sincere in their belief. It’s that all too often they have only a cursory understanding of the faith they claim and even more cursory understanding of the Bible. That’s sad but it’s also perilous – because a Christian who can’t provide a reasoned explanation of what they believe and why they believe it is just chum to the cultural sharks who swarm in school buildings, the media, academia, corporate hallways, and government. Some surveys have said that as many as three-quarters of the kids raised in Christian homes lose their faith when the leave home. VK: What you’re saying is that our culture is no longer a safe place to be a Christian. While there are a lot of platitudes hurled around that talk about freedom of thought and expression, the truth is that the consistent target for denigration today is evangelical Christianity. Now we shouldn’t be surprised by this. Jesus told us that his people would be a target for the world and the devil. In what may be Jesus’ best-known discourse on the end times he said this: “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.” That’s the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 24, verses 9 through 11. RD: Yes. Note that in those verses Jesus warned that “many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other.” Since Jesus said that these people would “turn away” that means that for at least some time there would be people who were seemingly His followers, seemingly Christian, but they really weren’t. And the occasion for those people abandoning their false profession of faith was because of persecution. We all need to take Jesus’ warning to heart and make sure that we aren’t among the group that turns away. We need to make sure that we – and our families and friends – are firmly grounded in their faith. VK: … that they are “anchored by truth” in other words… RD: Yes - anchored by truth. That’s why we named this show what we did. People with a shallow faith are going to be swept away when waves of persecution come. We’re already seeing that all around us. The fastest growing religious group in America today is the so-called “nones.” These are the people who possess no religious faith. VK: But that’s really a deceptive label isn’t it. People may say they don’t believe in any religion but they are just lying to themselves. It’s just that they have substituted a false idol for faith in the One True God. And while in our society they are certainly free to do that they are not free to do that without consequences. Because God has been very clear that He will one day call all people to account. The Apostle Paul wrote “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” That’s 2 Corinthians, chapter 5, verse 10. The consequence of people rejecting Christ in this life is that Christ will not recognize them as His people when they stand before Him at judgment. RD: Yes – and that’s actually what I wanted to talk more about today - salvation. I’d guess that if you asked a lot of Christians to explain exactly how Christ provides salvation to His people we would get a lot of blank stares. VK: Well, I think a lot of people would say something like “we’re saved by Christ’s death on the cross” or “we’re saved because Jesus took our sins away.” RD: I think they would and both of those statements are accurate. But they are incomplete in terms of the basis for our salvation. Both of those statements are essentially statements about the result of Christ’s atoning death – and it is a glorious result indeed. But a complete understanding and explanation of how Christ provided salvation to His people means going beyond just the result to the origin of the need for salvation and the process used to bring about the result. VK: In other words the cornerstone and context of our salvation. RD: In so many words yes. VK: Well, I think many people might say “I don’t need to know how I was saved. I just need to know that I am saved. RD: And that would be unfortunate for a number of reasons but let’s just mention one for today. Studying scripture is not optional for God’s people. In Paul’s epistle to the Philippians he told them to “work out [their] salvation with fear and trembling.” That’s Philippians, chapter 2, verse 12. Now Paul is not telling the Philippians to be afraid of the work. He is telling them that they must be diligent about being obedient to his admonitions and the commands of scripture because expects His people to do their best. We should be afraid of not doing our best for Jesus because as Paul pointed out earlier Jesus gave up a heavenly throne to provide our salvation. In other words, God and Jesus gave us the greatest blessing possible – eternal salvation – but to do that God had to send His only begotten Son to die for us. It’s incumbent on us then to express our gratitude by at least taking the trouble to understand what God did for us. In addition to the instruction God gave to the Philippians Paul also gave his follower Timothy, and us, an express command to study scripture. VK: You’re thinking of 2 Timothy, chapter 2, verse 15. In the Amplified Bible that verse says, “Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth.” RD: Right. God commands us to study God’s word, the Bible. And if we do that we will be able to explain not only the result of our salvation but why it was necessary in the first place. And, even more wonderfully, we will be able to explain the true elegance of the plan of redemption. VK: And one thing that can help everyone with developing a complete understanding of how and why Jesus saved us is by returning to the grand story that the Bible tells. In our last episode of Anchored by Truth we mentioned that the Bible is a single book about a single plan centered on a single man. The plan was God’s plan to redeem a people for Himself. The man who is the center of God’s plan of redemption, and all of history for that matter, is Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus is the cornerstone of the Bible and History. And the grand saga that the Bible relates is a saga of creation, fall, and redemption. RD: So, one thing that we can immediately see by returning to the big story, the grand saga, is the origin of the need for Jesus to die an atoning death on the cross – the fall of man that occurred in the Garden of Eden. If Adam and Eve had obeyed God’s command to not eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil man would never have fallen. So, the origin of the need for the sacrifice of God’s only Son lies in the fall of man that is reported in chapter 3 of the book of Genesis. VK: If man had not fallen, sin would not have entered the created order. And therefore man would not have to have been redeemed from the consequences of sin. But once man fell, God had to do something to save His elect because if God had done nothing everyone would have been lost. RD: Correct. So, let’s work our way through the chain of salvation step by step. In chapter 1 of Genesis we hear the overall story of creation. Then in chapter 2 we get more detailed information about how created the pinnacle of creation, man and woman. At the end of chapter 2 everything is good – in fact very good – within the created order. VK: Sadly, all that changed in the opening verses of chapter 3 of Genesis – because in the first verse of chapter 3 we start to hear about the serpent. The serpent is really the devil in disguise. We learn about that from chapter 12 of the book of Revelation. RD: So, obviously the devil already existed at that time. And the devil had already rebelled against God and most likely already led a third of the angels into following him. So, in chapter 3 of Genesis we find out that Adam and Eve are now going to be tested to see whether they will be obedient to God or whether they are going to succumb to temptation. And from the fact that Satan presents an initial temptation for Eve to doubt God that she resists we learn that she could have resisted subsequent temptations if she had simply done what she did at first – which was to repeat God’s truth back to Satan when he tempted her. VK: And we also learn from this encounter that temptation is not sin. We can be tempted and still not sin. I think this confuses a lot of people. They think that just because they are experiencing temptation that they have sinned. But just encountering temptation is not necessarily sinful. Now it may be our sin that leads us to rush into places where we will encounter temptation more readily, but we can also encounter temptation even if we haven’t done that. Temptation is all around us – unfortunately. But just because we are tempted does not mean we have sinned. One of Satan’s favorite tricks is to discourage us by convincing us we sinned when all we really experienced was temptation. RD: I agree. At any rate Eve did ultimately succumb to Satan’s temptations and Adam followed right along with her. That lapse, that first sin changed everything – not just for mankind but for all of creation. So, at that point man was lost. Man had incurred an infinite debt. VK: Man is finite creature. All creatures are finite. But God is infinite. So, the consequences of man’s rebellion were infinite because man had offended a Being of infinite proportions and attributes. Even in our society we recognize that the consequences of our action are dependent on not just the offender but the offended. Lie to your neighbor and that may or not be a crime. Lie on a loan application and it is likely a criminal offense. Betray a friend and you’re a false friend. Betray your country and its treason. The severity of an action is dependent on both sides of the transaction. RD: Yes. So, after Adam and Eve rebelled, sinned, in the Garden of Eden they and all of their children would have been eternally condemned had God not immediately began a plan of redemption. But He did. God immediately announced that Satan’s dark plan for the downfall of man would one day result in Satan’s eternal death. God said that one of Eve’s descendants, the “seed of the woman” as the King James Version puts it, would crush Satan’s head. Crushing the head of a serpent is a fatal blow. But defeating Satan wouldn’t come without cost. The serpent would strike the heel of the One who would crush his head – a painful but not fatal blow. VK: So, immediately, even before the Bible’s account of the first sin has ended we already have 3 elements that help us begin to understand how Jesus accomplished our salvation. Element number 1 is that the coming hero would be the “seed of a woman” but not of a man. Element number 2 is that whoever this hero is going to be it is going to be a man. Most versions that translate Genesis, chapter 3, verse 15 use the pronoun “he” to talk about the person who is going to crush Satan’s head. And third we can understand that for the curse of sin to be reversed it is going to take a Person of infinite value. As we have said the debt Adam and Eve incurred in the Garden was an infinite debt. And a finite man cannot pay an infinite debt no matter how hard he tries or how long he works. RD: Right. So, even just knowing the beginning of the grand story is of immense value to understanding how Jesus saved us by his sacrificial death on the cross. We leave the third chapter of the first book of the Bible with three criteria that are going to be true of the coming Messiah. And more criteria will be added as the plan of redemption proceeds. Redemptive history began in the Garden of Eden began there but it most certainly didn’t end there. From chapters 6 through 9 of Genesis we find out that the coming Messiah would be descendant of Noah – because only Noah, his 3 sons, and their wives were the only people who survived the worldwide flood. In chapter 12 of Genesis we find out that the Savior will be a descendent of the patriarch Abraham because God tells Abraham that all the peoples on earth will be blessed through him. And in chapter 14 of Genesis we first hear of the mysterious figure “Melchizedek.” We find out in Psalm 110, verse 4 that this figure Melchizedek is a figure who presages the kind of priest that the Messiah will be. VK: And we find out that Jesus fulfilled this priestly role by three separate references in the book of Hebrews. Those verses are Hebrews, chapter 5, verse 6, and chapter 7 verses17 and 21. And in scripture a three-fold repetition of something is significant, isn’t it. RD: Yes. There aren’t many three-fold repetitions of words or phrases in scripture they are always used by God as a form of emphasis. In the case of the Messiah God was telling the Jews that the Messiah would be not only be a priest but also a king. He was also telling them that the Messiah would not be from the priestly tribe of Levi. And God continued to add criteria and attributes throughout the Old Testament that would allow the Jews and the world to know Jesus was the Messiah when Jesus arrived in the world. Jesus would be born in Bethlehem, enter Jerusalem on a donkey’s colt, be crucified between two thieves, buried in a rich man’s tomb, but rise again to sit at the right hand of God. All of these signs of the Messiah, and others, were given to the Jews in their scriptures were fulfilled in Jesus’ life. VK: And the point is that because we know that God’s grand plan and the big story of the Bible is all about creation, fall, and redemption we can trace a consistent path through the Old Testament. Immediately after the fall God told Adam and Eve that a Deliverer would come and God immediately gave them distinctive criteria that would mark the Messiah. So, by getting a firm grasp on the larger context in which all the various events, stories, and prophecies of the Old Testament are set we can see the progress of redemptive history. When God gives a new criteria that will mark the life of the Messiah, like being born of a virgin, we can look and see if we have evidence that that criteria was fulfilled in the life of Jesus. Context keeps the lights on for our pathway. So, by keeping the larger context in mind we can better organize our study to ensure we get the most out of time with scripture. RD: Yep. So, now let’s start to put all these ideas together and see God’s perfect elegance in both establishing the plan of salvation and then shepherding it to completion. God warned Adam and Eve that if they ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil they would die. VK: In other words, the consequence of disobedience was death. Or as the Apostle Paul said in Romans, chapter 6, verse 23 “the wages of sin is death.” RD: Yep. Well, Adam and Eve did eat from the forbidden tree and they experienced death. Not only did they die but everyone who would descend from them would also die. The curse of death, the sting of death, would have been an eternal part of the created order if God had not intervened. VK: And God had to intervene – because man had incurred an infinite debt to God. And as we have said a finite man cannot pay an infinite debt. The only Infinite Being that exists is God. So, God had to figure out how to pay that infinite debt if any people were ever to be saved. Man’s sin estranged man from God. Restoration required reconciliation. But man couldn’t do what was necessary for reconciliation. Only God could. And God did. RD: And this is where our opening scripture fills in a key thought. In our opening scripture from 1 Timothy Paul tells Timothy that “there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.” A mediator must be capable of representing both sides of a transaction. So, the mediator between God and man had to be able to represent both God and man. VK: Which is why the 2nd Person of the Trinitarian Godhead had to take on a human nature. This is the miracle of the incarnation. Biologically speaking Jesus was born of Mary but the baby in Mary’s womb had actually resulted from the Holy Spirit coming “on her” as most translations put it. Now we don’t understand exactly how the Holy Spirit did but an infinite God who created the entire universe and all life in the universe wouldn’t have any trouble creating a baby in a virgin’s womb. So, Jesus was the Son of a human mother but in a very real sense He was also the Son of a Divine Father. RD: Yep. Because God brought Jesus into the created order the way He did Jesus came equipped to be the mediator to reconcile man to God. VK: What remained was for Jesus to live a “spotless” life because a Perfect God can only accept a perfect sacrifice. And Jesus did live a sinless life, a perfect life before God. This fulfilled the Covenant Works which Adam and Eve had violated in the Garden. RD: Yep. And that sinless Jesus died unjustly on a Roman cross fulfilling the mandated consequence that death be the wage paid for sin. VK: But Jesus had no sin of His own. He did not need to pay the price for His own sin. That meant that He could pay for our sins. And since Jesus is fully God as well as fully man his sacrificial death had infinite value. And all of this had been clearly set forth in the Old Testament as the way that God would redeem His people. Most of the Jews of Jesus day, including the religious elites did not understand it. A few did but not many. So, in the New Testament the writers began to unpack the Old Testament prophecies in sufficient details to make it clear. Sounds like the religious elites could have done well to understand the cornerstone and context. RD: Quite possibly. We are fortunate in a way that the elites in 1st century Israel were not. We have the New Testament as well as the Old. We now understand exactly how Jesus fulfilled the role of being a priest forever according to Melchizedek because an inspired writer has spelled it out for us. And we understand that there will be two comings of the Messiah. The first coming was as the suffering Servant, the sacrificial Lamb. The second coming will be as the Conquering Lion. We can see clearly the meaning of ideas and themes that they could only perceive dimly. That’s a huge blessing. But it is no blessing at all if we neglect to use the scriptures that God has provided. But when we do we see that far from our Christian faith being a “leap in the dark” what we are actually doing is placing our faith in the abundant evidence that God has supplied. And if we understand the evidence we can explain it to others. That’s how we fulfill the Great Commission Jesus gave in Matthew 28 to make disciples of all nations. VK: Well, our thought-provoking journey into the cornerstone and context of the Bible continues. It should be a great encouragement to everyone to know that God never expected us to turn off our brains while we follow our hearts in response to His outreach of love. Hopefully, listeners will let others know about this series. It really can be a valuable resource to the skeptic and the believer alike. This sounds like a great time to pray. Today let’s listen to a prayer for the celebration of the day that our Lord rose out the earth by His own power. In doing so He conquered death for all who would place their trust in Him as Lord and Savior. Because of Jesus’ resurrection we can boldly ask “O grave where is your victory? O death where is your sting?” And the answer we receive is that they are gone and we will live eternally in the light of God’s blessed radiance. ---- PRAYER FOR EASTER VK: We’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not perfect but our Boss is!” (Bible Quotes from the New Living Translation) 1 Samuel, Chapter 17, verses 5 through 7, New Living Translation https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/8/4/1 https://patternsofevidence.com/2018/10/26/david-battles-goliath/)

Episode Notes In 2 Timothy Paul warns that the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine; but will want to have their ears tickled…. Hmmm, how are your ears doing? Let's find out more! For all the Hank's Place video blogs, click on the link you prefer on our links page: https://www.comealive.org/index.php/links/ Hank's Place is an outreach of Come Alive Ministries, www.comealive.org This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Timothy Paul McCray is more than just a comedian who I only met recently at our many nights at the now defunct Def Noodles Comedy Club. He is also more than a great effing joke writer who has slowly been getting on people's radars in this town (You can see him on Live In The Belly Room at The Comedy Store, Wednesday 6/5, 7:30PM by the way!) To put it simply, Timothy Paul McCray is legitimately one of my best friends in comedy, coproducer of The 32 Special, a comedy show that takes placeevery Monday at Ireland's 32 in Valley Glen, and a like me, a trueblue New Yorker! Give Tim a follow on Instagram! http://www.instagram.com/mccrazytm http://www.tiktok.com/@timothymccray3  And follow me while you're at it, hot damn! http://www.instagram.com/ianirarousso  http://www.threads.net/@ianirarousso  http://www.tiktok.com/@ianirarousso  http://www.twitter.com/ianirarousso  http://www.facebook.com/ianirarousso  Follow The Ian Ira Rousso Show Show on Instagram and Threads http://www.instagram.com/tiirspodcast  http://www.threads.net/@tiirspodcast   Join The Ian Ira Rousso Show groups on Reddit and Discord https://www.reddit.com/r/theianiraroussoshow/  https://discord.gg/AujN47Vj  And see me live! Upcoming dates and t-shirts for sale at: http://www.ianirarousso.com  I coproduce The 32 Special, a live stand-up comedy show at Ireland's 32 in the San Fernando Valley. Follow the show in Instagram to find out lineups week of http://www.instagram.com/32specialcomedyshow  Debut comedy album Sorry Again out now! https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ian-ira-rousso/1697388120   #TheIanIraRoussoShow #TIIRS #ComedyPodcast #ComedyTalkShow #TalkShow

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Having helped to repel Iran's attack on Israel last weekend, we discuss the UK's initial reaction to Israel's retaliation overnight with Bloomberg's EMEA News Director Rosalind Mathieson. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says no one wants escalation, but after six months of a war in Gaza, is the conflict destined to grow? Plus, can being cool rub off? We speak to Timothy Paul, one of social media influencers who interviewed Sunak recently about why he did it and the role of TikTok in an election year. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Lizzy Burden.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

None of us deserve the grace, mercy, and forgiveness of God. The apostle Paul knew that as we was appointed to God's service as the "foremost" of sinners. Even though he acted ignorantly in his unbelief, he was the recipient of God's mercy and patience. The post 1 Timothy – Paul’s Loving Charge to the Church, Part 2: God Uses the Broken but Humble appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

Timothy: Paul's Son In the faith (Sunday, 10th March 2024 – Happy Mother's Day!) 1.     Timothy was a man of the book. 2 Timothy 3:14-17  2. Timothy was a selfless man.  Philippians 2:19-21   3. Timothy was a faithful Man. 1 Corinthians 4:17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the   4. Timothy was the product of a believing mother.  2 Timothy 1:4-6 

One of my favorite prayers that I pray from the Morning Office says this - “For you, O Lord, are the God of those who repent, and in us you will show forth your goodness.”  Today in 2 Timothy Paul tells us that people will turn from the truth and turn to teachers who only tell them what they long to hear. We all want someone to tell us that we are “good” and they are “bad.” What we need to hear that all of us, “us” and “them” are in need of the power of the Holy Spirit, who leads us into repentance.  Join us for our daily reflections with Andy. In 10 short minutes, he'll dig a little deeper into Scripture and help you better understand God's Word.If you'd like to receive this daily reflection on your phone, text @39110 to 81010 to sign up. You can read today's passage here - https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=576309035You can watch this in video form here - https://revandy.org/blog/

James 1:27 - Speaker: Joe Skinner - Throughout history God has repeatedly shown how he is caring and providing for widows. In 1 Timothy Paul gives us one of the largest sections on widow care in scripture, and emphasizes the importance of family and church in caring for widows. Today's Gospel Growth will explore how it is God has cared for widows throughout scripture, and how the we as the church have opportunity to reflect God's heart for widows today. God cares for widows, the church should too.

Matt Iceman is currently the touring drummer and band leader with Grammy nominated country artist David Nail. He has toured/performed/recorded in the past with artists such as Eric Paslay, Francesca Battistelli, Shelly Fairchild, Lizzy McAvoy, Timothy Paul, T.J. Hitt and Tom Schreck, and bands such as BlackJack Billy, Spyderwulf, The Chris Weaver Band, and Liquid Earth. In this episode, Matt talks about:    What he's been up to since we last spoke in 2015    New responsibilities as band leader for his gig with David Nail    Building a clientele for home studio recording    Home recording techniques    Hanging out with Shannon Forrest and lessons learned    Seeking out lessons and new ways to grow

Paul knew that Timothy would suffer in ministry, so he continued to call him to faithful service despite the challenges. In 2 Timothy Paul compared ministry to the work of a soldier, athlete, and farmer. If Timothy was going to endure, he needed the same kind of tough, focused mentality empowered by God.

n the last chapter of 2 Timothy Paul encourages his beloved son in the faith to be a steady influence of godly doctrine and living amidst the crooked world. He knows his “departure” to heaven is at hand and he looks forward the “crown of righteousness” he will receive upon crossing the finish line. At the end of the letter Paul highlights 16 different individuals who were either headed in a positive or negative direction in life. This chapter can shed much light on our own life and walk with the Lord. Let's run in the direction where we will be able to say with Paul, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith!” (1 Tim. 4:7)

REPOST - Passing the Torch, Episode 1: Join us this week and next as we revisit the opening episodes of two series from 2022. Let's turn our attention to Brett Clemmer as he opens the study of 2 Timothy--Paul & Timothy: Passing the Torch. Verses referenced in this lesson: 2 Timothy 1:1-2, Acts 16:1, 1 Cor 16:10, Phil 2:22 --------------------- Find Bible the study video series at http://mimbiblestudy.com Help us to continue this vital ministry by partnering with us: http://maninthemirror.org/give Learn more about Man in the Mirror at http://maninthemirror.org

Paul, knowing his death was near, wrote one final letter to his son in the faith, Timothy. In the third chapter of 2 Timothy Paul warns Timothy concerning perilous times and perilous men. He also encourages him to continue to grow in the Scriptures. These Scriptures Paul describes as being "God breathed" and exceedingly profitable for the Christian (2 Tim. 3:16). Join us as we worship the Lord and are built up by the Word of God!

Paul, knowing his death was near, wrote one final letter to his son in the faith, Timothy. In the second chapter of 2 Timothy Paul encourages Timothy to be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus! He gives three very helpful images of what Christian life and ministry is like: the military, professional athletics, and farming. He called on Timothy to remember that Jesus was Risen and Reigning. And ultimately, he exhorted Timothy to be diligent to study the Bible and properly interpret it for the edification of the church. A very encouraging chapter that can help all Christians be witnesses for Christ!

Pastor John Hall and Cody Kitchen sit down and review Sunday's Message and take a deeper dive into the message titled, " Paul's Final Words" looking at 2 Timothy 1:1-7.

In this section of 2 Timothy Paul the Apostle instructs Timothy how to handle false teachers by keeping the main thing the main thing. Paul also encourages Timothy to continue to rightly divide the Word of Truth and be patient, trusting the God's Word and His Church will ultimately triumph. 

We have been called and chosen by Jesus. in 1 Timothy Paul introduces himself as an ‘apostle of Jesus Christ by the Command of God our Saviour and of Christ Jesus our Hope'. That's important for you and for me, because Paul was not one of the first 12 apostles. The remaining 11 disciples, after the betrayal and death of Judas, had to decide who should replace him in the ministry. A man called Matthias was chosen, a man who was with Jesus from the beginning. We don't actually see much evidence of his subsequent ministry; to me, the one who truly replaced Judas as one of the 12, was not the one chosen by the casting of lots as a decision of men, but rather Paul, an apostle chosen ‘by the Command of God'.

A homily delivery at St. Basil American Coptic Orthodox Church by Fr. Timothy Paul on April 14, 2023 (Great and Holy Friday)

Bible Summary Day 351 2nd Timothy chapter 1 – 4: In the book of Timothy Paul sent a letter to Timothy from prison encouraging him to continue preaching the Gospel of Christ Titus chapter 1: Paul sent a letter to Titus talking about the gospel of Christ. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/irtwbey365/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/irtwbey365/support

While we're on this planet, each of us has the opportunity, should I say, the responsibility to impact someone's life for God.I know I say this all the time but it's the reality we need to make our minds up about, Jesus told us. “OCCUPY TILL I RETURN!" So as we look at some of the things God's word shows us concerning the end, it's important that we stay humble, teachable ambassadors for our King.Unfortunately, there's so much speculation, opinion, incorrect interpretation, unbelief, and confusion, so there's no wonder we don't hear much on the subject.Matthew 16:1-3 (NKJV) Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. He answered and said to them, When it is evening you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red; and in the morning, It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening. Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the timesSo according to Jesus, if He expected His people to be able to recognize His first coming, He absolutely expects us to be aware and ready for His next one. And make no mistake, the Bible is full of clues, signs, revelations, insight, and even specifics about this day.So if we know that the day is closer than ever before. Then as His body is on the planet, it's our job to have as many as possible ready for that day.In 1 Timothy Paul instructs us to pray for all men, especially those in authority. Then in chapter 2:4, he says, because God desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.Here's something every disciple has to be aware of, if we're supposed to recognize this day, the enemy absolutely recognizes it and will be as relentless as possible in keeping us distracted about it. And his primary tactics are deception and fear.Hebrews 10:23-25 (NKJV) Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.There is still a hell to avoid!! Let's not forget, we have a very real enemy who has had way too much success deceiving the church into thinking his kingdom is not a reality, and as far as this thing wrapping up, we really don't talk about it. Don't kid yourself, he is the master of distraction. And that's exactly what's happening around the world, as well as in the church.Matthew 24:42-44 (NKJV) Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”We are closer than any generation to the things Jesus told us to watch for concerning His return. So don't think the enemy won't do everything possible to keep people from these truths.2 Peter 3, Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, “Where is this ‘coming' He promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” 2 Timothy 4:3 (NLT) “For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.”Truth is, evil hasn't really changed its look throughout history and he knows that if he can keep us divided, he can keep us weak.Here's something Jesus said that we have a tendency to overlook, Matthew 16:18, I will build My church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.Over the years so many have interpreted this as meaning hell can't come against the church. But gates represent the entrance into a place…Remember, we are no longer of this world.Not only can the gates of hell not stop us, but when the kingdom of darkness tries advancing, we, the church are the restrainer stopping the kingdom of darkness from just having its way.Remember, Jesus told us in Luke, I've given you authority over all the power of the enemy. That being said, we've got to be able to discern our season. Recognize the signs of the times.Something we must remember, He's returning for a glorious church. And as the world around us grows darker, according to Proverbs, The way of the righteous is like the morning sun, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.Here's a reality everyone will have to come to terms with, during Jesus' first coming, there came a point where His disciples had to make some hard decisions concerning their faith, and their lives.So as we peel back a few layers of this revelation, let's remember, God, desires all men to be saved Our mission is people! Yes, we are to watch, be aware of, looking for our Master's return. But not just for us to get out of here, seriously, we do no one any good if that's our only motive.So as we unpack our subject, first and foremost, Paul says, we must rightly divide the word of truth. Jesus, Paul, and Moses said, in the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses let every word be established. At the end of the day, the Bible has to agree.When studying God's word, Paul tells us in Corinthians, Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the Church of GodA couple of things we should know about the book of Revelation. The first is that it is singular. It's one continuous uncovering of the return of our King.The title, Revelation simply means uncovering, revealing of truth.It is the omniscient God's record of history in advance. And don't forget, Jesus Himself told us it has been given to us to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven.Revelation 1:3 (NKJV) “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.”Also, Revelation, Matthew 24, and Daniel all go together for a much clearer insight.Matthew 24:3 (NKJV) Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?When will these things be?What will be the sign of Your coming?What will be the sign of the end of the age?Matthew 24:36 (NKJV) “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.”Remember, according to Jesus, only the Father knows when. But he still told us to be watchful and ready.Revelation 1:19 (NKJV)“ Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.”In revelation 4, John says, “after this” after his revelation of the church, John is taken to Heaven, and the church isn't mentioned again in the book.And even though Revelation is filled with typology, it still has to line up with the rest of the book. As we said earlier, the church is the restrainer stopping the kingdom of darkness from just having its way. So he can't just have his way as long as we're still here and operating in our authority.Let me add this while I'm here. The next prophetic event to take place will be the departure of the church. Just like the type of that with John in chapter 4. But there are a number of other examples of being called up. Jesus Himself, the apostle Paul. In the Old Testament, Enoch, and Elijah 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NLT) And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. So encourage each other with these words.We have to get this settled, Jesus' return will be just like His first time here. This event Paul is telling us about is us, the church going to Him.

As the 1974 school year began, Wayne Woodward was a beloved high school teacher in a rural Texas town. By the following spring, he was embroiled in a local political firestorm that would ultimately cost him his job. Woodward's sin was, in his own words, naively trying to found a chapter of the ACLU in his Hereford, Texas community. In You Will Never Be One of Us: A Teacher, A Texas Town, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism (University of Oklahoma Press, 2022) West Texas A&M Professor Timothy Bowman tells the remarkable story of Woodward's teaching career, his fight over the ACLU chapter, and the nationally-covered wrongful termination trial that followed. Woodward's story casts shifts the story of American conservatism away from the suburbs and toward rural places like Hereford, where local frontier identities helped create distrust of outsiders and a strong streak of libertarianism. The central question of the book is one of human behavior: why otherwise average Americans would work so hard to run an idealistic young person and beloved teacher out of town? The answer has everything to do with Mexican immigration, labor unrest, and the roiling culture wars, and speaks directly to our present political moment. Timothy Paul Bowman is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at West Texas A&M University in Canyon and the author of Blood Oranges: Colonialism and Agriculture in the South Texas Borderlands. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

As the 1974 school year began, Wayne Woodward was a beloved high school teacher in a rural Texas town. By the following spring, he was embroiled in a local political firestorm that would ultimately cost him his job. Woodward's sin was, in his own words, naively trying to found a chapter of the ACLU in his Hereford, Texas community. In You Will Never Be One of Us: A Teacher, A Texas Town, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism (University of Oklahoma Press, 2022) West Texas A&M Professor Timothy Bowman tells the remarkable story of Woodward's teaching career, his fight over the ACLU chapter, and the nationally-covered wrongful termination trial that followed. Woodward's story casts shifts the story of American conservatism away from the suburbs and toward rural places like Hereford, where local frontier identities helped create distrust of outsiders and a strong streak of libertarianism. The central question of the book is one of human behavior: why otherwise average Americans would work so hard to run an idealistic young person and beloved teacher out of town? The answer has everything to do with Mexican immigration, labor unrest, and the roiling culture wars, and speaks directly to our present political moment. Timothy Paul Bowman is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at West Texas A&M University in Canyon and the author of Blood Oranges: Colonialism and Agriculture in the South Texas Borderlands. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

As the 1974 school year began, Wayne Woodward was a beloved high school teacher in a rural Texas town. By the following spring, he was embroiled in a local political firestorm that would ultimately cost him his job. Woodward's sin was, in his own words, naively trying to found a chapter of the ACLU in his Hereford, Texas community. In You Will Never Be One of Us: A Teacher, A Texas Town, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism (University of Oklahoma Press, 2022) West Texas A&M Professor Timothy Bowman tells the remarkable story of Woodward's teaching career, his fight over the ACLU chapter, and the nationally-covered wrongful termination trial that followed. Woodward's story casts shifts the story of American conservatism away from the suburbs and toward rural places like Hereford, where local frontier identities helped create distrust of outsiders and a strong streak of libertarianism. The central question of the book is one of human behavior: why otherwise average Americans would work so hard to run an idealistic young person and beloved teacher out of town? The answer has everything to do with Mexican immigration, labor unrest, and the roiling culture wars, and speaks directly to our present political moment. Timothy Paul Bowman is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at West Texas A&M University in Canyon and the author of Blood Oranges: Colonialism and Agriculture in the South Texas Borderlands. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

As the 1974 school year began, Wayne Woodward was a beloved high school teacher in a rural Texas town. By the following spring, he was embroiled in a local political firestorm that would ultimately cost him his job. Woodward's sin was, in his own words, naively trying to found a chapter of the ACLU in his Hereford, Texas community. In You Will Never Be One of Us: A Teacher, A Texas Town, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism (University of Oklahoma Press, 2022) West Texas A&M Professor Timothy Bowman tells the remarkable story of Woodward's teaching career, his fight over the ACLU chapter, and the nationally-covered wrongful termination trial that followed. Woodward's story casts shifts the story of American conservatism away from the suburbs and toward rural places like Hereford, where local frontier identities helped create distrust of outsiders and a strong streak of libertarianism. The central question of the book is one of human behavior: why otherwise average Americans would work so hard to run an idealistic young person and beloved teacher out of town? The answer has everything to do with Mexican immigration, labor unrest, and the roiling culture wars, and speaks directly to our present political moment. Timothy Paul Bowman is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at West Texas A&M University in Canyon and the author of Blood Oranges: Colonialism and Agriculture in the South Texas Borderlands. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

As the 1974 school year began, Wayne Woodward was a beloved high school teacher in a rural Texas town. By the following spring, he was embroiled in a local political firestorm that would ultimately cost him his job. Woodward's sin was, in his own words, naively trying to found a chapter of the ACLU in his Hereford, Texas community. In You Will Never Be One of Us: A Teacher, A Texas Town, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism (University of Oklahoma Press, 2022) West Texas A&M Professor Timothy Bowman tells the remarkable story of Woodward's teaching career, his fight over the ACLU chapter, and the nationally-covered wrongful termination trial that followed. Woodward's story casts shifts the story of American conservatism away from the suburbs and toward rural places like Hereford, where local frontier identities helped create distrust of outsiders and a strong streak of libertarianism. The central question of the book is one of human behavior: why otherwise average Americans would work so hard to run an idealistic young person and beloved teacher out of town? The answer has everything to do with Mexican immigration, labor unrest, and the roiling culture wars, and speaks directly to our present political moment. Timothy Paul Bowman is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at West Texas A&M University in Canyon and the author of Blood Oranges: Colonialism and Agriculture in the South Texas Borderlands. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-west

As the 1974 school year began, Wayne Woodward was a beloved high school teacher in a rural Texas town. By the following spring, he was embroiled in a local political firestorm that would ultimately cost him his job. Woodward's sin was, in his own words, naively trying to found a chapter of the ACLU in his Hereford, Texas community. In You Will Never Be One of Us: A Teacher, A Texas Town, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism (University of Oklahoma Press, 2022) West Texas A&M Professor Timothy Bowman tells the remarkable story of Woodward's teaching career, his fight over the ACLU chapter, and the nationally-covered wrongful termination trial that followed. Woodward's story casts shifts the story of American conservatism away from the suburbs and toward rural places like Hereford, where local frontier identities helped create distrust of outsiders and a strong streak of libertarianism. The central question of the book is one of human behavior: why otherwise average Americans would work so hard to run an idealistic young person and beloved teacher out of town? The answer has everything to do with Mexican immigration, labor unrest, and the roiling culture wars, and speaks directly to our present political moment. Timothy Paul Bowman is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at West Texas A&M University in Canyon and the author of Blood Oranges: Colonialism and Agriculture in the South Texas Borderlands. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

As the 1974 school year began, Wayne Woodward was a beloved high school teacher in a rural Texas town. By the following spring, he was embroiled in a local political firestorm that would ultimately cost him his job. Woodward's sin was, in his own words, naively trying to found a chapter of the ACLU in his Hereford, Texas community. In You Will Never Be One of Us: A Teacher, A Texas Town, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism (University of Oklahoma Press, 2022) West Texas A&M Professor Timothy Bowman tells the remarkable story of Woodward's teaching career, his fight over the ACLU chapter, and the nationally-covered wrongful termination trial that followed. Woodward's story casts shifts the story of American conservatism away from the suburbs and toward rural places like Hereford, where local frontier identities helped create distrust of outsiders and a strong streak of libertarianism. The central question of the book is one of human behavior: why otherwise average Americans would work so hard to run an idealistic young person and beloved teacher out of town? The answer has everything to do with Mexican immigration, labor unrest, and the roiling culture wars, and speaks directly to our present political moment. Timothy Paul Bowman is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at West Texas A&M University in Canyon and the author of Blood Oranges: Colonialism and Agriculture in the South Texas Borderlands. Dr. Stephen R. Hausmann is an assistant professor of history at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Timothy had a spiritual heritage, he received sober warnings and had committed to him a sacred trust.

Philippians 2:19-30 New King James Version Timothy Commended 19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your [a]state. 20 For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus. 22 But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel. 23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me. 24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly. 25 Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need; 26 since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. 27 For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I sent him the more eagerly, that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful. 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such men in esteem; 30 because for the work of Christ he came close to death, [b]not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me. A Mundane Travel Itinerary of 3 Ministers used by the Holy Spirit to further Illustrate TRUTH Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” In this short passage, Paul, Timothy, & Epaphroditus  illustrate Men who had a servants Heart, though both different in personality Cultivating A Servants Heart Centered on Jesus Christ Vs. 19,24 Paul submitted all His ministry to the Lord Vs. 21,22 Timothy also, served the Lord , Not seeking His own interests…But helped Paul ‘In the Furtherance of the Gospel' (Phil. 1:12) Vs.25   Epaphroditus was also an example of servant leadership in pushing through sickness to  minister to Paul's need   MINISTERED  (leitourgos) (Liter-goss) this word is translated both minister & service & we get our English word LITRGY from this word, which not only has to do with service but also.. adoration & veneration (See Romans 12:1)…To the Greeks in the secular sense it meant  sacred service to ones community THREE Distinguishing attitudes of Servants Focused on Christ: They are willing to Go anywhere They are willing to Serve anyone ( see Philip Acts 8:5-8, 26-40) They are willing to sacrifice Anything   Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my [b]race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of A Servants Heart Puts Others Ahead of Himself for the Sake of Christ Vs. 2:22 that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel (Timothy)…Paul was willing to send His  favorite son though he himself was in need Vs.30 (Of Epaphroditus)…. because for the work of Christ he came close to death, [b]not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me…..The Philippian church had sent their Minister to Paul Epaphroditus selflessly served Paul …. Paul calls  Epaphroditus “ one who ministered to my need” , This man ministered to Paul's wants/ needs to the point of endangering his own life by coming to Paul's aid on behalf of the Philipi church… (vs. 30) not regarding his life….The Greek language coveys a reckless abandonment ., a gambling term meaning to throw all caution to the wind…So Epap. Showed NO concern for himself out of Love for Paul ( John15:13 Greater love has no man than this, than to lay down His life for his friends) Of Timothy…VS. 2O.. For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus….Vs. 22) But you know his proven character          

Join Chris and Peach as they discuss the importance of rooting our hope in Christ and not in others. Topics Covered: Relationships are crucial to following Jesus, but we have to be careful. Only Jesus is strong enough to bear the burden of our hope. 2 Timothy - Paul's hope was in Christ, not in others who let him down. Stay connected with us! Instagram - @biblebuffoons Twitter - @biblebuffoons Email - thebiblebuffoons@gmail.com

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