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Seth Pitman: Difficult Times Ahead (2 Timothy 3)
Seth Pitman, outgoing pastor of First Baptist Church in Throckmorton, is preaching through 2 Timothy to prepare his congregation for their next pastor. He will begin a new pastorate August 1 with First Baptist Church in Seagraves.
Paul was preparing his young protegé, Timothy, for ministry after Paul was gone. He wanted Timothy to be ready for the difficult times that would come. Those difficulties might not be persecution. They might be the normal trials of life.
“It is a gross misrepresentation of the Christian walk for someone to stand before you and say, ‘Give your life to Christ, and all your problems will go away.’ That’s a lie,” Pitman declared.
Paul’s counsel to Timothy expounds on two points: Difficult times will come—as confirmed by Scripture in numerous places—but “with God we can get through them,” Pitman said.
He then described the two resources Paul told Timothy God provided for getting through the difficult times.
This sermon was delivered July 10, 2022, for the morning worship service of First Baptist Church of Throckmorton as part of a series on 2 Timothy.
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