Worship Preparation - August 25, 2024
Read the sermon text: 2 Timothy 1:8-18
Read the sermon summary: In this passage we see the theme of not being ashamed of the gospel. Paul issues this command to Timothy and then cites two positive instances of this and one negative. Paul himself wasn’t ashamed of the gospel because he knew God was faithful and able to guard what was entrusted to him until “that day.” Paul also shares the example of Onesiphorus contrasted with that of those in Asia who turned against him. In the example of Onesiphorus we see a bit of what it practically means to “share in suffering for the gospel.” Onesiphorus refreshed Paul while he was in prison and his service in the gospel was well known to Timothy and others. In preparation for the sermon, consider the following questions: The passages begins with the word “therefore.” What does this say about the relationship between this passage and the one that comes before it? What repetitions do you see in the passage besides the theme of not being ashamed? What is the relationship between verses 9-10 and the rest of the passage?
Read the following song lyrics in relation to the sermon:
Son Of Suffering
Oh the perfect Son of God
In all His innocence
Here walking in the dirt with you and me
He knows what living is
He’s acquainted with our grief
A man of sorrows Son of suffering
Chorus
Blood and tears how can it be
(That) there’s a God who weeps
There’s a God who bleeds
Oh praise the One
Who would reach for me
Hallelujah to the Son of suffering
Some imagine You are distant and removed
But You chased us down in merciful pursuit
To the sinner You were grace
And the broken You embraced
And in the end the proof is in Your wounds
Yes in the end the proof is in Your wounds
Your cross my freedom
Your stripes my healing
All praise King Jesus
Glory to God in Heaven
Your blood still speaking
Your love still reaching
All praise King Jesus
Glory to God forever
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