Shine the Light – 2 Timothy 4:9-22

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg concludes our series in the book of 2 Timothy, called “Keep the Fire Burning.” As we come to the end of this letter, we find in Paul’s farewell a last call to the task at hand. In building a hot, bright fire of faith we are not presented with a picture of how we put this fire …

Let it Burn! – 2 Timothy 4:1-8

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues to lead us through our study of the book of 2 Timothy. Building, working, and maintaining the fire of our faith if hard work. Over time it can become easier and easier to lose focus or become overwhelmed by fatigue and opposition. In 2 Timothy 4:1-8 Paul gives us instructions on how to constantly keep the …

Working a Faithful Fire – 2 Timothy 3:10-17

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches the sermon in our current series, “Keep the Fire Burning.” Few things are maintained without some hands-on effort. The fire of our faith is no different. After describing the approved worker and warning against the ways of the false teachers, Paul now comes back, in 2 Timothy 3:10-17, to show Timothy – and us – how …

Temperature Check – 2 Timothy 2:20-26

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg leads us back into our study of the book of 2 Timothy. It’s usually pretty easy to know where we need to go, but along the way we face distractions from outside and within. So how do we know we’re on the right track? In 2 Timothy 2:20-26, Paul offers Timothy three questions to make sure his …

Purified by Fire – 2 Timothy 2:14-19

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues our study through the letter of 2 Timothy. We all know the power of words. With our tongues we can build others up or just as easily tear them down. In 2 Timothy 2:14-19, after affirming the power of the fire of faith (v8-13), Paul tells Timothy how a hot and bright fire purifies a believer, …

Building Up Your Fire – 2 Timothy 2:1-7

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches the next lesson in our study through 2 Timothy. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen the necessary elements for building and protecting the fire of our faith. But how do we GROW that fire? Paul instructs Timothy on the work needed to build an increasingly bright and hot faith in 2 Timothy 2:1-7.

Guarding the Flame – 2 Timothy 1:13-18

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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues our study of 2 Timothy in our series, “Keeping the Fire Burning”. The flames of a fire may look remarkably similar even though they burn from very different sources. The same is true of the passion of those who claim faith in Jesus. And yet, we have all seen false flames burn hot and bright before …