{"id":4032,"date":"2022-07-31T21:22:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/?p=4032"},"modified":"2022-08-01T02:47:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T02:47:39","slug":"ii-timothy-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/?p=4032","title":{"rendered":"II Timothy 4:5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><br><strong><em>But you<\/em> <\/strong>[Timothy (and us)], <strong><em>be watchful<\/em> <\/strong>(sober, discreet) <strong><em>in all things<\/em><\/strong>*, <strong><em>endure <\/em><\/strong>(undergo hardship)<em> <strong>afflictions**<\/strong> <\/em>(suffer trouble), <em><strong>do the work of an evangelist<\/strong> <\/em>[to announce, declare (the gospel), bring glad tidings], <strong><em>fulfill <\/em><\/strong>(complete, carryout, entirely accomplish) <strong><em>your ministry***<\/em><\/strong> (office, service). <strong>II Timothy 4:5 NKJV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br>*See Blog Article &#8211; <em><strong>Consider These Things<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><em><strong>**Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ&#8217;s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. I Peter 4:12-14<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><br><\/strong>***Ministry is not a title or position,\u2026\u2026it is a gift.  It is a gift from God.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.  <\/em>Colossians 4:17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>And all things&nbsp;are&nbsp;of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;                       <\/em>                                 II Corinthians 5:18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>&#8230;let the word of Christ dwell (take up its life) in you richly&#8230;<br><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But you [Timothy (and us)], be watchful (sober, discreet) in all things*, endure (undergo hardship) afflictions** (suffer trouble), do the work of an evangelist [to announce, declare (the gospel), bring glad tidings], fulfill (complete, carryout, entirely accomplish) your ministry*** (office, service). II Timothy 4:5 NKJV *See Blog Article &#8211; Consider These Things **Beloved, think it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/?p=4032\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">II Timothy 4:5<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4032"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4032"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4039,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4032\/revisions\/4039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}