Closing Thoughts Before the Curtains are Closed: Part 3 by Dr. Rod Mattoon

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* 2 Timothy 4:11-15... Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. 12 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. 13 The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: 15 Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. In PART THREE of this series, we begin the message by telling you how to deal with disappointment in your life. Nine points are addressed. We then proceed to the issue of devoted friends. Failure is one of the realities of life, especially in the Christian life. Every Christian at one time or another has failed in his Christian walk. As one man put it, "I do not fail often, but when I do, it's a beauty!" Yes, Christians fail sometimes. They mess UP, fall DOWN, cave IN, and wash OUT. There are times when our GIVING goes on the blink. We GIVE IN (compromise), GIVE OUT (tired), or GIVE UP (quit). We fail, so what happens when we do? Does God stick us on a shelf or bench us from His team for the rest of our lives while we watch others do what we can no longer do? The answer can be found in Hebrews 11, God's Hall of Faith. This chapter should be called God's Hall of Restored Failures. Every person has a blemish, mistake, or failure in his or her life that could have put that person on the bench spiritually speaking. Praise God, however, the Lord is in the business of restoring failures, delivering the defeated, and boosting the beaten! At the end of the message, we begin to take a look at the Issue of Devilish and Destructive Opposition. We talk about different forms of opposition the Christian may face. This message was preached on Wednesday night July 2, 2025, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

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• Spiritual Growth