II Timothy 1:3-7
(sermon outline for Sunday July 5)
God wants you to face the challenges and opportunities of life with courage.
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. II Timothy 1:7 NIV
God doesn't want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible. II Timothy 1:7 The Message
- Give us the courage to pray with unusual boldness.
- Give us the courage to live with notable grace.
- Give us the courage to manage with incredible stewardship.
- Give us the courage to serve with selfless abandon.
- Give us the courage to dream with spiritual vision.
Rather than living in fear, rather than wallowing in negativism, and rather than being preoccupied with petty complaint, God wants us to live proactively with confidence and courage.
May the Lord ….
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
For the living of these days.
-Harry Emerson Fosdick
