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be offered, and the time of my departure is

at hand.” Paul knows what is ahead of him.

In verses 14 and 15 of this chapter, the

apostle Paul speaks of the opposition that

he's had by some, and then in verses 16

through 18 — and this is going to be our

text for our message this morning — he

speaks of his upcoming hearing, and he's

telling Timothy in his last letter what he's

facing and what Timothy, as a preacher,

must carry on and must continue to do in

his ministry.

Now, I've got three points I want to give

you this morning. First of all, we're going to

talk about the virtue of standing alone —

and by "virtue," I mean integrity, holiness,

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