2 Timothy 1:9-14 (NIV)

⁹ He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, ¹⁰ but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. ¹¹And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. ¹² That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.

¹³ What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴ Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

Reflection:

Today, we may not suffer the same type of persecution as the Apostle Paul, but we will face hardships in various ways as we live for Christ.  Even during childhood, a simple prayer before lunch at school can be met with opposition and mockery from other children.  As we persevere and choose to live for Christ throughout our various life stages, suffering will likely come in different ways and forms in this world.

Paul reminds Timothy of the Gospel, and of his own loyalty to the Gospel to the point of suffering. But more importantly, Paul reminds Timothy of God’s commitment to guard what he has entrusted to Him until the final day. So through the difficult and challenging times, Paul in turn urges Timothy to keep the Gospel as his pattern of sound teaching with faith and love in Christ, and to stay loyal to the Gospel by the power of the Spirit who lives in him.

Responding to the Transmission:

Even in today’s culture with it’s various types of teaching, the gospel stands as the only pattern of sound teaching.  Let’s spend time in prayer today asking for the Spirit’s empowering to stay loyal to the Gospel.

*We are the Student Events Board (seb) and we are looking for you to be a part of seb Committee! We want people with ideas, quirky personalities, artists/graphic designers, and anyone with a desire to make UMBC a more fun & eventful place. We plan, program, and market over 150 events a semester (including Welcome Week, Homecoming, and UMBC’s Spring festival Quadmania) and manage a big budget to make the things you want to see happen on campus. You can be a part of this process by applying by September 9th! No experience necessary. (Really, we mean it.)

Our Committee is like our street team - you'll have a chance to learn from our expert event planners and meet a really diverse cross-section of the UMBC campus! You'll be in the front seat to making the UMBC campus yours! Anything and everything is a possibility.

As of now, our application (which is super simple, we promise) is not available. It will be posted on or before September 2nd, which is Involvement Fest! Stop by our table and find us throughout the rest of Welcome Week to ask us questions and get to know us. We'll keep you updated here when the application is available so check back or send an email to VP Stefanie Mavronis @ stefmav1@umbc.edu.

Applications will be due on September 9th by 5pm.

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