Children, Fathers, and Young Men / 1 John 2:12-13

Passion City Church DC Podcast

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🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Continuing in our study of 1 John, Pastor Ben Stuart discusses John’s encouragement to believers at all stages of life, reassuring the readers of this letter that they can hold tight no matter where they are in their walk of faith.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Passion City Church DC podcast.
0:05.0	To learn more about Passion City Church, including our gathering times in Atlanta and Washington, D.C.C., visit us online at passioncitychurch.com.
0:13.4	Today's talk comes from Pastor Ben Stewart.
0:20.5	Well, General George S. Patton was a controversial figure, but one thing is certain.
0:26.9	He was incredibly effective.
0:29.7	During World War II, he led the Third Army for nine months and eight days.
0:34.7	And in that time, captured 117,000 square miles of territory from France to Germany,
0:42.8	liberating 12,000 towns and cities. He went further faster than any army in the history of warfare.
0:52.6	And right at the outset of World War II,
0:54.7	he gave what is now considered a famous speech to his men on the eve of battle.
1:00.0	I would quote it to you, but it is filled with profanity.
1:06.7	Every sentence.
1:08.1	And so there's much in it that would be deemed offensive, but let me sum up.
1:12.3	There's something very interesting about the speech, which you can listen to a version of it
1:16.9	if you watch the movie Patton starring George Scott. There's something interesting in that this speech
1:23.3	has no commands. There's no mission directives. There's no things you're going to do or should do.
1:31.2	It's filled with statements about what is already true of the men in front of him. That they had honor,
1:40.1	that they had courage, that they had love for their brothers, that they had the support of their country.
1:46.8	He calls them wonderful guys,
1:49.6	and that it's his honor to fight alongside them.
1:52.5	And as the speech goes on, you start to realize,
1:54.9	oh, his purpose is not to give them commands,
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