Onesiphorus: A True Friend
Calvary Church with Skip Heitzig Audio Podcast
Skip Heitzig
4.8 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Most of us have a hard time saying this man’s name, but Paul knew it well. He was a loyal friend to the apostle, especially in his darkest hour. In just three verses we find six characteristics of this wonderful man who’s been overlooked for far too long. If you have a friend like this, you’re blessed.
I. Refreshing
II. Repetitious
III. Risk-Taking
IV. Resolute
V. Renowned
VI. Rewarded
Talk with God: This week, take time to thank the Lord for the true friends He’s blessed you with, as you pray over their lives.
Talk with others: Ask your friends how you can come alongside them as “iron sharpens iron” (Proverbs 27:17) in their walk through this season of life.
Talk with kids: What is the wise way to live?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Calvary Church with Skip Heitzik. We're so glad you've joined us today. |
| 0:05.0 | Sometimes the Bible reads like a museum gallery. Stories unfolding in bright swatches of color and brushstrokes of glory with larger than life figures like Abraham, David, and Jesus himself showcased in beautiful lighting with polished plaques gleaming beneath them. |
| 0:20.0 | But hidden in the corners of the gallery and tucked between the pages of Scripture are stories that have been passed over. |
| 0:26.6 | Through this message with Pastor Skip, we'll encounter those who may have been overlooked for centuries, |
| 0:31.6 | but were seen, called, and used by God. |
| 0:35.6 | We are in the Book of Second Timothy today, if you would get ready to turn there. |
| 0:42.2 | 2 Timothy is in your New Testament, easy to find. |
| 0:45.1 | It's right after 1st Timothy, right before Titus, which is right before the book of Hebrews. |
| 0:53.3 | So go over to 2 Timothy chapter 1. |
| 0:58.4 | One announcement that was not given is beginning Wednesday night, we're starting a series |
| 1:03.2 | in the book of First Thessalonians for our midweek study. First Thessalonians is that great |
| 1:08.6 | book, all about the coming of the Lord, the rapture of the church, |
| 1:11.9 | the tribulation, the day of the Lord, those two books, first and second Thessalonian. |
| 1:17.3 | So we invite you out Wednesday for that. |
| 1:20.3 | We're now about to enter into a time of Bible study, and we always want to stay focused on what the Holy Spirit is speaking through the Word of God. |
| 1:31.0 | So we respectfully ask that now that you have found a seat, that you maintain your seat, |
| 1:36.5 | so that you would not be getting up and become the distraction for others paying attention |
| 1:43.0 | to what the Lord may be saying to them. |
| 1:46.1 | So we are in 2 Timothy chapter 1. Let's have a word of prayer together. |
| 1:51.2 | Father, we now want to just calm our hearts. We have spent several minutes singing to you, |
| 1:58.0 | talking about you in our music, and now we want to hear from you. |
| 2:04.2 | And we do ask that you would not only speak your word to us, but Father, that you would |
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