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Welcome to the Gospel Coalition podcast,

equipping the next generation of believers, pastors, and church leaders

to shape life and ministry around the gospel.

On today's episode, you'll hear a message from Ray Wartland.

This message was originally given at TGC's 2018 West Coast Conference.

Good afternoon. Great to see you. Let's open the Bible.

Second Timothy, chapter 1. Second Timothy, chapter 1, verses 3 through 8.

You are at this conference and during faithfulness

because you care about where you're going to be and what you're going to be

20 years from now. And most of us have lived long enough to know

that 20 years and 30 years are nothing. So now is the time

for all of us to make those few obvious sacred commitments to the Lord

that will serve His purpose of grace for us all the way to the very end.

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