On July 14, 2025 During the closing service, Pastor delivered a powerful message from 2 Timothy 4:1–5, titled “Discharge all the duties of your ministry.”

Paul’s second letter to Timothy is his last, written from a Roman prison, awaiting execution. In the face of suffering and death, Paul doesn’t focus on himself, but on the gospel, the ministry, and the responsibility Timothy must carry. “Remember this commission,” he says. “You who have come to Christ, you who have received the treasure of the Kingdom, you must now preach it.” It extends to us today.

Timothy had been together with Paul for a long time and was now a leader in the church of Ephesus. With Paul’s impending departure, the responsibility of leadership was shifting more fully onto Timothy’s shoulders. By all outward appearances, Timothy was not the ideal candidate for such a task. He was young. He was physically weak. And on top of that, he was timid. Yet God doesn’t choose people based on natural ability or outward strength. He sees us through the eyes of faith. The world sees a fragile seed easily blown away by the wind. But God sees a tree, strong and bearing much fruit. He sees what He will do in and through us.

Pastor Andrew drew the example of David. He wasn’t chosen because he was qualified, yet God raised him. When facing the giant Goliath, David had no weapons to boast about, yet he had God. How is it possible for the giant to beat God? We are called to do great work, but we need to remember that the battle belongs to the Lord. Faith is to shift my focus from myself to God; nothing is impossible with God. In everything we do, we need to realise that God is with us. He is working in us, changing us inside out, and changing this world through us. He works out His plan even through our weaknesses.

Paul charges Timothy, “You must preach the Word.” Why? Because Paul warns, a time is coming and has already come, when people will no longer tolerate sound teaching. Instead, “they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear” (2 Timothy 4:3). In other words, people will reject truth and embrace comforting lies that justify their way of life. It is also what is happening in today’s world. Morality is relative. Guilt is dulled, not by repentance, but by ideology. People are anxious, restless, and spiritually numb.

This is why we must speak the truth — not to condemn, but to heal. Like a good doctor, we must offer the right diagnosis before we can offer the cure. Sin must be named, not out of cruelty, but because only then can people realize they need a Savior. Paul tells Timothy to speak the truth with care, with patience, and with persistence (2 Timothy 4:2).

Each of us has been entrusted with the message of the gospel. God has deposited something in us. We need to preach this well, to give it to other people. Even if we just give out our testimony, that is powerful. We need to share the hope we received. It needs to grow and multiply. Even when we feel like nothing is happening, and people may even reject us, just keep sowing the seed. God will work through us. The greater the resistance, the more we must proclaim the truth. The itchier the ears, the clearer and louder we must speak the gospel.

If we feel weak, timid, or unqualified, do not worry. God does not make mistakes. He has held onto you until now. He will hold onto you until the end. His grace is sufficient, and His power is made perfect in our weakness. What we are supposed to do is simply to preach the Word, to share the hope we have.

Pastor Andrew concluded the message by exhorting leaders to hold onto the commission given to us, endure well and trust in God who will be with us until the end.