The ninth talk of the Gospel Coalition Conference was given by Ligon Duncan. Once again, I knew little of this man before I heard him speak. Now, I don't have that excuse anymore. Please meet Ligon Duncan.Dr. Duncan is the Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, MS. On top of pastoring a church, Ligon is also the President of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals as well as being heavily involved with Together for the Gospel, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and The Gospel Coalition (just to name a few). He has written a plethra of books, including Fear Not and Women's Ministry in the Local Church. It would be well worth your time check out these titles.
Ligon Duncan's talk was entitled Finishing Well from 2 Timothy 4:6-22. It is worth noting that this text is the end of the Paul's second letter to Timothy where he sends personal instructions (such as "Do your best to come to me soon" and "Bring the cloak... [and] the books") and final greetings to Timothy and his church. This is the section of the book that I would so quickly glance over. However, Ligon does an exceptional job of pulling everything he can from these final verses to show Paul's overarching care and concern for Timothy through the gospel. I'll never glance over the end of one of Paul's epistles again. Here are the audio and video of his talk.
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