In this keynote from TGC’s 2009 National Conference, Philip Ryken opens 2 Timothy to remind pastors that faithful ministry flows from the Holy Spirit’s power and presence. With encouragement from Paul’s example and Onesiphorus’s courage, Ryken calls ministers to hold fast to

The decisive factor there is God Himself, who alone can make things grow. He says, he provides all the nutrients. He provides the sunshine His providence and sovereignty extend over all of our work. And unless God blesses the field, it produces nothing. So he says these leaders