In the final message of our Letters to a Young Christian series, The Rev. Dr. R. Leigh Spruill reflects on Paul’s final words to Timothy and the calling to carry the faith forward. Like runners in a relay, we are entrusted with the gospel not to hold it, but to pass it on.

Drawing from 2 Timothy 4, this sermon challenges us to live with purpose, to love deeply, and to invest the grace we’ve received into others. Faith is not about success—it’s about succession. The question is: who are you passing the baton to?