THE IDENTITY OF THE CHURCH
The Household of God
1 Timothy 1:12-17
INTRODUCTION:
John Dillinger, Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd, Lester Joseph Gillis (also known as “Baby Face” Nelson), & Alvin Karpis.
What do they all have in common? They are the only 4 individuals in history given the designation “Public Enemy No. 1” by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. That title was …
INTRODUCING FIRST TIMOTHY
The Household of God
Sermons from 1 Timothy
1 Timothy 1:1-2
INTRODUCTION:
Today we are beginning a sermon series through Paul’s first letter to a young man named Timothy. Each week I’ll stand here and pick up were the text left off last time. We’re going to slow the pace a little for this series. We’ll be in 1 Timothy for …
Below you’ll find links both to the sermon audio and manuscript I wrote for this sermon. I pray they will encourage you in your walk with Christ and spur you on to godliness.
…Below you’ll find links both to the sermon audio and manuscript I wrote for this sermon. I pray they will encourage you in your walk with Christ and spur you on to godliness.
…Below you’ll find links both to the sermon audio and manuscript I wrote for this sermon. I pray they will encourage you in your walk with Christ and spur you on to godliness.
…Below you’ll find links both to the sermon audio and manuscript I wrote for this sermon. I pray they will encourage you in your walk with Christ and spur you on to godliness.
…Below you’ll find links both to the sermon audio and manuscript I wrote for this sermon. I pray they will encourage you in your walk with Christ and spur you on to godliness.
…Most meals are just O.K. Not great. Not memorable. Just O.K. And that’s O.K. Because, most importantly, meals are about survival. Food sustains us through the labors of the day.
It should be the same with Bible reading. We don’t live by bread alone, but by the Word of God. Bible reading is food for the Christian. It’s spiritual sustenance. And, in the same way that every physical meal isn’t memorable, neither should we expect …
Sunday we completed week 5 of our series “Who is Jesus?” We’ve been looking at texts from the first half of John’s gospel. It’s called the Book of Signs because John has carefully selected vignettes from the ministry of Christ which highlight the essence and nature of his Messiahship. This Sunday we examined Jesus as the Bread of Life in John 6. A copy of the manuscript I preached from is available below for your …
Sunday we continued our series on church membership and ministry we’re calling “Love Lake Wylie.” We’re taking seriously— the teaching of the Bible— that we cannot become who God has called us to be without the church. We’re countering the individualism of our culture and declaring something bold: we need one another. We need our church. We don’t just need to be served by the church. In order for us to become who we were …
