Sunday, April 18, 2021
Steadfastness part 2: 1 Timothy 4:6-11
- (1Ti 4:6 ESV) If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good ______________ of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good ______________ that you have followed.
- 1 Timothy 4:1-5
- A good ______________
- Committed to doing ______________ will
- Will be trained well in God’s ______________.
- Soundness of doctrine is so vital to our church
- That nothing here is taught counter to Scripture
- Without sufficient, diligent ______________
- With the goal to build up the ______________ in love!
- (1Ti 4:7 ESV) Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly ______________. Rather train yourself for ______________;
- Hebrews 5:14, Hebrews 12:11, 2 Peter 2:14
- The push here is to be training our ______________ in the things of God
- That would ______________ would follow in godliness
- In ______________ living
- That flows from right ______________
- (1Ti 4:8 ESV) for while ______________ training is of some value, godliness is of value in ______________ way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
- Our godliness is ______________
- Everlasting
- What we invest our lives in ______________ affects our lives ______________.
- (1Ti 4:9 ESV) The saying is ______________ and deserving of ______________ acceptance.
- (1Ti 4:10 ESV) For to this end we ______________ and strive, because we have our ______________ set on the living God, who is the ______________ of all people, especially of those who believe.
- We strive for godliness
- This measure we cannot ______________ on our own.
- We strive for it in Christ
- Because we have our hope set on the ______________ God
- We don’t set our hope on ourselves
- On our intelligence
- On our abilities
- On our goodness
- But on the goodness of ______________
- And in gratitude
- For what ______________ has done for us!
- Romans 9:14-23, Exodus 33:19, John 6:43-46, John 15:16, James 1:13-15
- (1Ti 4:11 ESV) ______________ and ______________ these things.
- The teaching of our church must always and only be ______________ Alone!
- Sola Scriptura!
- You want your best life now?
- Believe in ______________!
- You want three steps to a better marriage?
- You just need one: Believe in ______________!
- You want five ways to manage your money this year?
- Here is the only one: Believe in ______________!
- We do not exist to teach you better living through neat words
- We exist to ______________ your life
- By the renewing of your ______________
- Through understanding and applying the Word of ______________