Text: 1 Timothy 1:12-20

Big Idea: God's eternal patience and mercy call us to fight the good fight.

1. Paul: An example of mercy (v.12-17)

2. Timothy: A call to follow (v.18-20)

Text: 1 Timothy 1:3-11

Big Idea: Guard the gospel by stopping False Teachers and faithfully handle God’s word.

1. The Charge: Stop False Teaching and Speculation (v.3-4)

2. The Goal: Love and an Honest Faith (v.5)

3. The Danger: A Wayward Heart Means Empty Teaching (v.6-7)

4. The Measurement: Handling the Law in the Light of the Gospel. (v.8-11)

Discussion Questions:

1. Where have you been tempted to listen and look for speculation rather than stewardship in your life.

2. How do you evaluate the teachers and voices you follow, by their charisma and confidence, or by their character and fruit?

3. Can you identify any areas in your own beliefs or habits where you may have drifted slightly? What helps you recalibrate?

4. Where in your life do you need the law to honestly expose something, and where do you need the gospel to bring you back to Christ?

Big Idea: Remember Whose Household you are in as you learn to live in it.

1. The Head of the Household (1a)

2. The Hope of the Household (1b)

3. The Heritage of the Household (2a)

4. The Help of the Household (2b)

Discussion Questions:

1. What changes when we see the church not as an event we attend, but as God’s household to which we belong?

2. Where are you most tempted to act like an “owner” in the church—placing your preferences above God’s authority—or like a “visitor” who attends without taking responsibility?

3. Paul calls Christ Jesus “our hope.” Where have disappointment, fear, or cynicism caused your prayers to shrink? What would it look like to pray with renewed hope?

4. Who has served as a “Paul” in your faith, and who might God be calling you to disciple as your “Timothy”? What practical step could you take toward that relationship?

5. Which gift do you most need right now: grace, mercy, or peace? How should receiving that gift from God shape the way you respond to other members of his household?

Main Idea: The answers to life's greatest questions are found in the character of God.

Question 1: "What does God actually want from us?"

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Main idea:  Men will fail in their leadership, but our Great Shepherd will lead us faithfully home.

The Leadership that God's Judges - Micah 3

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Main idea: We cannot fool the living God; we can only stand in awe of His holiness and run to His mercy.

1. God Who Refuses to Respect Our Religious Fences (Micah 1)

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Big idea: There is no greater altar and sacrifice than Jesus himself — so live sacrificial lives of praise.

1. Care for others because Christ will always care for you (v.1-6) 

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Big Idea: Jesus transforms His followers into friends —and this fuels them to close and sacrificial friendships with one another. 

Main idea:  Jesus advances His unstoppable gospel from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth through His Spirit-empowered church.

1. The Church is Spirit-filled - Acts 1-2

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In this episode Pastor Jeff talks with Pastor Tim Burns about how he found Christ and how the Lord guided him and his family to Japan.