Grace Fellowship Sermons

In the passage for today, Paul reminds Timothy of the combat he is in and how to fight, and what happens to those who don’t take the waging war seriously.

God’s ways are not our ways. Any attempt to mold him according to our ways will always end in disfunction and dissatisfaction. However, embracing and complying with his perfect ways will ultimately end in the sanctification and satisfaction of our souls.

When we think of war, we picture bombs and bullets, armies, and enemies. But, did you know that the longest war in the history of humanity has been in effect for thousands of years and yet does not use bombs or bullets, and most people are not even aware that it rages on every moment of every day?

Christians follow Jesus while living in a sinful culture. Every day we face a world opposed to the teachings of Jesus, people drinking a toxic brew ranging from blinding self- centeredness to debilitating depression. Over time, we can get tired and just worn-out.

Pastor Dan mentioned the other week that Abraham followed the original intent of the Lord in creation in being married to one woman, Sarah. However, Moses, David, and other leaders in the Old Testament have multiple wives and didn’t get rebuked for that by the Lord. Polygamy almost seems condoned in the Old Testament.

Everything designed to move has a way to be directed: cars have steering wheels, bikes have handle-bars, boats have rudders, trains have tracks, etc. The reason is apparent – the driver wants to go somewhere in particular. In Ephesus, some people were steering the Church away from the Gospel-based foundation that Paul labored for three-years to establish. Today we will see how Timothy must stand strong to ensure faithful living.

A relationship with Jesus begins when a person moves from trusting in themselves to trusting Him alone as Savior and Lord. While this initial trust happens at a point in time, this trust in and for Jesus will deepen over time so that a person will mature in the faith. It could be said that a Christian is destined to move from simple belief to faithful living. The study we begin today will showcase this transformation in the life of a man named, Timothy.