This week Pastor Scott preaches through 2 Timothy 2:8-13

North Valley Baptist Expository Sermons: The Apostle Paul wrote 2 Timothy to encourage his young protégé, Timothy, who is like a son to him, in order to encourage him to remain faithful. In this passage, the Apostle Paul shows what faithful ministry looks like with three analogies; a good soldier who is willing to suffer and whose singular aim is to please the one who enlisted him, an athlete who competes according to the rules to win a crown, and a farmer who labors patiently to gain from the first shares of the crop. 

Join us this week as Pastor Scott preaches through 2 Timothy 1:15-2:2

In 2 Timothy 1:8-14 we see the Apostle Paul call his beloved child in the faith, Timothy, to remain faithful. By being faithful Timothy would suffer with Paul for Christ and Gospel. For this Timothy would need to trust God. Timothy could only remain faithful and suffer by God’s power. Turning away was not an option for Paul, because He knew the God He believed in. He knew God was worthy of His trust, for He was confident that God would keep safe what Paul entrusted to Him. Namely, Paul’s salvation and eternal reward. God was worthy of their trust, and so they knew God was worthy of their lives being laid down for Him, as they knew He was worthy of their lives being lived for Him. This is seen all the more as Paul remind Timothy of the Gospel, God’s saving power. Through the Gospel truths, through all that God has supplied, by the power of the Holy Spirit, who indwells all whom God saves, Timothy could remain faithful.

This week Pastor Scott begins a new study in 2 Timothy. As the Apostle Paul sat in a Roman prison, awaiting excusing; abandoned, with only Luke at his side, he wrote to his beloved son in the faith, Timothy. As people were abandoning the faith, and false teaching was infiltrating the church, and persecution was raging against followers of Christ, Paul wrote to Timothy to urge him to remain faithful. Paul made it very clear, that God had given Timothy everything he needed to remain faithful, and the same is true of us. No matter our circumstances, or whatever lies ahead, God has provided His power and love and self-control so that, we who believe, can remain faithful to our worthy God. 

This week Pastor Scott is going through 1 Timothy 6:17-21

This week Pastor Scott Preached through 1 Timothy 6:11-16

In this sermon, we begin with 1 Timothy 6:1-2, where Paul singles out one last group of people from within the church whom he felt he needed to give instructions concerning. This group was made up of those in the church who were slaves. Paul had already written to this church, in Ephesians chapter 6, giving instructions on how masters were to be towards their slaves and how slaves were to be towards there masters. Clearly, though, there was a needed to give further instructions to the slaves concerning their attitude towards their masters. As we understand slavery in the Greco-Roman world, we can apply this to the relationship an employee has with his employer.  Then in verses 3-10 Paul brings his attention back to the false teachers and how the motivation behind their demonic teaching was greed. As Paul discusses these things we learn about greed and contentment. Greed leads down devastating roads away from God and His truth. While "godliness with contentment is great gain". If my needs are met, can I be content, or am I always wanting more? Am I truly satisfied in the greatness of our God? Both sections, of 1 Timothy 6:1-10, begs the questions, why I do what I do and why I have what I have. Is it for me and what I want or am I hear for a greater purpose? The Scriptures tell us, plainly, that all we do and all we have on this earth is so that we may serve our God, using all we do and all we have for His glory.

This week Pastor Scott continues in the book of 1 Timothy 5:17-25

This week Pastor Scott goes through 1 Timothy 5:9-16.