What if the Bible gave us a way to understand ourselves that wouldn’t provoke pride? Guess what—it does! God's word calls us to humility in our spiritual journey, connecting spiritual transformation to seeing ourselves rightly. And to know ourselves rightly, we must first know God.

In this introduction to our new series, we'll see that Jesus saved us into a community because he knew we’d need one another’s encouragement, insights and accountability to really know ourselves.

Olympic athletes train for years and, in 1 Timothy 6:11-21, it sounds like it takes a similar dedication to maintain our spiritual life. As we conclude our last series in 1 Timothy, let's be encouraged to keep going, to "fight the good fight" and "take hold of the eternal life" to which we are called.Notes

It is commonly believed in our culture, and unfortunately commonly true, that POWER + MONEY = CORRUPTION. But in 1 Timothy 6 Paul proposes another equation, one that can transform the wealth of this world into a picture of Jesus—and so gives us another powerful illustration of the gospel!

In 1 Timothy 5:17-6:2 we learn how to relate to authorities in our life through the lens of Church, those who are authorities in the church structure, as well as those who are over us and attend church with us. Sound confusing? Our guest speaker will help make sense of it!