Good Shepherd Community Church
Big Idea
The household of God must fight to display and declare the overflowing grace of Jesus for sinners!
1 Timothy 1:12-20 ESV
I. The household of God is formed by the overflowing grace of Jesus - 1 Timothy 1:12-14
1 Timothy 1:12-14 ESV
a. Overflowing grace for the Apostle Paul (Acts 26:9-18)
Acts 26:9-18 ESV
b. Paul was weak, but Jesus gave him strength (1 Tim. 1:12)
1 Timothy 1:12 ESV
c. Paul was unfaithful, but Jesus judged him faithful (1 Tim. 1:12)
1 Timothy 1:12 ESV
d. Paul was an opponent, but Jesus appointed him to His service (1 Tim. 1:12)
1 Timothy 1:12 ESV
e. Paul deserved judgment, but Jesus gave him mercy (1 Tim. 1:13)
1 Timothy 1:13 ESV
f. Paul was an unbeliever and persecutor, but Jesus gave him overflowing grace and filled him with faith and love (1 Tim. 1:14)
1 Timothy 1:14 ESV
2. The household of God consists of the worst of sinners saved by Jesus - 1 Timothy 1:15
1 Timothy 1:15 ESV
Luke 19:10 ESV
a. Luke 19:10
1 Peter 4:17 ESV
b. 1 Peter 4:17
c. John 3:17
John 3:17 ESV
3. The household of God displays the perfect patience of Jesus to the glory of God - 1 Timothy 1:16-17
1 Timothy 1:16-17 ESV
4. The household of God must fight to declare the overflowing grace of Jesus for sinners!- 1 Timothy 1:18-20
1 Timothy 1:18-20 ESV
With God, With Others, On Mission Takeaways:
With God:
- Trust and accept the saying: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”
- Confess your sin of pride for times when you thought you were better than another person.
On Mission:
- Adopt an attitude of patience and love toward unbelievers rather than an attitude of condemnation.
- Pray for and share your salvation story with the unbelievers in your life.
With Others:
- Adopt an attitude of humility and helpfulness in areas of conflict, rather than an attitude of anger or superiority.
- Correct and warn fellow believers who seem to be drifting toward legalism, moralism or judgmentalism.