“The Magnificent Message of the Church” 1 Timothy 3:16

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Date: January 14, 2024 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

As most of us know very well, even mature Christians can become diverted from their spiritual growth by the distractions as well as the attractions of the sins of the world. Churches and denominations can fall for the same lie and lose sight of their original and specific mission, which is why today’s churches are so weak. The primary mission of the Church is to firmly establish the foundation of our faith on the divinely inspired, infallible and inerrant word of God, and uphold that truth against every lie Satan raises up against it and against the onslaught of evil he uses to try to destroy it. The primary message of the Church is to affirm the Person and work of Jesus Christ to obtain our eternal salvation, and that defines the term, “The Pillar and Ground of Truth.” In explaining this to Timothy, the Apostle Paul included an early church hymn extolling the work of Jesus Christ, for since Christ is the heart and soul of the message of the truth, Christ is the core of what we should teach and preach. The title of this sermon is “The magnificent Message of the Church!”

As most of us know very well, even mature Christians can become diverted from their spiritual growth by the distractions as well as the attractions of the sins of the world. Churches and denominations can fall for the same lie and lose sight of their original and specific mission, which is why today’s churches are so weak.

The primary mission of the Church is to firmly establish the foundation of our faith on the divinely inspired, infallible and inerrant word of God, and uphold that truth against every lie Satan raises up against it and against the onslaught of evil he uses to try to destroy it. The primary message of the Church is to affirm the Person and work of Jesus Christ to obtain our eternal salvation, and that defines the term, “The Pillar and Ground of Truth.”

In explaining this to Timothy, the Apostle Paul included an early church hymn extolling the work of Jesus Christ, for since Christ is the heart and soul of the message of the truth, Christ is the core of what we should teach and preach. The title of this sermon is “The magnificent Message of the Church!”

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Old Testament Reading: Psalm 138:1-8 New Testament Reading: 2 Timothy 2:1-13

In 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, the Apostle Paul gave a chronology of prophetic events that we may see come to pass in our lifetime.

However, the Apostle Paul also said those two events will be preceded by:

In 2 Thessalonians 2:8-10, the Apostle said, when the Lord Jesus returns, He will consume the Antichrist with the word of His mouth, and destroy those who were deceived by the signs and lying wonders of the Antichrist, “Because they did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved.”

In his challenge to Timothy, the Apostle Paul quoted one of the first hymns or choruses used in the early church.

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