I. We are to be thankful for God’s grace and the power of the Gospel
I Timothy 1:12
God has enabled me
God counted me faithful
God put me into the ministry
II. Before Jesus, we were enemies of God
I Timothy 1:13a
In sin, we try to dethrone God and set ourselves up as the King of our own lives. That makes us enemies of God, according to Romans 5:10.
III. Jesus came into the world to save sinners
I Timothy 1:13-16
There is no sin or sinner too far gone that can’t be forgiven and transformed by God’s grace
We have shallow Christianity today and we don’t value God’s grace the way we should because we have a shallow view of sin
IV. The grace of God continues, so we must protect the gospel
I Timothy 1:17-20
Some fights are not worth fighting. And how can we tell the difference? Two questions: 1) Will this matter a year from now? And 2) will this distract us from the gospel of Christ?
Because the Christian faith is worth fighting for. You cannot compromise your Biblical convictions depending on what’s going on either culturally or personally