1 Timothy 2:8 and following shows us that we are not just a generic group of Christians. We are Christian men and Christian women, and the contours of our discipleship often look different from one another. And this is wonderfully good news.
As a church, we have a mission. This passage calls us to line up our praying with that mission.
Timothy was charged to shut down the false teachers who were obscuring the gospel message. But we need to remember that this wasn’t just about debates; it wasn’t just about proving who was right. It was about the gospel, the same gospel that transformed Paul from being a Jesus-hater into a Jesus-lover.
Being a Christian is like playing football. It only really works when we do it together.
John Piper has pithily said, “Missions exists because worship doesn’t,” and that's exactly what Psalm 96 tells us. The mission of God's people has always been about His glory among the nations.
Moses' lament about death offers us to much hope on this side of the resurrection of Jesus.
Could we ask for anything more in this life, but to have God with us? And could we ask for anything more in the life to come, but to be with God?
It is a real joy to be back in this pulpit with an open Bible in front of me, once again having the privilege of leading us to discover what…