"The Household of God & The Mystery of Godliness"

Sermon Scripture:  1 Timothy 3:14-16

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Sermon Notes:

1 Timothy 3:14-16 is the central passage of 1 Timothy in which Paul explains the true identity of the church (our community), including what the church must believe (our confession) and how the church must live (our conduct). ​

OUR COMMUNITY: WHO WE ARE

• The significance of the church…
  • We are the expression of God’s ____________. (In the household of God…)
  • We are the inhabitants of God’s ____________. (The church of the living God…)
  • We are the guardians of God’s __________. (A pillar and buttress of the truth…)
    • Preserving God’s Word: We hold it _________.
    • Proclaiming God’s Word: We hold it _________.
  • The awe-inspiring reality for the Church: God dwells __________ us!

*The God-centered life is the overflow of the Christ-empowered life.

OUR CONFESSION: WHAT WE MUST BELIEVE
This is our Message

• The supremacy of Christ…
• True doctrine leads to right living
  • He reveals the ____________ of godliness.
  • He displays the ____________ of God.
    • Incarnated as the __________. (Incarnation)
    • Verified by the ___________. (Resurrection)
    • ________________ among the heavens. (Angels)
    • ________________ across the earth. (Disciples)
    • The __________ of all the world. (The Gospel)
    • The __________ over all the universe. (Ascension)
  • The awe-inspiring reality for the Christian: Christ lives ___________ you!

OUR CONDUCT: HOW WE MUST BEHAVE
This is our Mission

• The summons of all Christians…
• To show what it means to have God as our ____________.
• To say to the world that God is the ____________.
• Today…
  • We are a family on a _____________ to every nation.
• One day…
  • We will be a family with _____________ from every nation.