Morning: The sermon, "Bigger Than Us," focused on 1 Timothy 6:1-10. In this passage, Paul urges Timothy to be content with the pursuit of godliness for the glory of God. We all want to be apart of something bigger than ourselves. It's way we join clubs, participate in politics, join sports teams, and login to Facebook. In the gospel, we are joining something bigger than ourselves, bigger than our community, bigger than our nation, bigger than our world. As we live for Christ, much is at stake.
Paul reminds us that the gospel is bigger than our rights. We have to be willing to pursue God's glory of our rights.
He reminds us that the gospel is bigger than our opinions. False teachers reject sound doctrine because they are full of themselves and ignorant of the truth. They push their agenda over the gospel to make a quick buck.
Paul urges Timothy to see the gospel as bigger than our ambitions. The quest to make it rich was destroying a lot of people. Ambition isn't bad, in and of itself, but it can drive us to do bad things.
The gospel is about the glory of God. It is the source of life and hope. In Christ, we join in something that has the power to change our lives, and the lives of others. Live for his glory.
Evening: We joined with other Baptist churches tonight for the community Thanksgiving service. Dr. Paul Chitwood, the executive director of the KBC, was the speaker. It was a wonderful time, and Monticello was well represented.
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