Timothy and Ep-aff-row-die-tus
Church plants
Timothy - once things are settled
Eppy - with this letter
Servants
Not selfish
Care for one another
Award shows, celebrities
Image-bearer, redeemed, self-sacrifice
Loops back to last week
Rooted in the Spirit’s work
No Selfish ambition, vain conceit
Instead, serve like Christ
Who…
And lifted up!
Nature of Christian community
Honor - alignment with Christ, self-sacrifice
Turn from - selfish ambition, vain conceit
Destiny of humanity
Therefore - work out your salvation
As God works in you
Saved vs. being saved
Both true
Work it out
But God works in us
When I get a feeling, is that God? And when it is boring that’s me?
20/80, 60/40?
Faith itself is a gift
Breath itself is a gift
Wisdom and knowledge - gift
All is God working in us - moving walkway
Sin is walking against the current
Paul is calling us to go - run
Fear and trembling
This gift in us is a holy mystery
TV/movie trope - orb
Person 1 - Woah
Person 2 - Drops it, misunderstands it…and everybody yells at them
Wonder and awe
God at work IN US
Creator
OT
Resurrection
Sovereign one who loves me seated on the very throne
Lord’s Table
He does the
His promise, his presence, his body, his blood
His sacrifice gives us life
We simply do what we were made to do - take and eat
In this and so many ways
Callings
Marriages, workplace, encourage a friend
We pray, we listen, we lean in to Scripture
We take and eat - and with fear and trembling
awe and wonder, we move counting on God’s work in us
Come to the table