As we approach the end of I Timothy, Paul gives a final encouragement to “keep the commandment.” (I Tim. 6:14a) The motivation that Paul gives Timothy is the same motivation we have today to live our lives for God. And that motivation is God! The Bible lists at least eight things about God that will motivate us to follow His commandments. In summary, here they are: God’s presence, God as life-giver, the example of Jesus, Jesus’s 2nd coming, God’s sovereignty, God’s immortality, God as unapproachable light, and God’s invisibility. Just listing these qualities and attributes causes the Apostle Paul to praise God and say “Amen!”
This Sunday we will reflect on these attributes. May they cause us to say “Amen!” May they inspire us to continue on in our faith. May they lead us to worship. May they motivate us toward obedience.
“…who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.” - 1 Timothy 6:16
- Pastor Curt
Please take note of ways to gather for Sunday Service at The Rock:
1) We are meeting at Manhattan Beach Pre-School for our Sunday Service at 4:30 pm.
2) We will also be live on Facebook Live. CLICK HERE at 4:30 Sunday afternoon.
3) Finally we will provide a video link to the sermon on our website.
Theological Word of The Week:
invisibility
The doctrine that God’s total essence, all of his spiritual being, will never be able to be seen by us, yet God still shows himself to us partially in this age and more fully in the age to come through visible, created things.
Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology
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Children's Ministry
Children can join Cameron every Sunday for Bible time during the service. They will go through the Bible story by story.
Sermon Topic - may 25
I Timothy: Access to the apostle
1 Timothy 6:13-16
“unapproachable light”