June 07, 2025 | Zach Schlegel
Passage: 1 Timothy 6:11-16
When you became a Christian, how did you think your life would change? Did you think everything would go right, and it would be smooth sailing? Did you expect hardship and trial? Sometimes our vision of Christianity can be small and “sleepy.” We like a life of ease. After Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden, God promised that He would raise up Someone to defeat the foe – the serpent or dragon (Revelation 12) who seeks to tempt believers to make a shipwreck of their life.
Are you just checking the box of Christianity? Is Christ your zeal, passion and treasure? Does that zeal and passion get you out of bed in the morning? Being a Christian is not just getting a ticket to heaven. When you become a Christian, you enter a battle. You cannot be passive. You are on a mission involving the Gospel of God and the eternal salvation of souls.
False teachers can present a small vision of Christianity and encourage people to live “your best life” now. This is something that is achieved in your own strength. Christianity to them was a means to financial gain. But the church is not just a ticket to heaven. She is the pillar and buttress of truth and central to God’s “dragon slaying” plan. Do you see God as big and glorious? Does that spur you one to fight the good fight?
Sermon Outline
1. Follow the orders for our mission. Vs. 11-12
2. Trust the means for our missions. Vs. 13-1
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