February 6, 2021 Messages

Object of Pursuit

From 1 Timothy 1

Paul is a prototype of the result of the Gospel.

Why Does God Us?

Because His greatest desire is for a relationship with you, not because of anything you’ve done, but because of who He is.

A. How Does God Us?

📖 1 Timothy 1:12-14 (ESV) I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

1. He You:

📖 Ephesians 1:4 (ESV) Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love

2. He Gives and :

📖 Psalm 145:8-9 (ESV) The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.9 The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.

3. He Gives You to in Him:

📖 Ephesians 2:8-9 (ESV) For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

B. When Does God Us?

📖 1 Timothy 1:15 (ESV) The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

1. We from Him.

(Example: Jonah Flees from God in Jonah 1:1-3)

2. We against Him.

(Example: Adam & Eve in Genesis 3:1-6)

3. We against Him.

(Example: Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-24)

C. What is Our Response To God’s ?

📖 1 Timothy 1:16-17 (ESV) But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. 17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

1. to Jesus and Receive God’s .

📖 2 Peter 3:9 (ESV) The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

2. Give Him !

📖 Psalm 22:3 (KJV) But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

Sermon in a Sentence:

God is pursuing you because His greatest desire is you, just as you are, and your Yes is all He needs