[Sunday] Itching Ears - Entrusted
Questions for the Week
Who are your itching ears listening to that could lead you away from following Jesus?
Read 2 Timothy 4:1-8. What attributes does Paul encourage Timothy to have as he “preaches the word?” What does it look like for you to share your faith with “patience and teaching?”
How does knowing that “the crown of righteousness” in Jesus is laid up for you help you have perseverance in the faith?
Action Item: When you are tempted to get frustrated with someone who believes differently than you, stop and listen. Be patient with them. Remember that Jesus has already won.
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What Had happened at Grace this week.
Though spiritual gifts can be as confusing as an Icelandic sign, Paul unveils that they are not for individual showmanship, but for a selfless love that makes the entire body whole.
A dispute over food sacrificed to idols ultimately reveals that Christian freedom is not for boasting, but for humbly building up others through love.
Instead of treating the body as a means for selfish gain, Paul's message points to a greater purpose where our bodies are made into a holy dwelling for God himself.
Amidst the noise of sin and the inevitability of death, Paul's final revelation is that Christ's resurrection is the event that transforms chaos into a unified, new, beautiful life.