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Introduction
Introduction:
Attention:
Attention:
A certain pastor observed a little girl standing outside the preschool Sunday school classroom between Sunday school and worship, waiting for her parents to come and pick her up for "big church."
The pastor noticed that she clutched a big storybook under her arm with the title "Jonah and the Whale."
Feeling mischievous, he knelt beside the girl and asked, "What’s that you have in your hand?" "This is my storybook about Jonah and the whale," she answered.
"Tell me something," he continued, "do you believe that story about Jonah and the whale?"
The girl said, "Why, of course I believe it!"
The pastor inquired further, "You really believe a man can be swallowed up by a big whale, stay inside him all that time, and come out okay?"
She declared, "Yes!
This story is in the Bible, and we talked about it in Sunday school today."
Then the pastor asked, "Can you prove to me this story is true?"
She thought for a moment and then said, "Well, when I get to heaven, I’ll ask Jonah."
Finally the pastor asked, "What if Jonah’s not in heaven?"
The girl put her hands on her hips and sternly declared, "Then YOU can ask him!"
Quiz Game:
How many books are in the Bible?
66
How many in the OT? 39 NT? 27
What is the longest book in the Bible?
Psalms Shortest? 2 John
What is the shortest verse?
, “Jesus wept.”
What is the longest verse?
What is the longest word in the Bible?
“Maher-shalal-hash-baz” in
A Few Quick Fun Facts:
The Bible is translated into 1,200+ languages.
There are ~170,000 Bibles distributed every day (old figure).
Number of promises in the Bible: 1,260
Number of commands in the Bible: 6,468
Number of questions in the Bible: 3,294
Shortest chapter ()…Longest chapter ().
Need:
· Webster defines “unique” – (1) one and only; single; sole.
(2) different from all others; having no like or equal.
How many of you would agree with me that the Bible is unique?
Webster Dictionary defines “unique” – as (1) one and only; single; sole.
(2) different from all others; having no like or equal.
These goofy fun facts and quiz game notwithstanding, the Bible is a tremendous book.
But is it more than a tremendous book?
Is the Bible really unique?
In a study, 42% of Americans believe the Bible is the literal Word of God.
But is it?
If you’ve ever tried to tell someone about your Christian faith, you may have had them retort about the validity of the Bible.
They might say something like:
Full of contradictions and errors?
Hasn’t translation led to errors?
Is it the same now as then?
With so many translations, which is right?
Is it historically reliable?
Is it scientifically reliable?
Isn’t the Bible full of contradictions and errors?
Hasn’t translation led to errors?
Full of contradictions and errors?
Hasn’t translation led to errors?
Is it the same now as then?
With so many translations, which is right?
Is it historically reliable?
Is it scientifically reliable?
Is it the same now as then?
With so many translations, which is right?
Is it historically reliable?
Can you really trust the Bible???
Is it scientifically reliable?
Can you really trust the Bible???
Bridging Sentences
Sermon Idea:
Sermon Idea:
That’s the question before us this morning: Can the Bible really be trusted?
Granted…everything we teach, preach, and sing in this church is based on the teaching we find in the Bible.
So if the Bible cannot be trusted…then we’re wasting our breath…our time…our energy…our money.
But I do believe the Bible is the unique Word of God…and I want to show you why you can believe that this morning.
Take your Bible and turn with me to our foundational passage today, .
Unlike most Sundays where we go to a singular text and expose its meaning, today we are going to start here…but launch into a more “topical” approach to our topic.
There really is no single text that summarizes the totality of the Bible…so we’re going to look at 6 ways the Bible is unique (MIM).
Paul sets the stage for our discussion by explaining the Bible (or Scripture as he calls it) is the unique, inspired, all authoritative Word of God.
The Bible is the unique Word of God.
The Bible is the unique Word of God.
Interrogative:
Interrogative:
How is the Bible unique?
How is the Bible unique?
Now that you’ve found your place in God’s Word…would you stand in honor of the reading of God’s Holy Word.
Transition:
Transition:
There are 6 ways the Bible is unique.
Pray.
There are 6 ways the Bible is unique.
Body:
Body:
Pray.
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Brief Exegesis on
Background
The Apostle Paul writes this book to his young friend in the ministry, Timothy.
Timothy is the pastor at Ephesus.
He is also a young mentee of Paul.
Here in , Paul is encouraging him in his ministry.
Difficult times will come (v.
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