Sermon Tone Analysis

1 Tim 1:1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_jAfEUh_aI

This is the Word of God

inerrant, infallible, inspired;

written by God, written for us,

that we might know what to believe

that we might know how to live

and that on its pages we might meet

The Living Christ.

A. THE GOSPEL IS BASED ON GOD’S MERCY AND ABUNDANT GRACE (1:13B-14).

A. THe Deeds of This Sinner v. 13

I.

The Thanksgiving v.12

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Paul gives a sudden outburst of thanksgiving.

This is typical of Paul as He marveled at how wonderful the gospel was and is, as we should too.

Throughout all of Paul’s epistles he repeatedly gives thanks to Christ for putting him into ministry.

Paul did not undertake ministry on His own, he was entrusted with the Gospel and appointed as an apostle.

Throughout all of Puls episles he repetedly gives thanks to Christ for putting him into ministery.

Paul did not undertake ministery on His own, he was entrusted with the Gospel and appointed as an apposle.

The word faithful means trustworthy Paul makes this statement with humility, He is not desiring to boast, this implies that there was a period of testing in which Paul demonstrated that he was trustworthy all those in ministry are appointed by God and no one else.

The words appointed me to His service show how thankful Paul is in the fact that he had in no way appointed himself.

He is stressing the divine initiative which provided him with the ground that HE HAD BEEN CALLED OF GOD.

There are four points to pauls thanksgiving here

Paul never had the feeling that he had chosen Christ, but always that Christ had chosen him.

It was as if, when he was heading straight for destruction, Jesus Christ had laid his hand upon his shoulder and stopped him in his tracks.

It was as if, when he was busy throwing away his life, Jesus Christ had suddenly brought him to his senses.

He chose Him

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Paul never had the feeling that he had chosen Christ, but always that Christ had chosen him.

It was as if, when he was heading straight for destruction, Jesus Christ had laid his hand upon his shoulder and stopped him in his tracks.

It was as if, when he was busy throwing away his life, Jesus Christ had suddenly brought him to his senses.

He trusted Him

It was to Paul an amazing thing that he, the chief persecutor, had been chosen as the missionary of Christ.

It was not only that Jesus Christ had forgiven him; it was that Christ trusted him.

It was to Paul an amazing thing that he, the chief persecutor, had been chosen as the missionary of Christ.

It was not only that Jesus Christ had forgiven him; it was that Christ trusted him.

Sometimes we forgive people who have made mistakes or been guilty of some sin, but we make it very clear that their past makes it impossible for us to trust them again with any responsibility.

But Christ had not only forgiven Paul; he entrusted him with work to do.

The man who had been Christ’s persecutor had been made his ambassador

Sometimes we forgive people who have made mistakes or been guilty of some sin, but we make it very clear that their past makes it impossible for us to trust them again with any responsibility.

But Christ had not only forgiven Paul; he entrusted him with work to do.

The man who had been Christ’s persecutor had been made his ambassador.

he appointed Him

We must be very careful to note to what purpose Paul felt he had been appointed.

He was appointed to service.

Paul never thought of himself as appointed to honour, or to leadership within the Church.

He was saved to serve.

Plutarch tells that, when a Spartan won a victory in the games, his reward was that he might stand beside his king in battle.

We must be very careful to note to what purpose Paul felt he had been appointed.

He was appointed to service.

Paul never thought of himself as appointed to honour, or to leadership within the Church.

He was saved to serve.

He was saved to serve.

Plutarch tells that, when a Spartan won a victory in the games, his reward was that he might stand beside his king in battle.

There is an old story that illistrates this point

A Spartan wrestler at the Olympic Games was offered a very considerable bribe to abandon the struggle, but he refused.

Finally, after a terrific effort, he won his victory.

Someone said to him: ‘Well, Spartan, what have you got out of this costly victory you have won?’

He answered: ‘I have won the privilege of standing in front of my king in battle.’

His reward was to serve and, if need be, to die for his king.

It was for service, not honour, that Paul knew that he had been chosen.

We must be very careful to note to what purpose Paul felt he had been appointed.

He was appointed to service.

Paul never thought of himself as appointed to honour, or to leadership within the Church.

He was saved to serve.

Plutarch tells that, when a Spartan won a victory in the games, his reward was that he might stand beside his king in battle.

He empowered Him

Paul had long since discovered that Jesus Christ never gives anyone a task to do without also giving the power to do it.

Paul would never have said: ‘See what I have done’, but always ‘See what Jesus Christ has enabled me to do.’

No one is good enough, or strong enough, or pure enough, or wise enough to be the servant of Christ.

But, if we give ourselves to Christ, we will go forward not in our own strength but in the strength of our Lord.

Paul had long since discovered that Jesus Christ never gives anyone a task to do without also giving the power to do it.

Paul would never have said: ‘See what I have done’, but always ‘See what Jesus Christ has enabled me to do.’

No one is good enough, or strong enough, or pure enough, or wise enough to be the servant of Christ.

But, if we give ourselves to Christ, we will go forward not in our own strength but in the strength of our Lord.

II.

The reflection of the past (V.13)

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B. The Deception of This sinner V.13

The reflection of the past V.13

In all this Paul rembers His pre Christian State where he states that He was a

-blasphemer

-Persecutor

-injurous

A. I was

a. Blasphemer

A person who speaks disrespectfully about God in Order to damage his reputation

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Persecutor

Before His conversion Paul sought to persecute followers of Christ.

He arrested, beat, imprisoned and even killed them.

Acts

c. Injurious

Not only did paul approve the arrest of the folowers of Christ He led the charge of the Murder of Stephen

Those who watch over God’s people must not be violent

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Therefore, Paul marvels at being placed into ministry despite these things

B. What Paul Obtained

Paul goes on after reflecting on who he was and where he was to Marval at What God had done for Him.

a. Mercy