E.P.I.C. Word of Truth

So what you have in Micah 7 is the voice of a righteous man living in a nation under judgment. He is not naive about the sin around him, and he is not unaware of the sin within him.

He feels the weight of national collapse and the weight of personal guilt. He has watched justice break down, truth be silenced, and enemies rise in power.

But—in the midst of it all, Micah speaks words that defy despair. "Rejoice not against me, O mine...

We live our lives surrounded by the tangible, the visible, and the physical. Yet, that is the least of our reality. The greatest part of our reality we cannot see. The spiritual world is vast and eternal.

We navigate our days based on what our eyes see and what our hands touch. But Scripture tells us that beyond the veil of our senses lies an invisible world filled with celestial beings—angels—sent by God Himself, engaged in divine...

One of the realities of the Christian life that is often misunderstood is the presence of spiritual dryness.

There are times when we feel vibrant, when prayer is easy, when the Word of God leaps off the page and grips our hearts. There are seasons when obedience flows naturally, when the fire of devotion burns bright, and when we feel a deep sense of intimacy with the Lord.

But… there are also times when none of that seems to be tr...

The Apostle Paul, the most influential missionary in church history, a man of unwavering faith and perseverance, openly confesses here that he was "pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life." This is not a casual statement. The Greek word for despaired (ἐξαπορέομαι, exaporeō) means to be utterly without a way out, completely at a loss, to feel trapped with no escape.

• This is deep afflictio...

This is one of the most controversial passages in 1 Timothy. And one of the most controversial and ignored or twisted passages in all of Paul’s letters, of the New Testament, and all of the Bible. It has not always been controversial, twisted, or ignored.

That is a more recent phenomenon in the history of the church. And controversial does not necessarily mean unclear. It is very clear.

The passage itself is not too difficult to un...

This passage assumes that we already have a grasp on God’s purpose for men and women. Paul assumes that is basic and elementary, but in our society today, unfortunately for many this is not the case.

Paul refers back to Genesis 1, 2, and 3 — so, there is something that we need to know from Genesis before we can make sense of 1 Timothy. With this sermon, we are going to go back to the basics and seek to give a concise theology of th...

In these verses, God is summoning us through His Word to a life of prayer that shakes the heavens and transforms the earth. 1 Timothy 2:1, 7-8 stands as a holy command, beckoning us to prioritize prayer—not as a perfunctory duty, but as an all-encompassing posture of our lives before the living God.

The Apostle Paul’s words thunder down through the centuries: "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, interces...

No amount of effort or ingenuity could ever bridge that gap. Yet, into this hopelessness, God Himself provided the only solution. He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, not just to show the way, but to be the way—the one and only mediator who could bring sinful humanity back into fellowship with God.

Today, we turn to one of the most powerful and foundational texts in Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:5-7. Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spir...

Let us fix our hearts and minds on the grandeur of God’s righteous judgment, a truth proclaimed from the pages of His eternal Word.

As we delve into the mystery of divine justice upon Babylon, that city of ancient pride and rebellion, we are drawn to the sovereign orchestration of God in the affairs of nations, “For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will” (Revelation 17:17).

Babylon—first among the Gentile kingdoms to subd...

Have you ever paused to consider what it means to worship a God who is infinitely wise?

His wisdom is not like ours—limited, flawed, or bound by time. His wisdom is eternal, universal, and incomprehensible.

• It is a wisdom that designed the heavens, ordered the earth, and set the boundaries of the seas (Proverbs 3:19).
• It is a wisdom that governs the rise and fall of nations, the movement of the stars, and the beating of your v...

This is our fourth message in I Timothy and we have seen a charge, its purpose, and why it was necessary in 1:1-7. Paul introduces his letter to Timothy with a command: “charge some that they teach no other doctrine, Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do” (vs.3-4).  

The charge is a command to not teach things that undermine, mute, or contr...

“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.”

The apostle Paul is so straightforward and simple here. He is intending to give us something that he wants us to hold onto. He is telling us something here that he wants us to never forget. And this is it — that Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners.

That is the main message of this pass...

When Paul refers to “the law,” what does he have in mind? Is it laws in general and how they work, or the commands of Christ specifically, or the Old Testament law in particular? And what does it mean for how we as Christians read and teach about “the law” today?

But before we get to the question about law, there is another we need to tackle first. So let’s approach  I Timothy 1:8–11 by asking (and answering) three questions.

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The epistle opens with words that demand our attention, setting before us a foundation so steadfast that it has weathered the scrutiny and storms of time, "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord" (I Timothy 1:1-2).

In these verses, we find a declarat...

We live in a world saturated with distractions. Every day, we are bombarded by messages, advertisements, and noise that pull us away from the most vital, most soul-sustaining, most life-giving truth available—the Word of Christ.

The question for us today is not whether we are being influenced, but by what are we being influenced? What is shaping your mind, your heart, your decisions?

If you are not allowing the Word of God to dwell...

We are indeed facing an urgent crisis in missions today. As of 2024, there are an estimated 3.4 billion people—roughly 42% of the world’s population—who live in unreached people groups. These are people with little or no access to the gospel of Jesus Christ. They reside in places where there is no viable Christian witness, no church presence, and often no Bible in their language. Most of these unreached groups are concentrated in t...

There is a profound and foundational truth we need to grasp as believers in Jesus Christ: When we were saved, something radical happened. We were not just given the way to heaven, no, we were made new. There’s just something about the risen life.

In our previous message, we learned that we need to:

• Seek the things above with all your heart.
• Slay the sins that entangle you.
• Stop the old patterns of behavior that belong to your f...

“If ye then be risen with Christ.” What a staggering reality! Paul is not offering us a suggestion here—he is declaring a truth that changes everything.

• If you are in Christ,
• if you’ve truly been born again, you are not who you used to be.
• You have been raised to new life!

This is not just some metaphorical language or spiritual sentiment. You have, by the power of God, been resurrected with Christ Himself! And now, this...