FBC Benbrook Sermons

God’s Purpose By God’s Power

In addition to being saved by something, saved from something, and saved to something, followers of Christ are called to a holy calling. That calling is defined by God’s divine eternal purpose to bring all things under the headship of Christ and empowered by His grace. But our response to His purpose and grace can be described as either: my purpose and my power, God’s purpose but my power, my purpose but God’s power, or God’s purpose by  His power. Which one of these four best describes you? (2 Timothy 1.8-14) April 16, 2023

Saved From Death to Life

The good news of Easter is that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and was raised from the dead. Not only are we saved by grace and not by works, but we are saved from something and we are saved to something. We celebrate Easter because Christ abolished death and brought life and immortality. (2 Timothy 1.8-14) April 9, 2023

Why is the Gospel Not Shameful?

The beauty and greatness of the gospel is so vast. One way to delight in the gospel is to see how Jesus bore our shame on the cross. Because of the cross, we are liberated from seeking honor from our earthly community and are welcomed into the most honorable community of all, the family of God. God not only forgives our sins, but honors us in His love and mercy with life and immortality. (2 Timothy 1.8-14) April 2, 2023

Three Truths and a Lie About the Judgment to Come

After giving instructions to Timothy on how to handle elders who needed to be rebuked, the apostle Paul reminded the church about a few important truths: there is a judgment day to come, our sins will find us out, and while no one will be saved by good works, there are good reasons to do good works. (March 26, 2023) 1 Timothy 5.17-25

Shining Like Stars

As Paul encouraged Timothy to fight the good fight, he explains the hard work of being light in a dark world, something that encourages and challenges the church even today. Being light in a dark world requires being rooted and grounded in truth as revealed in Scripture, a serious pursuit of godliness, an eternal scorecard, and the work of the Holy Spirit in, around, and through us. (1 Timothy 4.6-16) March 12, 2023.

God’s Open Secret

In what might be one of the earliest hymns used in the early church, the apostle Paul captures the great mystery of the gospel, that which was previously hidden but now revealed in Christ. These six lines speak of the incarnation, the resurrection, the ascension, and the proclamation of the gospel to the nations and the global and eternal church. (1 Timothy 3.14-16) February 26, 2023

Leadership in the Church

The longest passage of Scripture that describes the qualifications for leadership in the church is in 1 Timothy 3. Here, the qualifications for the two offices of the church (pastors and deacons) are described in detail, and it is clear that faithfulness to the gospel, a life transformed by the gospel, and a heart in service to the gospel is essential to those who desire to serve the church. (1 Timothy 3.1-13) February 19, 2023

A Profound Mystery

In Paul’s letter to Timothy, we find the clearest teaching that the role of teaching with authority in the church is reserved for biblically qualified male teaching pastors. In light of the spirit of our age, this raises so many questions, but it also points us to the profound mystery of God’s created order and His beauty and greatness. (1 Timothy 2.11-15) February 12, 2023

The First of All Weapon

Paul left Timothy in Ephesus with a huge mission: to charge certain person within the church to stop teaching a different doctrine. Timothy was to fight the good fight by holding fast to faith (the truth of the gospel) and a good conscience (the work of the Spirit to convict of sin and lead in righteousness). And in this good fight, the “first of all” weapon is prayer, specifically praying together as a church. This passage of Scripture is convicting to most of us whose practice of prayer does not treat prayer as the “first of all” weapon in the good fight. (1 Timothy 2.1-10) February 5, 2023

Shipwrecks and Rescue Missions

The apostle Paul reminds Timothy of his calling in Ephesus, to charge certain persons not to teach a different doctrine. His work is built upon his faith and conscience, which some have rejected and shipwrecked their faith. This scripture encourages and teaches us that the gospel itself causes shipwrecks, that shipwrecks can happen to our faith also, that teachers of false gospels are popular, that prodigals do get rescued, and that the good fight is Spirit work. (1 Timothy 1.18-20) January 29, 2023