God, Our Savior (Part 1): 1 Timothy 1:1 by Dr. Rod Mattoon

Scripture

• 1 Timothy 1:1

About this sermon

1 Timothy 1:1a-Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour... The message is about our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. The title of "Savior" is one of my favorite names for the Lord Jesus Christ. * It is beautiful like precious pearls that glow in morning sunbeams. * Its bouquet is fragrant like purple lilacs in the Spring or honeysuckle in the summer night air. * It is benevolent, gentle, and tender like downy feathers of geese or the fur on tiny kittens. * It beckons like cool, green waves of the sea in July that repeatedly kiss the shore and retreat. * It bolsters and is brawny like steel bars in the foundation of a building or deep roots of an oak tree. What a wonderful name....Savior! A savior was someone who was a deliverer, a healer, a rescuer or protector from an enemy or death, a provider of great needs, or one that gave hope in despair. Our Lord is our Savior and provides all of these different needs for us. Beloved, our Savior enjoys several abilities. * He is interested in our desires, dreams, daily cares, and destiny, * He is involved in watching over us daily and supplying our needs, * He is informed of every aspect of our lives, past, present, and future, * He intercedes for us at the right hand of God the Father. Our Savior does NOT have these traits. * He is not incapacitated by discouragement, depression, disease, or even His own death, * He is not inadequate in His ability to save those who desire His forgiveness, mercy, and grace, * He is not incapable of answering our prayers and meeting our needs, * He is not incriminated by the charges of being a sinner because He was without sin, * He is not infatuated with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, * He is not inflated with pride that leaves Him uncaring, unconcerned, and uninvolved in our lives, * He is not inhibited by Satan's temptations, testing, taunting, and trouble, * He is not intimidated by the scorn, scoffing, and slander by an unbelieving world, * He is not invalidated by the world's lack of faith or belief in His deity. He is still God. He is the Judge of the world, and we all will answer to Him one day. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Jesus is the Savior of mankind. The sinfulness of men ignites them to search for a savior to relieve them of the heavy burdens, the grief, gloom, and of the guilt they carry from the terrible choices they have made. The need for a Savior is the greatest need for any person in this world. * If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. * If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. * If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. * If our greatest need had been pleasure, God would have sent us an entertainer. * But our greatest need was forgiveness, So God sent to us a Savior! This 30-minute message about the Lord was preached on Sunday night, September 4, 2022 at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

Topics

• Salvation