To God Be The Glory!

Opening

• During Cnut the Great’s reign as King of England, he led the Northern Sea Empire fulfilling the mission of his father. He was the most successful leader of the Anglo-Saxon period. 

• Despite his perceived greatness - to not keep the king in too high of esteem - the king intentionally put his throne at the edge of the sea. Although he commanded the tides to not touch his throne, robe, etc.; the water still touched him and his throne.

• The king declared that the power of kings is vain & trivial and that none is worthy of the name King besides the One who controls the heavens and the earth!

God alone reigns and rules the world.

Sermon Key Points

• 1 Timothy 1:17 bids us to submit our midget throne before the singular & great throne of the eternal, immortal and invisible King.

• This verse is also a doxology – it is a good word about the greatness of God. It is a benediction where the pastoral leadership gives a blessing to us at the end of service.

• God has the last word.

• Our jobs, doctors, financial advisors, spouse, etc. do not have the last word.

• Only the King eternal, immortal and invisible has the last word. 

• Some of us cannot fall asleep at night because we think our life is in the hands of somebody else. But that is not true – God ALONE has your life in His Hands. 

• Paul has left Timothy in Ephesus while he went off to Macedonia, and chaos ensued in the Church at Ephesus. 

• The solution to all of these problems was an examination of what real biblical leadership in the life of Church what looks.

• God has provided then the same as what He has provided now – the basis for leadership. We need a pastor in our lives. 

• Paul says in verse 16 that he wants Timothy to follow his example, and he acknowledges that he is a sinner but because of God’s mercy, God had patience with him and used him to bless others!

• So, in verse 17, Paul intentionally took a pause to praise God because of His Mercy!

• A reason to praise the Lord is because He has been patience with us like Paul.

• There are attributes to describe the keeping power of God. 

• The unique attributes of God uniquely qualify Him to handle what is handling you.

• King Eternal

• Time cannot age Him, and ages do not time Him. 

• Immortal

• Invisible

• The invisibility of God speaks to the supremacy of God over all creation

• Man has only seen God in the manner in which He has chosen to reveal Himself to mankind (ie: the Bible)

• God is not limited. 

• God is a Spirit. 

• Jesus is God clothed in human flesh.