Transcript:NOTE: This transcript is generated automatically by a machine and may contain errors. Feel free to contact us with any questions. 0:00:00.260,0:00:05.250 first Timothy chapter 1 verse 17 in 0:00:03.419,0:00:07.770 spite of the technical difficulties we 0:00:05.250,0:00:11.250 may be having at the moment Paul writes 0:00:07.770,0:00:13.290 to Timothy and as he is writing to 0:00:11.250,0:00:17.760 Timothy he says this beginning in verse 0:00:13.290,0:00:20.640 12 and I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who 0:00:17.760,0:00:22.050 has enabled me because he counted me 0:00:20.640,0:00:24.480 faithful putting me into the ministry 0:00:22.050,0:00:29.070 let’s let’s begin by noticing that 0:00:24.480,0:00:31.320 Paul’s discussion is writing to this 0:00:29.070,0:00:35.160 young preacher writing to this young man 0:00:31.320,0:00:38.520 to tell him of the blessing that he’s 0:00:35.160,0:00:41.070 received and the ministry that he’s 0:00:38.520,0:00:44.700 received and that they he’s received 0:00:41.070,0:00:48.180 that by the grace of God because God 0:00:44.700,0:00:51.390 allowed him to be there he didn’t merit 0:00:48.180,0:00:54.180 it he didn’t earn it it wasn’t by birth 0:00:51.390,0:00:57.809 and it wasn’t by lineage it wasn’t by 0:00:54.180,0:01:00.449 tribe and it wasn’t by the the majesty 0:00:57.809,0:01:04.589 or the glory or the education that he 0:01:00.449,0:01:09.360 had it was because God chose him and 0:01:04.589,0:01:11.640 because God permitted him to be placed 0:01:09.360,0:01:15.150 in this position to have this ministry 0:01:11.640,0:01:19.320 he says although verse 13 I was formerly 0:01:15.150,0:01:22.350 a blasphemer a persecutor an insolent 0:01:19.320,0:01:25.590 man but I obtained mercy because I did 0:01:22.350,0:01:28.619 it ignorantly in unbelief Paul says 0:01:25.590,0:01:30.780 there was a time when …

Transcript:NOTE: This transcript is generated automatically by a machine and may contain errors. Feel free to contact us with any questions. 0:00:00.290,0:00:06.000 take vitals if you will and open them 0:00:03.060,0:00:08.490 the first Timothy chapter 1 we will 0:00:06.000,0:00:10.530 spend a little bit of our time in this 0:00:08.490,0:00:13.730 passage this morning and then we will 0:00:10.530,0:00:17.250 continue into a number of other passages 0:00:13.730,0:00:19.820 throughout our study this morning in 0:00:17.250,0:00:26.720 tonight we are going to be discussing 0:00:19.820,0:00:33.000 this topic the king eternal immortal 0:00:26.720,0:00:35.489 invisible Paul writes to Timothy and as 0:00:33.000,0:00:38.219 he addresses Timothy most likely Timothy 0:00:35.489,0:00:40.680 at this time is in Ephesus and he is 0:00:38.219,0:00:43.110 there separated from Paul Paul is 0:00:40.680,0:00:45.390 writing to him as a young preacher he is 0:00:43.110,0:00:48.510 encouraging him he is exhorting him he 0:00:45.390,0:00:53.550 is continuing to instruct him and he 0:00:48.510,0:00:56.780 reminds Timothy of his own past he 0:00:53.550,0:01:00.629 reminds Timothy of what he used to be 0:00:56.780,0:01:03.530 Saul of Tarsus the one who was going 0:01:00.629,0:01:06.990 about seeking to destroy the church 0:01:03.530,0:01:10.470 seeking to demolish this sect of the 0:01:06.990,0:01:12.720 Jews as he saw them this group of people 0:01:10.470,0:01:14.640 who had departed from Moses had departed 0:01:12.720,0:01:18.150 from the law had departed from the 0:01:14.640,0:01:20.820 tradition of the elders in his mind who 0:01:18.150,0:01:26.939 had departed from the Lord and was doing 0:01:20.820,0:01:30.090 what he thought was right and then as he 0:01:26.939,0:01:32.700 was headed to Damascus as he was 0:01:30.090,0:01:35.430 journeying down …