The True Gain of Godliness

First Baptist Church Copperas Cove

The True Gain of Godliness

August 21, 2022 • Dr. Mark Kemp • 1 Timothy 6:3–10

If godliness is devotion to God that results in worship and obedience, what can we expect to get out of it? Our passage reveals that some following false teaching expect “material gain” from godliness but end up with “many griefs”? On the other hand those who follow sound teaching find the true gain of godliness is far greater and longer lasting than the things this world offers.

Guard The Faith

September 11, 2022 • Dr. Mark Kemp • 1 Timothy 6:20–21

This is the final word, the last charge of the apostle to young Timothy. This is the Word of God and through it He gives to us an important charge. The truth is under attack and we as “the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth” are to guard the truth so that it may be faithfully preserved and passed on. We need to know the truth for our own spiritual and eternal well-being, to share the truth with our generation, and to faithfully pass it on to the generations coming after us.

True Riches

September 4, 2022 • Dr. Mark Kemp • 1 Timothy 6:17–19

Most of us are wealthier than we think and yet we can be rich and still be poor. We can have a full bank account and an impoverished spiritual life. This passage warns of the dangers of wealth and instructs us in the proper attitudes and use of wealth so that we can become truly rich in time and eternity.

A Charge To God's Servants

August 28, 2022 • Dr. Mark Kemp • 1 Timothy 6:11–16

As this letter to young Timothy draws near its conclusion, there is strong charge to him as God’s servant to be faithful challenging times. Like Timothy, we who are called to serve God today live in challenging times and need to be encouraged to stay faithful and strong to the end. This Scripture gives us both the focus that should occupy us and the motivation that will keep us going as God’s servants in these times.