Due to storm complications we closed our normal service for the night, but Pastor Mitch was able to preach the message to our church's Wednesday night service! Praying it is impactful and challenging!
Key doctrine:
The doctrine of Sola Scriptura: This is the belief and truth that we hold to the divine and holy scriptures alone for all truth pertaining to life and redemption and everything God. we do not hold any tradition, cultural norm, or selfish agenda above the ideas and words of scripture. It must be stated that the scriptures are not the ultimate authority, God is. Rather the scriptures are the ultimate guide toward seeking and understanding our divine ruler, creator, and life-giver.
* If at any point scripture is opposite of our tradition or cultural norm, we change our ideas not ignore the scriptures.
* Scripture is self-authoritative in the sense that it clearly states by Jesus, and the apostles and OT writers that it is God-breathed and alive and active!
2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 4:6, Matthew 15:3
Points:
1. Stop comparing to the “highlight reel” of others, rather test yourself against the Word!
2. Regardless of wealth or lack of, true riches are found in belonging to Jesus!
3. Proper discernment is: If God’s word is against it, but culture is for it, side with the Word!
Questions:
1. Are you guilty of comparing your faith with how “well” you are doing in life?
2. Are there traditions you are seeing in your life that do not line up with scripture?
* How do we change those?
3. When we notice something in our life or someone else’s that might be blinding them to scriptural truth, how do we handle that?
