2026 October 11 Church Service

In this Thanksgiving Sunday sermon, Pastor Jim works through 1 Timothy 4:7-16 to reconcile Paul’s call to labor and strive in godly discipline with salvation by grace in Ephesians 2:8-10. Using the Exodus narrative as an illustration, he explains that Paul is addressing a church leader already saved by faith, pressing him to persevere in teaching, prayer, and personal example. The takeaway: salvation is a free gift of God, but as recipients of that grace we are created for good works and called to godly discipline that bears profit for this life and the life to come.