Church life mirrors our regular lives. There are joys & sorrows. Triumphs & failures. Victories & losses. One of the saddest aspects of church life for me is when people depart from the faith. There are many reasons why people leave their first love, Jesus. And all of the reasons have one common denominator - the deceitful lies of Satan. The Apostle Paul warns the Ephesian church about these departures. He warns the Ephesian Elders in the book of Acts 20:29-30 before he wrote to Timothy. He warns the church again through his letter to Timothy in I Timothy 4:1-5. And he is still warning us today through these words.
We can learn why people depart and how we can attempt to keep them from departing. May we be people who continually share the truth of God through the Bible to combat Satan’s lies. This Sunday I will preach from I Timothy to help us. Come and worship in prayer, song, and God’s Word this Sunday.
“Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.” - I Timothy 4:1
- Pastor Curt
Please take note of ways to gather for Sunday Service at The Rock:
1) We are meeting outside at Manhattan Beach Pre-School for our Sunday Service at 4:30 pm.
2) We will also be live on Facebook Live. CLICK HERE at 4:30 Sunday afternoon.
3) Finally we will provide a video link to the sermon on our website.
Theological Word of The Week:
demons
Evil angels who sinned against God and who now continually work evil in the world.
Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology
Upcoming Events
Children's Ministry
Children can join Cameron every Sunday for Bible time during the service. They will go through the Bible story by story.
Sermon Topic - january 19
I Timothy: Access to the apostle
I Timothy 4:1-5
”Some will depart from the faith”