July 31, 2011

"What Are the Biblical Signs of a Healthy Church" pt2

Series: What Are the Biblical Signs of a Healthy Church? Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14–4:8

Introduction: A Clear Biblical Principle:
The Church is not a building, it is PEOPLE!
Sign #1 – Expositional Preaching/Teaching of the Bible
_________ we preach & teach!
Sign #2 – ____________________ ___________________
_________ we preach & teach!
Theology is the study of God
Sources of revelation – General & Specific
General = __________________ (Psalm 19; Romans 1:19,20)
Specific = The _________________ Word of God –
______________________ (John 1:1,14)
= The ___________________ Word of God –
The _____________________
• The _________________ of the Word of God
2 Timothy 3:14-15

• It is _____________________ for what we believe and how we live.

• The ___________________ in the Word of God
2 Timothy 3:16-17

• It is _______________________!
• It is _______________________!
• It is _______________________!
• It is _______________________!

• The ____________________ to the Word of God
2 Timothy 4:1-8

• Preach _________________ doctrine!
• Be __________________ to the truth!

Two unique but related approaches of studying theology:
Biblical Theology = The _____________ line
Systematic Theology = The _____________ line
Next Steps:
• A life that is fully given to the study of and living out of the Word of God is:

• worth _____________________!

• not _______________________!

• well ______________________!