EPISODE · Aug 3, 2025 · 32 MIN
The Mystery of Godliness (2025-08-03, Cody Brobst, 1 Timothy 3:16)
from River Oaks Church Sermons · host River Oaks Church
Sermon on the early Christian confession in 1 Tim 3:16 by Pastor Cody Brobst Application questions: As a group, share any recent moments you wish you could take back or re-write! How do you think about the difference between worldy embarrassment and Gospel exposure? Consider Jesus’s own trial (their goal vs. God’s goal) Read 1 Timothy 3. What do you notice from this full list of godly behaviors? Especially given how 1 Timothy 4 begins, how does 1 Tim. 3:16 inform the way we interpret the point of the whole—specifically 1 Tim. 3:15? Hint: think about the role of the church through the lens of sola scriptura (by Scripture alone) to uphold the truth rather than to be the source of truth. When you’ve heard things like “the mystery of godliness” in the past, what has naturally come to mind? Read Eph. 3:3-9 and Col. 1:26-27 for clear definitions. How is the idea here distinct from theological/spiritual paradoxes that we won't fully understand in our Earthly life? Briefly, visit each of the hymn’s six phrases. What aspect of the good news of Jesus Christ does that particular line highlight? Why might it have been so important to the early Christians to sing about that repeatedly? Where are you tempted to pretend you have it all together when you go to church? Additionally, where might you be tempted to forget the weight of being at church? As the Gospel is proclaimed and believed, are you more prone to get louder and market the Gospel? Just the opposite? Find out more at www.riveroakschurch.com
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Sermon on the early Christian confession in 1 Tim 3:16 by Pastor Cody Brobst Application questions: As a group, share any recent moments you wish you could take back or re-write! How do you think about the difference between worldy embarrassment and Gospel exposure? Consider Jesus’s own trial (their goal vs. God’s goal) Read 1 Timothy 3. What do you notice from this full list of godly behaviors? Especially given how 1 Timothy 4 begins, how does 1 Tim. 3:16 inform the way we interpret the point of the whole—specifically 1 Tim. 3:15? Hint: think about the role of the church through the lens of sola scriptura (by Scripture alone) to uphold the truth rather than to be the source of truth. When you’ve heard things like “the mystery of godliness” in the past, what has naturally come to mind? Read Eph. 3:3-9 and Col. 1:26-27 for clear definitions. How is the idea here distinct from theological/spiritual paradoxes that we won't fully understand in our Earthly life? Briefly, visit each of the hymn’s six phrases. What aspect of the good news of Jesus Christ does that particular line highlight? Why might it have been so important to the early Christians to sing about that repeatedly? Where are you tempted to pretend you have it all together when you go to church? Additionally, where might you be tempted to forget the weight of being at church? As the Gospel is proclaimed and believed, are you more prone to get louder and market the Gospel? Just the opposite? Find out more at www.riveroakschurch.com
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The Mystery of Godliness (2025-08-03, Cody Brobst, 1 Timothy 3:16)
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