The Church in Noble - Cornerstone
January 18, 2026
      • Bible Trivia
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      • Psalms 139:14NASB95

      • Psalms 119:105NASB95

  • Thy Word
  • As The Deer
  • Evidence
  • Doxology

      • Hebrews 4:12NASB95

  • Wonderful Words Of Life
  • In The Garden
  • Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
  • ,ILLUST: Kids?? Place Bible, closed, ask to know what’s in it, where it’s marked
    Or…instruction book…OR BIG Theology book
    READ: Psalm 19:1-11
    (Seated, and READ) Psalm 119: 111, 127-130
    2 Tim 3:16-17
    Where are you with God’s Word?

    1) The Importance of God’s Word

    Presupposition - God is….revealed Himself
    How God makes Himself known
    Natural Revelation
    Creation - Psalm 19:1
    Psalm 19:1 NASB95
    The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
    Romans 1:20 NASB95
    For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
    All, in God’s image, have a longing to know Him
    Ecclesiastes 3:11 NASB95
    He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.
    Special Revelation
    In Person
    John 1:14 NASB95
    And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
    His Word
    John 5:39 NASB95
    “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;
    Scripture points to Jesus - The Word
    If you desire to be close to God…
    Where are you with God’s Word?

    2) The Power & Purpose of God’s Word

    Seen in these two texts/passages:
    Psalm 19:7-11
    Words describing the Word
    (IMAGE)
    What it is
    What it does
    Law (instruction)
    Perfect/complete - Restores the soul
    Testimony (witness of)
    Sure, like a crutch - brings wisdom when you lean on it
    Precepts (decrees from authority)
    Right, fair, just - brings joy
    Commandment (All, the word is a SINGLE idea)
    Pure, no hiding from the light - helping the eyes see clearly
    Fear of the Lord (respect and reverence)
    Clean/certain - eternal, endures forever
    Judgments (Incrimination)
    True/certain, nothing but good for us - leads to righteousness
    2 Timothy 3:16 NASB95
    All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
    Four keys to the Word helping the believer
    The Word is authoritative, because it is inspired
    The Word is useful, profitable, because it is the inspired Word of God
    Intent - The Word is CRUCIAL, not merely “useful”
    Teaching
    Understand 2 Timothy
    Paul - on the way out
    Timothy - next generation pastor, in Ephesus, a church where their first love is Jesus
    Last things he writes to Timothy
    Teaching = upholding truth/doctrine
    Literally…teaching to the standard, all truth is measured by this standard
    “Here is the standard, the expectation”
    Reproof
    Or “rebuking” - I know, we don’t like to be rebuked
    Exposing the error of false teachers - relevant then/now
    AND
    Showing sinners their failures - relevant then/now
    It takes a rather mature believer to be open to this
    Are you?
    The Word is useful, profitable, crucial, to do this
    Show the failure, clarify the mistake, and lead to truth
    Which leads to peace and “right-ness” with God
    Correction
    Correction and Training - positive words
    (Though…some people are not open to correction or training)
    When you stray from truth/doctrine - correction is needed
    When you are saved, Scripture is your guide
    Along the way, you can err, lose sight of the Word, get “off track”
    To be saved is an amazing place to be
    To be living under God’s Word is an amazing privilege
    Straying from truth ignores/dismisses that privilege
    Correction aims to restore that
    Driving a car - steering wheel is continually correcting
    Small amounts, keeping the car on the road
    Not usually large corrections
    (though, might need a u-turn somewhere, or a detour, hard turn)
    Or…Old Tyme cars at the theme park)
    In our daily lives, temptation, mistakes, we allow Scripture to correct us
    It is useful and profitable (crucial) that way
    Instruction in Righteousness
    The moral training of Scripture - leads to righteous living
    (not perfect, but in line with this truth of the Word)
    Moral teaching of parents to children
    Set the expectation - teaching
    Reprove when errors
    Correct the actions
    All while explaining why, morally and otherwise
    Training, always training
    POINT - Connection to God results from connection to His inspired, inerrant Word
    Where are you with God’s Word?
    Bringing us to…

    3) The Result of Connection through the Word

    2 Timothy 3:17 NASB95
    so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
    This is the “So what?’
    “Equipped” = “in fit shape” or “in fit condition”
    REM: Resolutions? Resolution to get in shape?
    Same concept here
    God’s Word, the Bible is the means to get in good shape, spiritually
    God has given you the task - make disciples
    You cannot “GO” unprepared
    You need to be equipped
    The assumption is that YOU are already a growing disciple
    A useful tool - you can give me the most useful tool
    I need to learn it, use it, to get better at using it
    I first need to want to do the job requiring the tool
    I could ask: Do you want to be better at making disciples?
    WAIT - that will come
    First, I have to ask: Do you want to be close to God?
    If so, then you must be close to His Word
    Where are you with God’s Word?
    Choice
    (place Bible some distance away)
    Look at the Word - wonder why you feel distant from God
    Open and connect with the Word - and allow you soul to grow close to Him
    These go hand in hand…
    Where are you with God?
    Where are you with His Word?

      • Psalm 19:1NASB95

      • Romans 1:20NASB95

      • Ecclesiastes 3:11NASB95

      • John 1:14NASB95

      • John 5:39NASB95

      • 2 Timothy 3:16NASB95

      • 2 Timothy 3:17NASB95

  • Knowing You
  • O Praise The Name

      • Psalms 119:130NASB95

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