Life that is Truly Life (1 Tim 6:19)

Pastor Adam Sinnett — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:03:46 +0000

During my sophomore year in college at the University of Washington I had a bike accident in which I broke my neck (C2 vertebrae), dislocated my jaw, and fractured my face in four locations. I like to say that I’ve only broken one bone in my life – my neck! Though initially there was thought that I may need to have plastic surgery on my face and perhaps learn to walk again, neither were required. However, I was resigned to over three months of wearing a halo while my neck healed, which meant no showers and learning to sleep in a recliner. There is something incredibly clarifying about almost dying. It sharpens the senses and brings the brevity, frailty and worth of life into crystal clear focus. Every day, every breath, every shower (which I wasn’t able to take), every turn of the neck (which I wasn’t able to do) was a gift. Sitting in that recliner for three months, I had plenty of time to think, particularly about how we can live our lives in such a way so as not to waste them. A phrase that struck me during that season of life is found in 1 Tim 6:19, “so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.” (NASB – life indeed; NLT – real life) Paul was saying that there was something that is “truly life”, and the inference is that there is life that is not truly life. Even more, “taking hold” of this was something they could do now, in the present. What is life that is truly life? How are we to live life that is truly life in junior high, high school, college, as newly married, amidst midlife, during retirement – and not waste it? Don’t wait for a traumatic event to seriously consider this question. What is it? How do we get it? How do we know if we’re living it?

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Fight the Good Fight (1 Timothy 6:12)

Pastor Adam Sinnett — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:01:15 +0000

In the Scriptures, the Christian life is frequently portrayed as a battle or fierce competition. Yet, oddly, Christians often live as though it is peacetime and not wartime, particularly in Seattle. We can all imagine the outcome if one were to mistakenly think that it was peacetime amidst a battle or if a US soldier in Baghdad mistakenly thought he was on vacation. When we engage in a battle or competition there are two primary things we need to be well acquainted with – our enemies and ourselves. What strengths, weaknesses, resources, tactics, goals and desires does the enemy have? Similarly, what are my own strengths, weaknesses, resources, tactics, goals and desires? What am I playing for? What is my motivation? In some Greek wrestling matches the loser had his eyes gouged out. Roman boxers’ often sewed iron and lead into their gloves to maximize the damage left behind after impact. The stakes with war are even greater, requiring careful planning, preparation and strategy. This is the intensity and intentionality which we are called to live with as Christians.

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Life that is Truly Life (1 Tim 6:19)

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