9-20-26 // Grateful for the Gospel // 1 Timothy 1:12-20 // Why Do We Need to Remember the Gospel?

Bay Leaf Baptist Church Weekly Sermons · Sep 21, 2026 · 41m

In this sermon drawn from 1 Timothy 1:12-21, Pastor Jared Richard opens with a tender illustration about whispering "Dad loves you" into his children's ears — not because they don't know it, but because he wants that truth pressed so deeply into their hearts that it carries them through their hardest moments. In the same way, Pastor Jared reminds us, the gospel is something we need to hear again and again — not because it changes, but because we do. Familiarity with the good news can breed a dangerous numbness, and when that happens, we must stop and let the eternal weight of this message…