Shipwrecked Faith

Tony Schachle

Shipwrecked Faith • Sermon • Submitted 12 days ago • Presented 13 days ago

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Storms are inevitable. Shipwrecks are preventable. What does it really mean for faith to become shipwrecked? In 1 Timothy 1:18–20, the Apostle Paul delivers one of the most sobering warnings in Scripture—faith can be destroyed, not by sudden storms, but by ignored conviction, distorted truth, and rejected conscience. In this message, Don’t Let Your Faith Become Shipwrecked, we walk through the entire chapter to uncover how faith drifts, why discipline matters, and how restoration is still possible. Using the true story of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, this sermon draws a powerful parallel between physical disaster and spiritual collapse—showing that shipwrecks rarely happen without warning. You’ll discover: • How faith and conscience are inseparably connected • Why ignored warnings are more dangerous than storms • What Paul meant by “turning someone over to Satan” • How false teaching and compromise damage the church • Why shipwreck doesn’t have to be the end of your story This message is both a warning and an invitation—to examine your heart, restore your conscience, and correct your course before it’s too late. Connect With Us: www.farmhillchurch.com

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SCRIPTURE

1 Timothy 1:18–20 NKJV

18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, 19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, 20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

MESSAGE

PREVENTING SHIPWRECK

1 Timothy 1:18 NKJV

18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

Paul Encouraged Timothy to Hold to Sound Doctrine (1 Timothy 1:1-11)

Part of a pastor’s job is to warn and correct

2 Timothy 4:2 NKJV

2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Love = Pure Heart | Good Conscience | Sincere Faith

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SUFFERING SHIPWRECK

1 Timothy 1:19 NKJV

19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,

The Connection between Faith and Conscience

Some Have Rejected = they didn’t heed the warnings

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Shipwreck = a departure from the faith

Difference between Violating Conscience and Rejecting Conscience

NAVIGATING SHIPWRECK

1 Timothy 1:20 NKJV

20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

God’s Grace (1 Timothy 1:12-17)

Excommunication | Removal

Redemptive | Restorative

1 Corinthians 5:5 NKJV

5 deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Shipwreck doesn’t have to be the end

Paul understood you can survive shipwreck

2 Corinthians 11:25 NKJV

25 Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep;

CLOSING - HOPE AFTER THE WRECK: RESTORATION IS STILL POSSIBLE

Shipwreck Is Not the End—Unless Pride Makes It So

God restores repentant sailors

The goal is always restoration and repentance

Confession is the lifeboat

Humility is the first step back to shore

Final Call

“Storms are inevitable. Shipwrecks are preventable.”

CALL TO ACTION

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