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Be Content: God Designed You With These Spiritual Gifts
Tim Conway

Timothy A. Conway (1978 - ). American pastor, Bible teacher, and evangelist born in Cleveland, Ohio. Converted in 1999 at 20 after a rebellious youth, he left a career in physical therapy to pursue ministry, studying at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary but completing his training informally through church mentorship. In 2004, he co-founded Grace Community Church in San Antonio, Texas, serving as lead pastor and growing it to emphasize expository preaching and biblical counseling. Conway joined I’ll Be Honest ministries in 2008, producing thousands of online sermons and videos, reaching millions globally with a focus on repentance, holiness, and true conversion. He authored articles but no major books, prioritizing free digital content. Married to Ruby since 2003, they have five children. His teaching, often addressing modern church complacency, draws from Puritan and Reformed influences like Paul Washer, with whom he partners. Conway’s words, “True faith costs everything, but it gains Christ,” encapsulate his call to radical discipleship. His global outreach, including missions in Mexico and India, continues to shape evangelical thought through conferences and media.
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This sermon emphasizes the importance of contentment in the unique gifts that God has given to each individual within the church. It highlights the need for men to be satisfied with the specific roles and abilities God has bestowed upon them, whether it be in speaking, serving, showing mercy, having compassion, or giving. The message stresses that God's sovereignty is at work in distributing these gifts, and individuals should find fulfillment and success by operating within the design God has ordained for them.
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But then I want to say this, we need to be a church of men who are content in the way that God has made us. We need to be content with the gifts that God has given to us. I find many men are not content, especially, especially when it comes to the place of speaking. Many men are not content if it were to be found out that God had given them an unusual gift of serving, or mercy, or compassion, or giving. Contentment. We need to be content. Listen, God is sovereign in the dispensing of the gifts. By the grace of God, you are what you are. And God has designed you exactly the way you are because He wanted to fit you into the body exactly that way. And you know what? When you do what you are designed to do, you will find that you are most successful, most fruitful, and most happy. You seek to strive to do something that God has not equipped you to do. It's like trying to run without legs. You just don't want to do that. Brothers, we need to be content. Bobby brought up that he felt like he was saying how profitable it was to think on that thought. That we don't have to count it failure if we can't preach. Because God is sovereign. It's not failure. Like I mentioned last time, failure is when I keep trying to preach and God hasn't called me to it. That's failure.
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Timothy A. Conway (1978 - ). American pastor, Bible teacher, and evangelist born in Cleveland, Ohio. Converted in 1999 at 20 after a rebellious youth, he left a career in physical therapy to pursue ministry, studying at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary but completing his training informally through church mentorship. In 2004, he co-founded Grace Community Church in San Antonio, Texas, serving as lead pastor and growing it to emphasize expository preaching and biblical counseling. Conway joined I’ll Be Honest ministries in 2008, producing thousands of online sermons and videos, reaching millions globally with a focus on repentance, holiness, and true conversion. He authored articles but no major books, prioritizing free digital content. Married to Ruby since 2003, they have five children. His teaching, often addressing modern church complacency, draws from Puritan and Reformed influences like Paul Washer, with whom he partners. Conway’s words, “True faith costs everything, but it gains Christ,” encapsulate his call to radical discipleship. His global outreach, including missions in Mexico and India, continues to shape evangelical thought through conferences and media.