Exposition of 1 Timothy
Contentment or Chaos
1 Timothy 6:6-10 Sunday Service / Godliness with contentment leads to a life of ultimate gain.
Sound Doctrine
1 Timothy 6:1-5 Sunday Service / Sound doctrine, the gospel of grace, produces godliness in believers and the local church. In contrast, Sick (false) doctrine, produces controversy, friction, and disunity.
Patience in Pastoral Appointments
1 Timothy 5:22-25 Sunday Service / Patience is necessary when appointing elders/pastors because patients protects culpability, prevents corruption and provides clarity.
The Danger of Partiality in the Church
1 Timothy 5:17-21 / The church is called by God to relate to her pastors in a just way without showing prejudice or partiality.
The Widow’s Ministries in the Church Family
1 Tim 5:9-16 Sunday Service / God calls older and younger widows to unique special ministries within the local church and their families.
Confronting and Caring in the Family of God
1 Timothy 5:1-8 Sunday Service / In the church we are to show honor by confronting one another in love and caring for those who have no family of their own.
Gospel-Shaped Church, Part 11: Godliness
1 Timothy 4:6-10 Sunday Service / A gospel shaped church disciplines for the purpose of godliness.
Gospel-Shaped Chruch, Part 10: Gratitude
1 Timothy 4:1-5 Sunday Service / A gospel shaped church finds gratitude in the things of earth; to reject the creation is to apostatize from the faith.
Gospel-Shaped Church, Part 9: Review
1 Timothy 3:14-16 Sunday Service / A church is to be shaped by the gospel in both teaching and practice.
Gospel-Shaped Church, Part 8: Leaders – 2
1 Timothy 3:8-13 Sunday Service / A gospel shaped church is led by two offices (elders and deacons) who are men of character.
Gospel-Shaped Church, Part 7: Leaders (1)
1 Timothy 3:1-7 Sunday Service / A gospel shaped church is led by two offices (elders and deacons) who are men of character.
Gospel-Shaped Church, Part 6: Roles
1 Timothy 2:8-15 Sunday Service / A gospel shaped church fulfills certain gender specific roles in the context of the local church.
Gospel-Shaped Church, Part 5: Prayer
1 Timothy 2:1-8 Sunday Service / A gospel shaped church/Christian is fully devoted to biblical prayer for all the nations for the purpose of gospel advance.
Gospel-Shaped Church, Part 4: Perseverance
1 Timothy 1:18-20 Sunday Service / A gospel shaped church/Christian perseveres by keeping faith and a good conscience in the context of local church membership.
Gospel-Shaped Church, Part 3: Testimony
1 Timothy 1:12-17 Sunday Service / A gospel shaped church/Christian is one who continually sees yourself as a big sinner but Jesus as a bigger Savior.
Gospel-Shaped Church, Part 2: Teaching
1 Timothy 1:3-11 Sunday Service / A gospel shaped church teaches the law and gospel properly.
Gospel-Shaped Church, Part 1: Introduction
1 Timothy 1:1-2; 3:14-16 Sunday Service / The church must be shaped by the gospel!