1 Timothy - 2020 - Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

1 Timothy 1:1-4

March 15, 2020

"1 & 2 Timothy, along with the letter to Titus, are known as ‘the pastoral epistles.’ The reason is that these young men were especially chosen by God and developed under Paul’s ministry to lay a foundation for the early church. Because it was so new, the church, as you might imagine, was a little disorganized. It’s easy for us because so many faithful men have gone before us. But not so for the early Christians…"

1 Timothy 1:3-11

March 22, 2020

"There were false teachers telling convincing stories to authenticate their authority to teach. The genealogies were made up to give Jews authority by virtue of their family-line to teach. Paul says it’s not who you are but what you teach that matters. Things haven’t changed a lot, have they?"

1 Timothy 1:12-20

March 29, 2020

"I told you in our last 2 studies that a pastor/preacher has 3 main responsibilities. The 1st was to teach sound doctrine. The 2nd responsibility is this: proclaim the glorious gospel, the great news that Paul is about to share…"

1 Timothy 2:1-8

April 19, 2020

"In our church culture there is vast disagreement in practice—how churches operate. One church says, ‘Everything must be done one way and only one way,’ while another says, ‘No, we must give the Spirit freedom to move.’ Paul provides the balance (a good word). The Spirit of God must be given freedom but He will never use that freedom to contradict His Word! (In this study), we begin with practical instructions regarding how God’s church works."

1 Timothy 2:9-15

April 26, 2020

"God is simply assigning roles in His church. Do you think He has the right to establish rules and order in the church He bought with His blood? I do. I really do. (By the way, the greatest liberator of women in history is Jesus Christ!). Jesus is the Head—we must never forget that. And, because He loves us, His order has specific purpose and mutual benefit for men and women. We need to trust the Lord..."

1 Timothy 3:1-7

May 10, 2020

"Immediately we can see some problems with the way pastors are selected in many (most) churches. Pastors are called by God, not by boards, not by congregations, and not appointed by denominations. Calvary Chapel has been criticized often for having pastor-led churches but it is, we believe strongly, the way God has said the church should be run…"

1 Timothy 3:8-15

May 17, 2020

"While pastors (overseers) have more responsibility, it does not mean they are better, or more spiritual, than deacons. These offices are a matter of calling and not a commentary on status or ability…"

1 Timothy 3:16-4:6

May 24, 2020

"Jesus was vindicated in life and death. In life, He was vindicated by the power of the Holy Spirit through signs and wonders. Isn’t it funny that when He was alive, no one would even try to deny the truth of His miracles! They tried to attribute His miracles to the devil but they could not deny them. Yet, today, people deny Jesus the performer of more miracles than could be written about in all the books in all the world…"

1 Timothy 4:7-12

June 7, 2020

"This section has to do with focus. We could call it, ‘Keeping the main thing the main thing.’ Remember, in our study last time, Paul told Timothy that there would be deceiving spirits— demons whose purpose it is to cause Christians (leaders and others) to fall away from the plan God has for them… The problem when a leader loses focus is that those following him also lose focus. It works both ways. The same demons work in/through people in the body and they try to influence the pastor. It happens all the time…"

1 Timothy 4:13-16

June 14, 2020

"All of our lives are on display for everyone to watch, follow. No one will follow a pastor who doesn’t know where he’s going. Likewise, no one will follow you if you wander between Godliness and ungodliness, if your walk is not consistent. "

1 Timothy 5:1-16

June 21, 2020

"In today’s study, Paul’s exhortation to blaze trails turn very practical, very loving and compassionate. While this instruction is very pastor-specific, it’s important to all of us because it reveals the true heart of God toward His body…"

1 Timothy 5:17-25

June 28, 2020

In the early church, there were a group of men who devoted all their time to the work of the church. Likewise, today, there are men (like our pastors here) whose full-time work is committed to the church. This does not mean that a pastor who teaches the Bible should get paid twice the amount of everyone else. The idea here of double honor means the dual honor of respect and pay.

1 Timothy 6:1-10

July 5, 2020

The question Paul addresses here to Timothy is regarding how a pastor should instruct those in his church to minister to slaves who were suddenly finding themselves free in Christ after receiving the gift of salvation!

1 Timothy 6:10-16

July 12, 2020

There is no sin you can think of that people won’t commit for money. Loving money—not money itself (neutral)—is a root (not the) of all kinds of evil, all kinds of insanity…

1 Timothy 6:15-21

July 19, 2020

In the doxology that follows, Paul affirms 4 truths about God and His sovereignty…

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1 Timothy - 2020

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