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1 Timothy 1:12-20

Sunday Morning

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 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 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."