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The Household of God

The Gain of Godliness

May 12, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 6:6–10

“Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God’s wise and fatherly disposal in every condition.” Jeremiah Burroughs

The Destructive Fruit of False Teaching

May 5, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 6:3–5

“Every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit… You will recognize them by their fruit.” Matthew 7:17, 20

Honor Our Masters

April 21, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 6:1–2

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28

How the Church Should Care for its Elders

April 14, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 5:17–25

“In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality.” 1 Timothy 5:21

Honor, Respect, and Care in the Family of God

April 7, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 6:1–16

 “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” James 1:27

Job Training for Life

March 24, 2024 • Chris Hay • 1 Timothy 4:11–16

"If you are young, keep developing godliness in your character. And don’t let anyone marginalize you because you are young. Be an example of what it means to live godly in all areas of life, even when hard times come, especially when hard times come."

Training for Godliness

March 17, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 4:6–10

“We can, through faith and grace, become like Christ by practicing the types of activities he engaged in, by arranging our whole lives around the activities he himself practiced in order to remain constantly at home in the fellowship of his Father.” Dallas Willard

Everything Created By God is Good

March 10, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 4:1–5

“Nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving…” 1 Timothy 4:4b

Revealer of Mystery

March 3, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 3:14–16

“To have godliness is to have a God-consciousness, a God-centeredness that permeates everything you do. Whether you’re awake or asleep, or whether you’re thinking, dreaming, desiring, talking, eating, or drinking - whatever you’re doing - having godliness means being centered around God.” Daniel Akin

The Character of our Leaders

February 25, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 3:1–13

“You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.” Hebrews 5:12 (NLT)

God’s Order and Design

February 18, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 2:8–15

“It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” Genesis 2:18

God’s Desire

February 11, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 2:1–7

“…who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth…” 1 Timothy 2:4

Wage the Good Warfare

February 4, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 1:18–20

If we persevere in “fighting the good fight,” which is an extended life-long war campaign, we are being loyal to our divine King and helping to maintain the spiritual welfare of the kingdom in our churches. - G.K. Beale

Condemned, Confronted, Changed, then Commissioned

January 28, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 1:12–17

“But I received mercy for this very reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.” 1 Timothy 1:16

Myths, Speculations, and Vain Discussions

January 21, 2024 • Greg Schmidt • 1 Timothy 1:3–11

“The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” 1 Timothy 1:5

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