Opportunity For Families, Opportunity For The Church. In 1 Timothy 5, God leads Paul to write the following to his pastoral apprentice Timothy: “7 Give the people these instructions, so that no one may be open to blame. 8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith…
A Snapshot of 2 Timothy. Over the past couple of months, I’ve been studying, preaching on and posting from 1 Timothy. I hope you’ve enjoyed it and learned as much as I have. Today, we move into Paul‘s second letter to Timothy. In the first 5 verses, Paul gives this introduction: “1 Paul, an apostle of…
One With Eternal Significance. In 1 Timothy 6, Paul issues the following charge: “Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate…
A Good Confession. “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” (1 Tim. 6:12) God led the Apostle Paul to write these words, to his pastoral apprentice Timothy somewhere between 62 and 64 AD….
He Is Risen! Today we as Christians, celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. However, some people believe this whole Easter thing is a sham. Some believe that Jesus was merely a man who lived and died. Sure, there’s talk of a resurrection that may have sparked a global religious movement. Nevertheless, it’s…
Everyone Will Fail Can Win This week we’ve been working through 1 Timothy 5, discussing Paul‘s words regarding sin. Dealing with sin is good news. But there’s even better news; because chapter 5 ends with a twist. “In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden for ever.” (1 Tim….
Our Sin Will Remain Hidden Find Us Out. I have 2 brothers and no sisters. Growing up in an all-boy household can lead to some exciting situations. Whenever one of us looked shady, like we were up to trouble, my mom would say, “Remember, your sins will find you out!“ This week, we’ve looked at 1 Timothy 5 and…
Pastors & Elders Don’t Do Sin “17 The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honour, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. 18 For Scripture says, ‘Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,’ and ‘The worker deserves his wages.’” (1 Tim. 5:17-18) At…
The Gospel Is a Pastoral Prerequisite. What DOES the pastor do all week? Well, a pastor should preach. Paul wrote to Timothy, “…devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.” (1 Tim. 413) But what does it mean to preach? In it’s most basic sense, to preach means to proclaim….
Or What Should He Be Doing? To start answering that question, I’d like to share a story that a pastor told me lately. I was having breakfast with one of these friends, who holds a couple of decades of pastoral experience. After giving our order to the waitress, we started chatting about my upcoming candidation…
Phoebe’s story shows that women can serve as deacons under biblical authority, using their gifts to strengthen the church.
It’s Christian Character. A couple of days ago, we started a post-series on deaconship, answering the question, “What is a deacon?” We discovered that a deacon is a servant. Now let’s unpack the passage. “8 In the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain….