Study intended for sharing in a small fellowship or class of adults
Paul finishes his specific instructions for pastoral ministry with instructions to honor elders and for disciplining elders found guilty of transgressions. Paul charges Timothy against partiality and advises care and patience in choosing church servants. Paul finishes with instruction for bondservants to honor and respect their masters.
We continue our look at 1 Timothy with Paul’s advise to Timothy about assuming leadership at Ephesus. Then we examine Paul’s instructions about church provision for widows.
We continue our study of 1 Timothy. Paul begins by describing the church as the pillar of Truth in the world. Then gives a brief Gospel summary he calls “The mystery of godliness.” He tnen gives a warning about the presence of false teachers, and concludes with an admonition for us to train ourselves in godliness.
We continue our study of 1 Timothy with Paul’s instructions for appointing deacons within the church. We note that deacons are servants with no leadership function. We concluded with a review of Paul’s instructions about overseers and deacons and the questions these instructions raise for today’s churches.
We continue our study of 1 Timothy with Paul’s instructions to Timothy regarding the role of women in the church.
We continue our study of 1 Timothy with Paul’s instructions to Timothy regarding the role of women in the church.
We continue our study of 1 Timothy with Paul’s admonition for us to pray for all people. Paul’s also declares that Jesus is the only mediator between God and man. Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus alone. There is only one path to God – through Jesus and His Gospel.
We continue with our study of Paul’s pastoral letters to Timothy. Paul admits his unintentional sin of persecuting the church. We examine the relationship of persecution and church solidarity.
We begin a new Becky Bereans study of Paul’s pastoral epistles to Timothy with a review of their ministry together before beginning a discussion of the 1 Timothy text.