In this final exposition of the letter of 1 Timothy, we'll look to Paul's closing words in 1 Timothy 6:17-21 which call us to stay focused on Christ as a church.

This sermon returns back to 1 Timothy 6:11-16 to dwell on the importance of a high view of God in local church ministry.

Every church needs to experience ongoing reformation until Jesus returns. In 1 Timothy 6:11-16, we'll begin to explore 6 ways Christians can faithfully bring needed reformation to the local church.

Continuing our line-by-line study of the letter of 1 Timothy, we'll consider the four marks of unfaithful teachers given in 1 Timothy 6:2b-10. Do you know how to spot an unfaithful spiritual leader? Paul's instructions in these verses are very helpful for learning how to do so.

In this sermon, we will tackle the difficult words of 1 Timothy 6:1-2, where God instructs slaves to show respect and work hard for their earthly masters for the sake of the Gospel. There is no downplaying the difficulty of obeying teaching like this, nor of situations like that which it addresses. But God calls us to faithfulness even in the hardest of situations, as we'll hear in these two verses.

In 1 Timothy 5:22-25, Paul urges Timothy to proceed with caution when appointing new pastors in the Ephesian church. As we look to this passage together, we'll consider the importance of patience and slowness in our ministry as a church.

Continuing in our line by line study of 1 Timothy, we'll wrestle with Paul's instruction in 1 Timothy 5:19-21 which teaches us what to do when a pastor becomes morally disqualified from serving as a pastor. Hard situations like this require clear and direct instructions, like what God gives us in this text. This passage will help us see that doing what's right in the church is far better than simply doing what's easy. May Christ be honored as we hear and respond to his Word again on Sunday.

This week's exposition of Scripture will be focused on the command to give generous material support to faithful pastors in 1 Timothy 5:17-18. What does it mean to give pastors "double honor" (v. 17) and why is it important to do so? It may not be the text you've been longing to hear preached, but with God's help we will see the goodness in it and why it's an important part of building a faithful church.

In this sermon we'll look at Paul's instructions in 1 Timothy 5:9-16 regarding how the church ought to care for widows, and see what it has to teach us today about caring for people in need.

In 1 Timothy 5:3-16, Paul teaches Timothy and the Ephesian church about the proper care of widows in and around their congregation. This instruction is important and holds wide application to our relationships with the members of our earthly families. In this sermon, we'll look at verses 3-8 of the passage, and think through what our relationships with the members of our families have to do with our profession of faith in Christ.

In this sermon, we will start to dig into Paul's instruction about how to love people in our spiritual and earthly families; our fellow church members and our 'blood' relatives.

The passage that is next up in our verse by verse study of 1 Timothy is 1 Timothy 4:11-16, where Paul shows Timothy how to be truly effective in ministry as he carries out his responsibilities of guarding the church against error and teaching the church sound doctrine. What does Timothy have to do to be a blessing to the church as he guards and teaches them? And what does it all have to do with us? We'll dig into those things in this sermon.

Getting back to our study of 1 Timothy, we will look next to 1 Timothy 4:6-10, where Paul helps Timothy stay focused on his primary duties as a leader and pastor in the local church. What ought every church leader focus on in ministry? We'll find some answers to that question and see how they apply to our lives in this important and timely passage.

As we cross into 1 Timothy 4, we'll look at Paul's warning in 4:1-5 about false teachers in the Ephesian church, identifying the marks and the problems with their teachings and applying Paul's teaching to our local church in the 21st century.

In 1 Timothy 3:14-16, we reach the heart of Paul's first letter to Timothy. In this sermon we will reflect upon the three realities that we must stay focused on as a church, in order to grow more faithful to God.

Continuing our verse by verse study of 1 Timothy in this sermon, we'll look at the job, the qualifications, the reward, and the example of a NT Deacon.

What are the biblical qualifications of a pastor? In this sermon, we will dig into 1 Timothy 3:1-7 to see what God requires of local church pastors in every age.

In this sermon we will wade into the muddy waters of 1 Timothy 2:13-15 to dig out the reasons Paul gives in the text to support the prohibition of women from teaching doctrinal instruction or exercising spiritual authority over men in the church. Is 1 Timothy 2:11-15 intended to be oppressive to women? We'll explore that question in this sermon.

This sermon continues our study of Paul’s teaching about the roles of men and women in the local church in 1 Timothy 2:8-15. Here we’ll explore what it means for the men to “pray lifting holy hands” and for the women to “learn quietly with all submissiveness”.

After a 7 month long break from the letter of 1 Timothy, we resume our exposition of 1 Timothy 2:8-15 and look at what God says to us through Paul concerning the roles of men and women in the local church. This sermon will focus on the first 4 of 7 principles in the text about men and women in the church.