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.