Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless – not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Titus 1:7 Read Titus 1: 5-16 There are two solutions to overcome false teachings. First, you appoint godly elders to lead the house churches. Titus’ main task was to appoint godly elders (pastors) to the churches. These leaders needed to be people that know God. Their lives show it. Putting godly leaders in churches still needs to be applied to today’s churches. How does Titus recognize a godly leader? Paul reveals three keys to recognizing those who can help lead the church. First, godly leaders…
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Who Will Go To Heaven
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my father who is in heaven. On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, your workers are Lawlessness. Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus taught the carrying out God’s purposes and desire was a condition for entering the kingdom of heaven. This does not mean that we can earn spiritual…
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Reflection Day
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 Today is Reflection Day! I love reflection day. It’s a time for me to go back and reflect on what God has spoken to me. It gives me time to pray and seek God about what he wants to change in my life. It gives me time to make a game plan of putting action to what God is telling me and asking of me. Reflection Day gives me a slower pace to grasp what God is telling me. It gives…
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Relating To Self and The Rich
But godliness with contentment is a significant gain. 1 Timothy 6:6 What is the balance of contentment and wanting more? Read 1 Timothy 6 Isaiah said some people are like greedy dogs. Read Isaiah 56:11, Luke 12:15, Hebrews 13:5. We need to be content with what we have and what we honestly earn to have those things. Paul warns that the desire for riches is a temptation and a trap – an invitation to ruin and destruction. Paul warns us that we cannot serve God and money – we must choose one or the other. The love of money is the root of many evils,…
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Women And The Church: Part 2
Reread 1 Timothy 2:8-15. Also, keep in mind his purpose, as he stated in 1 Timothy 3: 14,15. Now make a list of what a woman should do, what she is not allowed to do, and why. Where is this pattern of behavior to be implemented? Keep everything in context, don’t jump to conclusions or opinions. Was Paul against women being in ministry? What are some biblical examples of women in ministry? In your culture, how do women show submission to their husbands? Who are some women in ministry that Paul commended? Why does Paul emphasize that sin came through Adam in Romans 5:12-20…
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Women And The Church: Part 1
Let’s review a little bit of what we know about 1 Timothy. What is Paul’s purpose in writing? He wants you to know how to conduct yourself where? Read 1 Timothy 2: 8-15. How are women to adorn themselves, and how is she not to adorn herself? Now let’s cross-reference this passage with 1 Peter 3:1-6. What insights do you gain? Now read Song of Solomon 1:9-11 and Genesis 24:10-30, 53. What do these passages say about jewelry, especially gold? Is Paul forbidding a woman to wear jewelry? Or is God’s emphasis on the inward adornment versus the outward appearance? From these references, it seems that God is more concerned…
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What Is Truth: Part 3
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope, To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Timothy 1:1-2 Do you remember Paul’s purpose of 1 Timothy? Reread 1 Timothy 1:3 and also look at 3:14, 15 if you can write the purpose in the margin of your bible or a notebook. Let’s also put the date in. A.D. 65. Read chapters 4-6 of this book to familiarize yourself with the rest of the book. Now let’s go back and focus…
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What Is Truth? Part 1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope; 1 Timothy 1:1 What is truth? Do you struggle with know what is true and what isn’t? We are going to spend the next five weeks in the book of First Timothy. You will need paper, pens/colored pencils, and a Bible you don’t mind writing in for this series of devotions. What do you know about this book? Who is the author of this book, and who is it to? Today we will spend time determining the context of 1 Timothy Chapters 1-3. …
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Reflection Day
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 Today is Reflection Day! I love reflection day. It’s a time for me to go back and reflect on what God has spoken to me about. It gives me time to pray and seek God about what he wants to change in my life. It gives me time to make a game plan of putting action to what God is telling me and asking of me. Reflection Day gives me a slower pace to grasp what God is telling me. It gives me more time to…
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Reflection Day
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 Today is Reflection Day! I love reflection day. It’s a time for me to go back and reflect on what God has spoken to me about. It gives me time to pray and seek God about what he wants to change in my life. It gives me time to make a game plan of putting action to what God is telling me and asking of me. Reflection Day gives me a slower pace to grasp what God is telling me. It gives me more time to…