Honorable Work (1 Timothy 5:17-18)
Whatever you’ve got going on this morning as you start a new week, I just want to remind you that being a good pastor is honorable. That’s what our text, 1 Timothy 5:17 and 18, is going to show us. 1 Timothy 5:17–18 “Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, […]
Careful Care (1 Timothy 5:5-16)
This morning, I just want to encourage you with three reminders from 1st Timothy about how you lead your church to care for people.
Honor Your Widows (1 Timothy 5:3-4)
Pastor, honoring widows is an important part of your assignment.
Post-Easter Steadfastness
Thanks to the resurrection, your everyday prayers, preparation, preaching, and pastoring are not in vain!
Yourself and the Teaching (1 Timothy 4:16)
When someone asked Jesus what the greatest of all the commandments was, he summed them all up into two: Love God and love people. Similarly, if you were to ask Paul what the greatest priority for the pastor is, he would likely give you the two featured in 1 Timothy 4:16. Keep a close watch […]
Weather Decisions
Weather isn’t an interruption to your pastoral work; it’s an opportunity to shepherd your church well. Meet the occasion with eagerness.
Practice Makes Progress (1 Timothy 4:15)
What chopping do you need to do this week to move forward? What obstacle most hinders your growth as an example and as a preacher and teacher?
Do Not Neglect the Gift of Pastoral Ministry (1 Timothy 4:14)
In our last devotion, we received a positive command to devote ourselves to the work of pastoral ministry. Today’s verse states it negatively. It’ll help you to keep both the positive and negative in mind. Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift […]