Being Trained in the Words (1 Timothy 4:6b)
You think a lot about what effect your ministry has on your people. Let’s ask a different question: What effect is your ministry having on you?
Be a Good Servant of Christ Jesus (1 Timothy 4:6a)
How do you know if you’re doing a good job as a pastor? By measuring church growth? Altar calls? Sermon complements? Building projects? Pastor appreciation gifts? It’s hard to know, isn’t it? This is why pastors like mowing. You do the work and, behold, a mowed yard. Ministry just isn’t like this. You study, teach, […]
Some Will Depart (1 Timothy 4:1-5)
Pastor, there’s no way around it. Some will leave your church. Some will withdraw. Some will remove themselves. Some will fall away. It was happening in Ephesus under Timothy’s ministry and it’s likely to happen in your ministry too. Let’s listen to what Paul says to Timothy about it. It’ll help us better understand how […]
The Mystery of Godliness (1 Timothy 3:16)
Never stop growing in theological depth. Keep improving in your preaching, teaching, and discipleship. May your church grow in sound doctrine—and thereby grow in godliness.
Deacons Likewise (1 Timothy 3:8-9)
All Christians are called to be servants, but what qualifies a man to serve in an official deacon role?
Well Thought Of (1 Timothy 3:7)
May we be men of noble character, teaching, household, maturity, and reputation so that we do not fall into the devil’s snares.
Not a Recent Convert (1 Timothy 3:6)
Paul did not want Timothy to install recent converts into the office of overseer. We must be careful here too.
He Must Manage His Own Household Well (1 Timothy 3:4-5)
Good management of one’s own household demonstrates the potential for good care of God’s church.