Post-Easter Steadfastness
Thanks to the resurrection, your everyday prayers, preparation, preaching, and pastoring are not in vain!
Church Family (1 Timothy 5:1-2)
By App Region Preaching Team Member Jeremy Cummings Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. (1 Timothy 5:1-2) Honoring the Elderly This passage directly flows from the preceding verses, in which Paul is exhorting […]
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 […]
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 […]
Devote Yourself to the Basics (1 Timothy 4:13)
It’s so easy to lose focus on the fundamentals, to slip into autopilot in the most important aspects of ministry. Distractions and extra commitments grow like weeds and must be regularly pulled.
Set an Example (1 Timothy 4:12)
Pastor, if you are being disrespected in your church, don’t set your people straight, set your people an example. If you want proper esteem from your people, don’t demand it; deserve it.
Command and Teach (1 Timothy 4:11)
Well, it’s Christmastime. That means extra joy and extra demands. You have your family festivities and a crowded church calendar of Advent activities ahead of you. With all of this going on, it’s easy to get distracted from your noble task. So let’s get back into 1 Timothy and consider our responsibilities to command and […]