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18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 33 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. What is a Church Overseer? 1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires…

We must understand, the household is the trying ground for the church. The question isn’t “whether men should be leading.” (For God is the one who created gender, and in that he has designed men to lead.) But which ones will be leading, and how are they leading? Before someone is allowed to be a leader…

As we continue in our journey through 1 Timothy 3 , we come to the statement that an elder must not be a lover of money. What is meant by a lover of money? Is it wrong to have wealth? Are we using our money properly? Are we greedy, or are we giving? Belief about money Since the Great Depression this…

People often ask, and if we are honest, we all want to be able to know the Will of God. One of the problems is that, we, our culture, think we are smart. If you think about it. I have seen Nuclear Bombs detonated when they were tested. I remember when we first sent a person into space and then landed…

Introduction We are going to start the next teaching and instruction on those that God has appointed to oversee his church. What we typically call Pastors and Elders. The last couple of weeks we looked at 8 positive qualities or characteristics that he must be in order to perform the task of shepherding…

We looked last week at being sober-minded. Not being drunk on the things of this world and being blind to the directives of God. We spoke about how our passions can take the drivers seat in our lives. They can guide us, and govern us, when we care more about the opinions of man, than the opinion of God.…

Ephesians 5:21-33 We have been studying about having a godly home. Our relationships are the backbone of our homes. You must work at your relationships. We looked first at having a home of self-sacrifice. We learned we needed to follow God, not our own desires. We needed to walk in love, put off sin…

Introduction Today we conclude the first section of Paul’s instruction to leaders in the church, Elders/Pastors. Timothy has been given the charge to put the church in order. Much was out of alignment with God’s will and he is supposed to correct that. He was given instruction to correct behavior in…

The meaning of respectable The Greek word for respectable is kosmios. To better understand this, we are going to first look at the root of kosmios, kosmos. When you hear kosmos we think of space, the universe…which is correct, that is what the word means. It means, the universe, the world, sometimes…

God's plan for the Bride of Christ backs those who lead, blesses those who serv, and bestows worship on the Bidegroom.

Not judging them 12 For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.” Walk in Wisdom 5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Walking…

Introduction: We have mentioned already that this book is one of the Pastoral Epistles - consisting of 1 and 2 Timothy as well as Titus. And we discussed how these books are all about order in the church. Well today we come to a difficult passage for our culture. This is a sermon that was really not…

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Paul , an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that…

This is circling back to the opening statement, above reproach. Not only are we above reproach by the examination of the church…but what is the opinion of the person in the eyes of the community? When people outside of the church come into contact with an individual, what are they like? Is someone kind…

Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Every man praying or…

I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon. But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. And most certainly, the mystery of godliness…

Judges 13:25-14:20 Last week we were introduced to a man, Manoah, and his wife. They were told they were going to have a son, a son that was going to be great! He will begin to deliver Isael out of the hand of the Philistines. Because of the cycle of sin that Israel was stuck on, once the last judge…

Introduction We will be continuing in chapter 3 of Paul’s letter to is son in the faith Timothy. The man that Paul had left to oversee the church in Ephesus. Paul had warned many years earlier that wolves would appear from among the flock. They were to be on guard for these people to arrive. Paul’s letter…

Introduction Today we continue Paul’s instruction on prayer to Timothy. The instruction was aimed at correcting some concerns that Paul had from hearing about some behaviors and attitudes in the church in Ephesus. Hearing these concerns and not having the ability to come to Timothy at the moment he wrote…

Intro As you learn to ride a motorcycle, one of the things you have to learn to do is fight your feelings. Sometime your natural instincts will get you killed. God made our reactions to work best at a running pace, but when you start going 60kph, or 100kph with a hunk of metal with over 100hp between…

Introduction: The Scriptures give a very clear two-tiered approach to Church Leadership. There are elders and deacons. We see this clearly laid out in Philippians 1:1 : Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: There…

Question In what circumstances an women teach? 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. This verse says “man” - not boys, girls, or other women. Titus 2:3–4 (ESV) 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves…

The qualification states that, and elder “must not be a recent convert.” The Greek word for this paints a word picture if you will. For the word is the picture of a plant, not a developed plant, but one who has just been germinated; and you develop in your mind this small green speck, just sprouting…

Question: Why is the issue of male and female roles so important? We’re not just talking about what guys and girls do in terms of hobbies or general behavior differences, but also about what it means to be a man or a woman. It’s important to understand this from a biblical perspective because confusion…