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How does God speak? 1. Creation 18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of…

Introduction: A few weeks ago we discussed the qualifications for elders/pastors. These qualifications were very weighty and detailed. The Lord takes the purity of His church extremely seriously. Today we are going to see the need to protect the pastorate - or the office of pastor. If we want to have…

Intro As we move toward the end of the letter we get a series of charges about how to keep the church healthy & holy. You may be tempted to think that because these are “rapid fire” topics that they are less important, but don’t be caught out. This is very much in-keeping with the theme of the whole…

Introduction Last week caring for widows; this week caring for elders The bulletin said 17–25. Your notes say 17–25. But I finally gave up and decided: we’re not getting through v. 25 today So this will be part 1 of caring for elders That’s what this whole passage is about: caring for elders. How should…

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she…

Salvation is offered to all equally, but circumstance like gender, age, family, and role DO impact the ways we relate to each other.

I Timothy 5:17-25 Main idea: Appoint good elders and care for them as they care for you. Good morning and welcome to those who may just be joining us. Pastors/elders are shepherds who care for the flock of God. They minister the Word of God and lead the church. But what if I told you that you as a church…

Evening 4 June 2023

1 Timothy 5 Baby Dedication! Now you guys know that Baby Dedications are one of my favorite things I get to do as your pastor! This one is going to take me a few minutes, for a couple of reasons. The first is that I know that there are some people here this morning that have never seen anything like…

04/09/22

1 Timothy 5:19–22 (ESV): 19 Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses. 20 As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear. 21 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge…

The Bottom Line If you boil down the priorities of a business, the reason for its existence, the measure of its success, and it’s primary driving factor is profit. Even if that business has at it’s root a desire and commitment to philanthropic work, it is still measured by whether or not it is profitable.…

Pastor James teaches on 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Introduction Give yourself fully to the Lord Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely, that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

God has called men to serve as elders to help lead the church in the fight. Gain some practical insight into the relationship between elders and their churches in this message from 1 Timothy 5:17-25

Prejudice and Partiality 17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.” 19 Do not admit a charge against…

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…

Re-Cap Who does overseer refer to? Elder, shepherd, pastor, overseer The number of pastors/elders Though their isn’t a set number in scripture, whenever elders are mentioned, there are multiple. What do the elders do? They rule over the flock Seeing to the affairs of the church and overseeing the activities…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

Jesus - The Son of David KEY TEXT Acts 13:22 “And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’” 1 Samuel 16:1–13 The call of David - a man after God’s own…

If I was to ask you - What in ME - reminds you of my dad.... What would you say? There might be a few things that everyone agrees on... And in SEEING those things... I think you’d all agree that those THINGS - in a sense - PROVE that my dad - is MY dad. They would be - parts of my DAD - in me. EACH of…

Selection and Purpose of Deacons 1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not…