"SERVANTS OF CHRIST PART V"
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Can you recall a time where you have scolded someone?
Could be a person
Possibly an animal
Story - When mom asked me to pour the hot water into the strainer - I missed and burned my foot quite badly - (get cold water on it NOW!!)
Can you recall a time where you have taught someone something?
Story - Dad taught me to drive - (how to turn the wheel, and parking in the parking lot)
Servants of Christ -
Saturated with the Word of God - vs. 6
Protect the Word of God - vs. 7a
Flee heresies of the Word of God - vs. 7a
Discipline for both physical and spiritual - vs. 7b-8
Committed to Hard Work - vs. 9-10
Teach with Authority - vs. 11
Model a Biblical Lifestyle - vs. 12
Model’s a Biblical Ministry - vs. 13
Lives out His Calling - vs. 14
Totally immersed in His ministry - vs. 15a
Progressive Sanctification - vs 15b
Conclusion - vs. 16
Proposition - As look to God’s Word this morning, we are going to look at the sixth thing that we will do as Servants of Christ.
Interrogative question - Two questions that would like to put before you this morning -
What are you telling people? (this could be spouses, kids, neighbors, co-works, ect.)
What kind of knowledge are imparting to others?
ESV, NIV and HCSB - 11 Command and teach these things.
KJV - 11 These things command and teach.
NLT - 11 Teach these things and insist that everyone learn them.
Paul’s command to Timothy contrasts sharply with much contemporary preaching. Preaching in our day is often intriguing, but seldom commanding; often entertaining, but seldom convicting; often popular, but seldom powerful; often interesting, but less often transforming. Paul does not ask Timothy to share or make suggestions to his congregation. MacArthur, J. F., Jr. (1995). 1 Timothy (p. 170). Moody Press.
1. Teach with Authority - vs. 11
1. Teach with Authority - vs. 11
a. Prescribe these things -
a. Prescribe these things -
“Prescribe” - (parangello) - verb, present, active, imperative, second person, singular - finite verb - command; give orders
Sense: to order - to give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
This word can mean the following: command, instruct, direct, ordered, prescribe, declaring, gave....strict, giving....instruction, give…order, and or charge.
Demons are commanded to leave - Luke 8:29 and Acts 16:18
After a healing people are commanded to be quiet - Luke 8:56
Disciples are commanded not to leave Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit is sent - Acts 1:4
Sanhedrin commands the apostles not to preach about Jesus Acts 5:28
Judaizers “insist” that believers follow the Mosaic law - Acts 15:5
God commands all people to “repent” - Acts 17:30
Paul commands Timothy to stop the false teachers - 1 Timothy 1:3
“Command”
Luke 8:29 (NASB95)
29 For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.
Acts 1:4 (NASB95)
4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;
Acts 4:18 (NASB95)
18 And when they had summoned them, they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
Acts 16:18 (NASB95)
18 She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out at that very moment.
Acts 16:23 (NASB95)
23 When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;
1 Thessalonians 4:11 (NASB95)
11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
2 Thessalonians 3:4 (NASB95)
4 We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
2 Thessalonians 3:6 (NASB95)
6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us.
2 Thessalonians 3:12 (NASB95)
12 Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread.
“Instruct”
Matthew 10:5 (NASB95) - Jesus is instructing the twelve
5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: “Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans;
Mark 6:8 (NASB95)
8 and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belt—
Luke 8:56 (NASB95)
56 Her parents were amazed; but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened.
Luke 9:21 (NASB95)
21 But He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone,
Acts 23:22 (NASB95)
22 So the commander let the young man go, instructing him, “Tell no one that you have notified me of these things.”
Acts 23:30 (NASB95)
30 “When I was informed that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, also instructing his accusers to bring charges against him before you.”
1 Timothy 1:3 (NASB95)
3 As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines,
1 Timothy 6:17 (NASB95)
17 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
“Direct”
Matthew 15:35 (NASB95)
35 And He directed the people to sit down on the ground;
Mark 8:6 (NASB95)
6 And He directed the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the people.
Acts 15:5 (NASB95)
5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses.”
“Ordered”
Luke 5:14 (NASB95)
14 And He ordered him to tell no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
Acts 5:40 (NASB95)
40 They took his advice; and after calling the apostles in, they flogged them and ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and then released them.
Acts 10:42 (NASB95)
42 “And He ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead.
“Prescribe”
1 Timothy 4:11 (NASB95)
11 Prescribe and teach these things.
1 Timothy 5:7 (NASB95)
7 Prescribe these things as well, so that they may be above reproach.
“Declaring”
Acts 17:30 (NASB95)
30 “Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,
“Gave…Strict”
Acts 5:28 (NASB95)
28 saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”
“Giving…Instruction”
1 Corinthians 11:17 (NASB95)
17 But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
“Give instructions”
1 Corinthians 7:10 (NASB95)
10 But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband
“Give…Order”
2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NASB95)
10 For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.
“Charge”
1 Timothy 6:13 (NASB95)
13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
Think about the usage of the word in the Old Testament -
1 Samuel 15:1–4 (NASB95)
1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the Lord. 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. 3 ‘Now go and strike Amalek and utterly destroy all that he has, and do not spare him; but put to death both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ” 4 Then Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
1 Samuel 23:8 (NASB95)
8 So Saul summoned all the people for war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
Joshua 6:7 (NASB95)
7 Then he said to the people, “Go forward, and march around the city, and let the armed men go on before the ark of the Lord.”
Daniel 3:4 (NASB95)
4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed: “To you the command is given, O peoples, nations and men of every language,
b. Teach these things -
b. Teach these things -
“Teach” - (didasko) - verb, present, active, imperative, second person, singular - finite verb
Sense: to teach - to impart skills or knowledge to
12 But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.
11 Prescribe and teach these things.
2 Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles.
2 Timothy 2:2 (NASB95)
2 The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.
“to give instruction”
23 Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.
35 Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
7 if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching;
17 For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.
2 He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,
29 for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
9 ‘But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’ ”
16 And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any.
35 But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching with many others also, the word of the Lord.
11 And he settled there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
14 ‘But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality.
20 ‘But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.
Jesus’ teaching -
Luke 4:15 (NASB95)
15 And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.
Luke 4:31 (NASB95)
31 And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and He was teaching them on the Sabbath;
Luke 5:3 (NASB95)
3 And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the people from the boat.
Luke 5:17 (NASB95)
17 One day He was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing.
Luke 6:6 (NASB95)
6 On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
Luke 11:1 (NASB95)
1 It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.”
Luke 12:12 (NASB95)
12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
Luke 13:10 (NASB95)
10 And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
Luke 13:22 (NASB95)
22 And He was passing through from one city and village to another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.
Luke 19:47 (NASB95)
47 And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy Him,
Luke 20:1 (NASB95)
1 On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him,
Luke 20:21 (NASB95)
21 They questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.
Luke 21:37 (NASB95)
37 Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet.
Luke 23:5 (NASB95)
5 But they kept on insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as this place.”
The question that we must is what are we (servants of Christ) to prescribe and teach? (notice the last part of the verse “these things” - the question is what things?
“These Things” - (houtos) - pronoun, demonstrative, accusative, plural, neuter - direct object - this (demons. pron.)
The question is what is meant by the phrase “these things?”
1 Timothy 3:14 (NASB95)
14 I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long;
1 Timothy 4:6 (NASB95)
6 In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.
1 Timothy 4:15 (NASB95)
15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
1 Timothy 5:7 (NASB95)
7 Prescribe these things as well, so that they may be above reproach.
1 Timothy 6:2 (NASB95)
2 Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles.
That authority is built upon a fourfold foundation. First, a strong commitment to the authority of God’s Word. A man who is unsure if the Bible is God’s Word will lack authority in his preaching. Second, proper interpretation of Scripture. The man who is not sure what the Bible means will also lack authority in his preaching. Third, a concern that the truth of God’s Word be upheld and enforced by church discipline (cf. Matt. 18:15ff.; 1 Cor. 5:1–13; 2 Thess. 3:14–15). Fourth, the knowledge that the preacher does not need to say what might please men and not offend them, but he must say what pleases God or be guilty of prostituting the ministry. MacArthur, J. F., Jr. (1995). 1 Timothy (p. 170). Moody Press.
SO WHAT?
Two questions that would like to put before you this morning -
What are you telling people? (this could be spouses, kids, neighbors, co-works, ect.)
What kind of knowledge are imparting to others?