The Conduct Within

Familial Conduct

[Announce Text] 1 Timothy 5:1-6:2

[Scriptural Introduction] Questions [Contextualization] Imagine you are adopted into a family. You meet your parents, your brothers and your sisters. You want is the next question? What kind of family is this? [Creation of longing] Brothers and sister, we need not be confused with how the church conducts itself toward one another, shows us the kind of family the Church is.

[Renounce text and Read] 1 Timothy 5:1-2

[Pray] Pray

[Introduction] Julie and I have different families. Julie’s family. [FCF]

[Proposition] Because the Church is an extended family, we must conduct ourselves as family. [Outline] Conducting ourselves as family includes appealing to one another, caring for our real widows, honoring our elders, and labouring for our bosses.

[Main point #1] Appealing to one another as family

[Sub point 1] No Rebuking False teaching, must rebuking needs to be done.

[Sub point 2] Appealing as family. Not from authority but in exhortation.

Older as father, younger as brother, older as mother, younger as sisters.

[Illustration] How I talk to my Dad. How I talk to others I don’t really know.

[Application] SENSITIVITY. May we not threaten one another but appeal to each other as family.

[Main point #2] Caring for widows as family

[Sub point 1] 5:5 Real widows have no family and are older

Good stewardship of the Lord’s money. Some think there is too much thought.

5:4 Family responsibility; On practical grounds alone not having family and being over 60 meets the age. But more. The Church must not look bad my supporting evil

[Sub point 2] 5:5 Real widows are above reproach

[Sub point 3] Widows defined: “χήρα” “a woman whose husband has died”. the idea of neediness is oft. associated with this word, and it is oft. joined w. orphans.

, “He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.”

, “a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving”

[Sub point 4] Widows described

[Illustration]

[Application]

[Main point #3] Honoring the elders as family

[Sub point 1] Reason? 5:17 Double honor

[Sub point 2] 5:18 Compensation [honorarium]

The oxen get more

[Sub point 3] 5:19-25 Honor

The role is based on character.

Highly vulnerable because they are visible.

Courage. A lack of fort. is not loving, it is unloving to Christ, church, and the offender.

“laying on of hands” not a new convert, not laying hands quickly

“drink a little ” James Moffet no translate. Self-righteousness..

[Illustration]

[Application]

[Main point #4] Working for bosses as family

6 million slaves in the Roman Empire and 1/3 of Rome (NISBE)/ 1/2

Desirable away from poverty. Become a Roman citizen.

Not as bad as the slavery of Africans in Amercia but bad nonetheless.

[Sub point 1] Non-Christian Bosses 1

Slavery in the 1st Century Roman Culture:

6 million slaves in the Roman Empire and 1/3 of Rome (NISBE)/ 1/2

Desirable away from poverty. Become a Roman citizen.

Not as bad as the slavery of Africans in Amercia but bad nonetheless.

[Sub point 2] Christian Bosses

“Because we are brothers, fire me!”There is a better reason to serve.

[Sub point 3]

[Illustration]

[Application] Make the teaching about God your Savior more attractive by how you work!

appeal to one another as our family, care for our real widows, honor our elders, and labour for our bosses.

[Proposition] Because the Church is an extended family, we must conduct ourselves as family. [Outline] Conducting ourselves as family includes appealing to one another, caring for our real widows, honoring our elders, and labouring for our bosses.

Conduct as Family

Conduct of Widows

Conduct of Elders

Conduct of Slaves