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Introduction
Introduction
Illustration: Wrote a song for Anna
Going through my songs, found one about her
Today we’re going through Timothy’s mail, finding a letter about us
1 Timothy is letter to Timothy from Paul
But more: Holy Spirit knew we needed to know
1 tim 1:3
Background
So it’s written for us too!
Paul travelled and met coworkers
Timothy was impressive young man
Became his mentor
Why? Bad stuff was happening in Ephesus
Not surprising because of Paul’s history there
Ephesus was an epicenter for Greek/Roman Gods (especially Artemis)
Paul ran into disciples while passing through
Stayed for 2 years as missionary
Eventually left because of a huge riot blamed on Christians
Wrote to Ephesians (and Colossians and Philemon) from prison
Left prison for Macedonia and stopped in Ephesus
But also loves that church
Sent Timothy to check things out
Things were bad, so he left Timothy behind
What was bad? TEACHING...
1 tim 1:3-4
Test:
A. Fight the good fight.
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Eat, drink and be merry.
(Ecclesiastes 8:15)
B. God helps those who help themselves.
C. Eat, drink and be merry.
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D. I escaped by the skin of my teeth.
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E. This too shall pass.
F. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
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A house divided against itself cannot stand.
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H. Money is the root of all evil.
I. Be in the world, but not of the world.
J. It’s better to give than to receive.
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Specifically, Paul mentions DOCTRINE
What is doctrine?
a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church
In Ephesus they have false teachers AND
In Ephesus they have false teachers AND
They are focusing on things that are unimportant
Specifically genealogies and myths
It can be hard to face false teachers
People don’t like confrontation
Maybe that’s why Paul has to encourage Timothy to stay
Last week Paul and Beth mentioned leaving...
It’s hard to stay when there’s something wrong
But there’s power in reconciliation
That’s why Paul wants Timothy to stick it out
The world tells us differently...
Your job gets hard?
Quit!
Your marriage gets hard?
Divorce!
Your cell phone provider is expensive?
We’ll pay your early termination!
Tired of your old car?
Roll over your old loan!
That mentality creeps into the church too...
Moody Monthly reported 70% is transfer growth
Some call it “sheep stealing” or “church piracy”
Not only is it bad (not real evangelism)
Also because people move when they don’t like something!
Worse, churches cater to it
For Timothy, rather than leaving, he corrects bad doctrine
The other part are distractions
Genealogies and myths:
\ licks
Battle of Dryfe Sands
Maxwell’s with 2000 men
Lord Johnstone got word and assembled 800
Taunted Maxwells from hilltop
Rushed down and attacked on horseback
Trapped in river with downward strokes
Downward strokes = Lockerbie licks
Genealogies tell us who we are
Jesus was descended from David
Two genealogies - Matthew and Luke
That’s all we need!
Listed in YouVersion
The problem was, they already knew who Jesus was
Son of God!
No need to keep searching for human bloodlines
Furtick vs. Matt Chandler (Elephant Room)
Preaching to build the attendance vs. building the attendees
Answer should be YES!
Both!
Otherwise we get what Paul calls “speculations”
Frank Turek
One ended stick or rock too heavy
I believe God can do all those things
He created the laws that we analyze with limited minds
But it’s lofty and useless
I said, “Works for me” and sat down
That’s why we need to teach sound doctrine without getting distracted by the parts that don’t matter!
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