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The Church of the Living God – 1 Timothy 3:13-16

 

13  For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

14  These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly;

15  but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

16  And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

In our study of 1 Timothy, we have been learning about the guidelines God has for leaders in the church. Today we are going to look at the church itself – who are we as a church? What is our mission?

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Filed Under: Sermons October 12, 2003

God’s Design for Deacons – 1 Timothy 3:8-12

Higgins Lake Baptist Church
Kevin A. Pierpont
10/5/03

8  Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money,

9  holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.

10  But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless.

11  Likewise their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

12  Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Last week we examined the office of pastor. Today we arrive at the Biblical guidelines for deacons. It will be helpful for us to look at Acts for a little background on what was probably the first appointment of deacons to the church. Acts 6:1-6

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Filed Under: Sermons October 5, 2003

God’s Design For the Pastor – 1 Timothy 3:1-7

Church leaders were largely to blame for Mark Twain becoming hostile to the Bible and the Christian faith. As he grew up, he knew elders and deacons who owned slaves and abused them. He heard men using foul language and saw them practice dishonesty during the week after speaking piously in church on Sunday. He listened to ministers use the Bible to justify slavery. Although he saw genuine love for the Lord Jesus in some people, including his mother and his wife, he was so disturbed by the bad teaching and poor example of church leaders that he became bitter toward the things of God. 1 [Read more…] about God’s Design For the Pastor – 1 Timothy 3:1-7

Filed Under: Sermons September 28, 2003

Peace in Acceptance – 1 Timothy 2:11-15

This is a poem of Amy Carmichael’s,

“He said..’I will forget the dying faces, the empty places. They shall be filled again. Oh, voices moaning deep within me cease.’ But vain the word, vain, vain. Not in forgetting lieth Peace…

He said..’I will crowd action upon action. The strife of faction shall stir me and sustain. Oh, tears that drown the fire of manhood cease.’ But vain the word, vain, vain. Not in endeavor lieth Peace…

‘I will withdraw me and be quiet. Why meddle in life’s riot? Shut be my door to pain. Desire, thou doest befool me. Thou shall cease.’ But vain the word, vain, vain. Not in aloofness lieth Peace…

He said..’I will submit, I am defeated. God hath depleted my life of it’s rich gain. Oh futile murmurrings, why will you not cease?’ But vain the word, vain, vain. Not in submission lieth Peace…

He said..’I will accept the breaking sorrow which God tomorrow will to His son explain.’ Then did the turmoil deep within him cease. Not vain the word, not vain. For in Acceptance lieth Peace” (Amy Carmichael)

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Filed Under: Sermons September 21, 2003

It’s the Heart – 1 Timothy 2:9-10

An ad appeared in a newspaper that read: “Farmer wants to marry woman, age 35, with tractor. Send picture of tractor.”

We laugh at this but it ought to cause us to think about just what kind of traits do make a woman attractive? In a moment we’ll begin to consider what God’s Word says about the qualities that God thinks are important women who profess to know Him.
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Filed Under: Sermons September 7, 2003

Essential Teaching on Prayer – 1 Timothy 2:8

John R. Greening, says this about the concerns Timothy faced in the church that Paul addressed in the book of 1 Timothy that we’ve been studying in recent weeks.

Essential Teaching on Prayer
Photo by: Peyman (Creative Commons)

“A quick survey of the first epistle to [Timothy] will reveal what [he] was up against in the Church at Ephesus:

  • He had contemplated resigning his ministry in Ephesus (1 Tim. 1:3; Paul had urged Timothy to remain in Ephesus).
  • Problems existed in the educational ministries (1:3-7, 4:1-3, 6:3-5).
  • Modesty in wardrobe was an issue (2:9, 10).
  • Women were usurping authority from men (2:11-15).
  • Some were distorting the process of spiritual development (4:4-10).
  • People complained about the worship services (4:11-16).
  • Pastoral staff salaries were substandard (5:17, 18).
  • People were criticizing the pastoral staff (5:19-25).
  • Labor-relations issues were dividing the congregation (6:1-5).
  • Materialism was influencing the lifestyle of some believers (6:6-19).” (Back to the Basics of Ministry, pgs. 29-30 — John R. Greening is President of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches)

These were some of the problems Timothy faced and today the church still must deal with some of these same problems. [Read more…] about Essential Teaching on Prayer – 1 Timothy 2:8

Filed Under: Sermons August 31, 2003

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