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The Poignant Setting of Paul’s Last Letter: 2 Timothy 1:1–2, Part 1
13 mei 2025
What is the setting for Paul’s second letter to Timothy? Paul is imprisoned in Rome, he wants Timothy to come to him, and he is ready for death.
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The Great Crescendo of Faith and Love and the Glory of God: 1 Timothy 6:20–21, Part 4
10 mei 2025
What is Paul’s ultimate concern in 1 Timothy? To encourage faith that awakens godliness that is passionate about the glory of God.
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How Do We Guard the Precious Deposit of Truth? 1 Timothy 6:20–21, Part 3
6 mei 2025
You don’t guard the word of God like you would some other ancient document. You guard it by doing it, protecting it, and passing it on.
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What Is the Good Deposit Entrusted to Timothy? 1 Timothy 6:20–21, Part 2
3 mei 2025
Paul’s final exhortation in 1 Timothy is to “guard the deposit entrusted to you.” What is “the deposit” the apostle has in mind?
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What Emotional Health Is in the Word ‘O’! 1 Timothy 6:20–21, Part 1
29 april 2025
In the little word “O,” Paul brings us into a whole world of emotional complexity. He models for us healthy, godly affections for others.
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How Do We Lay Up Treasure in Heaven? 1 Timothy 6:17–19, Part 2
26 april 2025
Christian generosity grows out of hearts that place their hope in God. When he is the source of our joy now and forever, we are free to radically give.
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Why and How to Hope in God, Not Riches: 1 Timothy 6:17–19, Part 1
22 april 2025
Those who look to riches to uphold their hopes will be deeply disappointed. Worldly wealth is fleeting and uncertain. Only God can ground our hope.
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Serving and Adoring a God Without Rivals: 1 Timothy 6:13–16, Part 2
19 april 2025
If you belong to the King of kings and Lord of lords, you are as safe as you could possibly be. No one rivals your God.
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A Call to Courageous Ministry: 1 Timothy 6:13–16, Part 1
15 april 2025
Courage does not come from knowing an opponent to be weak. It comes from knowing our God to be strong. God gives us life, and he sustains it.
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Fight for Faith! Take Hold of Life! 1 Timothy 6:11–12, Part 2
12 april 2025
How do you take hold of eternal life? You have faith in Jesus. You believe in him, hold tight to him, treasure him, and refuse to let him go.
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The Christian Life as Fleeing and Pursuing: 1 Timothy 6:11–12, Part 1
8 april 2025
The Christian life is one of fleeing and pursuing: flee anything that does not proceed from faith, and pursue what pleases God.
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How Is the Love of Money the Root of All Evils? 1 Timothy 6:6–10, Part 4
5 april 2025
How can Paul say that the love of money is the root of all evils? Because the kind of heart that loves money abandons faith, and anything not of faith is sin.
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Are You Content with Food and Clothing? 1 Timothy 6:6–10, Part 3
1 april 2025
Christians can be happy with little — yet we are happy not because we have little but because we have God. He, not minimalism, is our portion.
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Out of the Womb Penniless, Out of the Tomb Penniless: 1 Timothy 6:6–10, Part 2
29 maart 2025
Those who seek to make godliness a means of monetary gain miss an all-important point: we entered the world with nothing, and we will leave the same way.
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How Is Godliness Great Gain? 1 Timothy 6:6–10, Part 1
25 maart 2025
Does being a Christian bring benefit in the present life? Absolutely. Peace, contentment, and joy are some of the weighty gains of godliness.
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The Roots of False Teaching: 1 Timothy 6:3–5
22 maart 2025
Three primary desires give rise to false teachers: “I want to be well known.” “I want to be preeminent over others.” “I want to amass power by money.”
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Slavery in View of the Whole New Testament: 1 Timothy 6:1–2, Part 3
18 maart 2025
The New Testament does not abolish the social shell of slavery. But it does transform it so radically that a property-owner relationship becomes unthinkable.
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How Shall a Christian Slave Relate to a Believing Master? 1 Timothy 6:1–2, Part 2
15 maart 2025
The gospel did not abolish slavery immediately, but it did radically reform the master-slave relationship by making both brothers.
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How Slaves Pursue the Salvation of Their Masters: 1 Timothy 6:1–2, Part 1
11 maart 2025
When Paul addresses Christian slaves, he calls them to obey even unbelieving masters. Why?
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Choose Pastors Without Carelessness or Perfectionism: 1 Timothy 5:21–25, Part 3
8 maart 2025
When discerning whether a man should be an elder, be cautious, testing thoroughly, but don’t be paralyzed by fear of choosing imperfectly.
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Use a Little Wine for Your Stomach Ailments: 1 Timothy 5:21–25, Part 2
4 maart 2025
Sometimes, Christians pit doctors and divine healing against one another, as if relying on natural remedies reveals a lack of faith. Does Scripture support that assumption?
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The Immeasurable Weight of Choosing Elders: 1 Timothy 5:21–25, Part 1
1 maart 2025
Choosing elders is a serious business. Paul charges us to do so knowing we are in the presence of God, Jesus Christ, and the elect angels.
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Find the Truth to Protect Both Elders and Sheep: 1 Timothy 5:19–20
25 februari 2025
When accusations arise, Paul would have churches refuse to let elders be destroyed by liars — and refuse to let lying elders destroy sheep.
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Don’t Muzzle Your Grain-Treading Ox-Pastor: 1 Timothy 5:17–18, Part 2
22 februari 2025
Paul sees a connection between hardworking pastors and oxen laboring in the field. Both deserve to be rewarded for their work.
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Honor Your Pastors by Paying Them Enough: 1 Timothy 5:17–18, Part 1
18 februari 2025
Pastors deserve to be paid for their labor. They spend themselves to edify the flock, so the flock should spend to provide for them.
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Compassion and the Christian Work Ethic: 1 Timothy 5:11–16, Part 2
15 februari 2025
The grace of God is not an excuse for laziness. It gives not only pardon for sin but power for Christ-honoring work.
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Why Not Enroll Younger Widows? 1 Timothy 5:11–16, Part 1
11 februari 2025
When Paul instructs Timothy to care for widows in the church, he tells him not to enroll younger widows in the support network. Why?
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An Official Order of Seasoned Widows: 1 Timothy 5:9–10
8 februari 2025
Older women who are seasoned in service, devoted to good works, chaste, courageous, and humble deserve special honor in the church.
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The ‘Christian’ Who Is Worse Than an Unbeliever: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 4
4 februari 2025
When Paul says that professing believers who do not provide for their relatives deny the faith, what does he mean?
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True Widows Are Women of Hope and Prayer: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 3
1 februari 2025
God shows special care for the most destitute among his people, such as widows without living relatives. How might local churches follow his example?
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Learning to Care for Your Widowed Mom: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 2
28 januari 2025
Paul had no notion of godliness without fruit. Real godliness shows itself in the overflow of good works, especially to the neediest.
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Honor Your Widowed Mother with Financial Help: 1 Timothy 5:3–8, Part 1
25 januari 2025
God gives children as a reward to parents. In both the joy they bring and the long-term provision they give, godly children bless their father and mother.
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How a Pastor Corrects Men and Women, Old and Young: 1 Timothy 5:1–2, Part 2
21 januari 2025
Men and women, old and young are not the same — nor do they call for the same kind of pastoral care. Mature pastors exhort each one appropriately.
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Why Should We Honor the Aged? 1 Timothy 5:1–2, Part 1
18 januari 2025
We ought to honor the elderly; the Bible makes that clear. But why? Do we honor the aged because they are often wiser, or does the reason go deeper?
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How to Save Yourself and Your Hearers: 1 Timothy 4:11–16
14 januari 2025
Why is it so important for elders to attend to their own souls? Because as the elders go, so goes the church.
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Why Strive for Godliness If Salvation Is a Gift? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 4
11 januari 2025
If salvation is a gift, why does Paul place such emphasis on pursuing godliness? Because godliness confirms that faith is real.
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How Is Godliness Good for This Life and the Next? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 3
7 januari 2025
Keeping your body fit provides some benefits. But training yourself to be godly is immeasurably better — better now and better in the life to come.
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What Is Godliness? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 2
4 januari 2025
Many of us say that we want to be more godly. But what is godliness in the first place?
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How Shall the Servant of Christ Be Trained? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 1
31 december 2024
Healthy pastors not only communicate the word of God — they love it. They both serve the meal and eat it. They are coworkers in joy.
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Paul’s Alternative to Asceticism: 1 Timothy 4:1–5, Part 3
28 december 2024
The alternative to demonic asceticism is to receive God’s good gifts in ways that show his worth and lead us into deeper enjoyment of him.
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How to Believe in the Teachings of Demons: 1 Timothy 4:1–5, Part 2
24 december 2024
False teachers forsake godliness as the goal of knowledge. And when that happens, consciences are seared and people swerve from the truth.
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Why Such Bleak Predictions of the End Times? 1 Timothy 4:1–5, Part 1
21 december 2024
The New Testament makes it clear that the end times will become increasingly bleak. But God is not caught off guard; his great plan holds true.
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The Greatness of Christ-Exalting Truth: 1 Timothy 3:14–16, Part 2
17 december 2024
When Paul steps back to assess the truth about all that God is for us in Jesus, truth that the church upholds, his response is to say, “Great indeed!”
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The Household of God Is a Pillar of Truth: 1 Timothy 3:14–16, Part 1
14 december 2024
Buildings do not make a church — people do. And God has established his people to proclaim his truth to a world that desperately needs it.
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Serving Well Gains Good Standing and Great Confidence: 1 Timothy 3:8–13, Part 3
10 december 2024
How do godly deacons gain great confidence in Christ? By serving in the strength God supplies, they repeatedly prove his willingness to equip where he calls.
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Qualifications for Deacons: 1 Timothy 3:8–13, Part 2
7 december 2024
What are the qualifications to serve as a deacon in the church, and how do those qualifications match the office?
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Did the Deacons Include Women? 1 Timothy 3:8–13, Part 1
3 december 2024
Paul presents the qualifications for deacons in 1 Timothy 3, but what exactly do deacons do? And does the office include women?
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Revered at Home, Respected in the World: 1 Timothy 3:1–7, Part 5
30 november 2024
If a man cannot lead his family well and gain the respect of his neighbors, he is not fit for the office of elder.
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Not Driven by Appetite or Money: 1 Timothy 3:1–7, Part 4
26 november 2024
What is the main virtue displayed by elders in the church? Self-control. They are not ruled by anything other than God and his word.
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Irreproachable and Husband of One Wife: 1 Timothy 3:1–7, Part 3
23 november 2024
Any man who would be a leader in Christ’s church must be above reproach. But what does “above reproach” mean?