Sermons on 1 Timothy (Page 5)
“Authority & Submission” 1 Timothy 2:8-15
An Expositional Sermon 1 Timothy 2:8-15 “Authority & Submission” Theme/Big Idea: God has established different roles of authority and submission in His churches and we should labor for faithfulness and obedience because our hope is in Christ. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would preserve our overseers, and that He might give us more overseers. Outline: (1) Submit to God in Unified Prayer (1 Timothy 2:8) (2) Submit to God In How You Dress (1 Timothy 2:9-10) (3) Submit to God’s Authority Established in the…
“Church and State” 1 Timothy 2:1-7
An Expositional Sermon 1 Timothy 2:1-7 “Church and State” Theme/Big Idea: God calls us to pray for all so that we might live quiet and godly lives. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Let’s resolve to pray like this as a church because our hope is in the Mediator, Jesus Christ. Outline: (1) Pray for All Men (1 Timothy 2:1) (2) Pray for All in High Positions (1 Timothy 2:2) (3) Pray for Salvation for All (1 Timothy 2:3-7) Questions for Further Reflection (1) Are you a close friend with someone you never talk…
“Why Jesus Came” 1 Timothy 1:12-20
An Expositional Sermon 1 Timothy 1:12-20 “Why Jesus Came” Theme/Big Idea: The foundation of pastoral ministry and of how a church lives together is the salvation accomplished and applied through Jesus Christ. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would be glorified in our thanksgiving, in our joy that Jesus saves sinners, in our submission to His sovereign rule, in our fighting for faith, in our discipline, and that as this text takes root in our unity that the world would know that Jesus is the Son…
“Christian Love Contends for Truth” 1 Timothy 1:3-11
An Expositional Sermon 1 Timothy 1:3-11 “Christian Love Contends for Truth” Theme/Big Idea: You will recognize false teachers and unhealthy churches by their fruits. Aim/Appropriation/Application: It’s my prayer that God would guard us from false teaching and bear the fruit of love in our church because we know that He first loved us. Outline: (1) The Necessity of Sound Teaching (1 Timothy 1:3) (2) The Fruit of Counterfeit Love (1 Timothy 1:4-7) (3) The Law & Justification (1 Timothy 1:8-11) Questions for Further Reflection:…
“How Shall We Live as a Church?” 1 Timothy 1:1-6:21 (Overview)
An Expositional Sermon 1 Timothy 1:1-6:21 New Testament Overview Sermon “How Shall We Live as a Church?” Theme/Big Idea: A biblical church is unified in it’s pursuit to root it’s life upon God’s Word which produces godliness both individually in its members, but corporately as a church. Aim/Appropriation/Applicaion: Pray what this book teaches for our church, pray that we would be grounded on the gospel and the Bible alone, pray that we would oppose false teaching which produces disunity and sin, pray that…
“Deacons – Shock Absorbers” 1 Timothy 3:8-13
A Topical Sermon “Deacons – Shock Absorbers” Outline: Introduction: Car analogy, and orderliness in a local church is a good thing (1 Corinthians 14:33a, 40; Colossians 2:5; Titus 1:5) (1) Deacons are people set aside in the church to serve (1 Timothy 3:8-13) (2) Deacons are task-specific servants in the church (Acts 6:1-7; cf. James 2:15-17; Galatians 6:10) (3) Deacons are qualified (Acts 6:3; 1 Timothy 3:8-13) (4) Men or Women (1 Timothy 3:11; Romans 16:1) (5) Deacons serve to an…
“Elders – A Brief Overview” 1 Timothy 3:1-7
Theme: God gives biblical local churches the gift of elders.
Aim: Pray that God would give us the gift of qualified elders.
(1) Ministry of the Word and Prayer (Acts 6:1-7)
(2) Plurality (Acts 14:23; 15:4, 6; 16:4; 20:17; Phil. 1:1; Titus 1:5; James 5:14)
(3) Qualified (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9)
(4) To an End (Ephesians 4:11-14; Acts 6:7)