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“Overseer” 1 Timothy 3:1

An Expositional/Topical Sermon 1 Timothy 3:1 “Overseer” Theme/Big Idea: God gives local churches overseers. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would preserve our overseers, and that He might give us more overseers. Outline: (1) Early Creed on Church Order? (1 Timothy 3:1a) (2) Who Can Be an Overseer? (1 Timothy 3:1b) (3) What It Means to be an Overseer (1 Timothy 3:1b) (4) “Elder” “Overseer” and “Pastor” in the New Testament (1 Timothy 3:1b; various texts) (5) 3 Titles for the Same Local Church Office (1 Timothy 3:1b;…

“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…

“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…

What Is the Gospel? Romans 1:1-3:31

Theme: The gospel is the good news of how we can be saved from God’s wrath for our sin through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Aim: Repent and believe in the gospel. (1) God – The gospel is God’s righteousness revealed (Romans 1:1-17) a. There is a God b. The gospel is God’s message i. The gospel is the message that was foretold (Romans 1:1-3; 3:21) ii. The gospel is a message about God’s Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 1:9) iii. The gospel is a message (Romans 1:1, 5-6, 9, 11-15) iv. The gospel has power toward all who believe (Romans 1:16) v. The gospel reveals God’s righteousness (Romans 1:17) (2) Man – The gospel demands an understanding of God’s wrath for man’s unrighteousness (1:18-3:20) a. God is wrathful for unrighteousness (Romans 1:18-32) b. God judges the secrets of men by Jesus Christ (Romans 2:1-29) c. No human being will be justified in God’s sight by works of the law (Romans 3:1-20) (3) Christ – The gospel is God’s saving righteousness for His people in Jesus Christ (Romans 3:21-3:31) a. Righteousness apart from the law b. What are you trusting in for salvation? (4) Response – The gospel demands that all mankind repent and believe in Jesus Christ (1:5, 17, 25, 28; 2:1-5, 4, 7, 8; etc.)

“Serving in the Spirit” Romans 7:1-6

An Expositional Sermon Shane Walker is the pastor of Andover Baptist Church in Linthicum, Maryland. He grew up in Iowa, and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1996. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Kimberly, have four children: Hannah, Malee, James, and John Calvin.

“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)